Subject: Helping FlyBase: ADRC-50059
Dear Eric,
We are currently curating the abstracts for the upcoming 46th
(San Diego) Annual Drosophila Research Conference, for FlyBase.
I am writing in connection with your abstract:
The Ubiquitin Ligase Drosophila Mind Bomb Promotes Notch Signaling By
Regulating The Localization And Activity Of Serrate And Delta.
You mention a gene symbol that is new to FlyBase, mind-bomb. Do you know
which of the Genome Project CG annotations your gene corresponds to?
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. The CG symbols become synonyms when an
annotation is named with a more descriptive or functional name.
You suggest a symbol for mindbomb, mib, that is not going to be
suitable as we already have a gene termed mib (FBgn0002744 : miniature
bristles), and we do not prefix gene symbols with D for Drosophila as a
matter of policy. mibb is available, as is mdbb. Let me know if you
favour either of those, or have another suggestion.
With best wishes,
Rachel.
Subject: Re: Helping FlyBase: ADRC-50059
hi rachel,
yes we are aware of miniature bristle. i am afraid that it might be
too late to rename our gene (CG5841). we had coordinated the name
'D-mib'with the Schweisguth group. their paper is online at PLoS and
we have a paper in press at Development.
regards,
.eric