Subject: Re: FB Help Mail: 047 Gene data (problem or question)
Dear Elizabeth,
I am enclosing the recent email correspondence about the 'neverland'
gene from Ryusuke Niwa, below.
Since you have graciously allowed that their gene be published in
Development under the  symbol:name   nev:neverland  we need to find a new
 symbol:name  for your gene, published in
FBrf0182970 == Jain and Gavis, 2005, A. Dros. Res. Conf. 46: 337A
Do you have any suggestions?  Perhaps by now you know which CG it is
and are prepared to declare that in FlyBase?  If so we could use the CG
designation.  If not, we'll need to come up with something unique.  If
you have any suggestions I'd be happy to check that they are available
in our most recent files.
With my best regards,
Rachel.
Subject: Re: FB Help Mail: 047 Gene data (problem or question)
Rachel,
How about "lost boys"?  I'm not sure what the abbreviation would be
\-  perhaps "los"  or "lob" if they haven't been used yet.
Liz
Subject: Re: FB Help Mail: 047 Gene data (problem or question)
Dear Liz,
> How about "lost boys"?
That sounds a good idea.
los is 'lost in space' so that won't work
but lob is available
lost would also work as a symbol and you may prefer that to lob.
So lost or lob?  I will be able to make the change in time for the next
update \- given your rapid replies
Many thanks,
Rachel.
Subject: Re: FB Help Mail: 047 Gene data (problem or question)
Rachel,
I agree that "lost" sounds a lot more appealing than "lob" unless you
are a tennis fanatic, so lets go with "lost".
Best,
Liz
Elizabeth R. Gavis
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Biology
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544