Subject: Helping FlyBase: ADRC.06-60722
Dear Ming-Der,
We are currently curating the abstracts for the upcoming 47th
(Houston) Annual Drosophila Research Conference, for FlyBase.
I am writing in connection with your abstract:
Drosophila decapping protein 1, dDcp1, as a novel component of oskar mRNP
complex directs its posterior localization in the oocyte.
You mention a gene symbol that is new to FlyBase, Dcp1.  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.
With best wishes,
Rachel.
Subject: Re: Helping FlyBase: ADRC.06-60722
Dear Rachel,
We refer to CG11183 as dDcp1 (Drosophila decapping protein 1) since its
protein sequence is similar to human Dcp1a and Dcp1b and is the only Dcp1
homolog in the Drosophila genome. Besides, dDcp1 is also required for the
proper degradation of several maternal RNAs that we tested.
Best wishes,
Ming-Der