Subject: Helping FlyBase: ADRC-60241
Dear Elizabeth,
We are currently curating the abstracts for the upcoming 48th
(Philadelphia) Annual Drosophila Research Conference, for FlyBase.
I am writing in connection with your abstract:
Characterization of Drosophila WIP reveals a critical function of the actin 
cytoskeleton in myoblast fusion.
You mention a gene symbol that is new to FlyBase, sltr.  Do you know
which of the 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.
Best regards,
Rachel.
Subject: Re: Helping FlyBase: ADRC-60241
Dear Rachel,
Solitary corresponds to CG13503.
One issue I'd like to raise is that some researchers tend to name genes 
when they know very little about them. These names tend to take a back 
seat when it comes to being cited by other researchers in the field. 
Basically, people would like to cite the papers (and gene names in 
those papers) that provide the most insights into the function of given 
genes. So while I understand the rule of the Flybase to cite the first 
name anyone has named a gene, it is unfair for the researchers to adopt 
those" first names" if no insights were provided for the gene function 
at the time. I'd like to hear your thoughts about this.
Thanks,
Elizabeth