Subject: Helping FlyBase: ADRC-10160
Dear Caroline,
We are currently curating the abstracts for the upcoming 43rd
(San Diego) Annual Drosophila Research Conference, for FlyBase.
I am writing in connection with your abstract:
'Phenotypic characterization of F72: a novel mutation affecting epithelial
organization.'
You mention a gene, F72. Do you know which of the Genome Project CG
annotations F72 corresponds to yet? All the CGs have corresponding
gene records in FlyBase already and we don't like to make duplicate
records for what is actually the same gene unless we can't avoid it.
If your gene does not correspond to a CG then perhaps you could tell me
its map location, as this is valuable information for the genome
annotation project.
Thank you very much for your help,
with best wishes,
Rachel.
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Rachel Drysdale, Ph.D.
FlyBase (Cambridge),
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Subject: Re: Helping FlyBase: ADRC-10160
Dear Rachel,
F72 is a mutation isolated in an EMS screen. Using standard meiotic
recombination we have found that it maps just proximal to dumpy. We
are currently beginning SNP mapping to further map it's location, but
we have no idea yet which gene is affected by this mutation.
I hope this information is helpful. Let me know if you have any
other questions.
Best wishes,
Laura Nilson
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Laura Nilson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Canada Research Chair in Genetics
Department of Biology
McGill University
1205, avenue Docteur Penfield
Montreal QC H3A 1B1 Canada
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