Subject: Helping FlyBase: ADRC-60520 and 60260
Dear Nathalie,
We are currently curating the abstracts for the upcoming 48th
(Philadelphia) Annual Drosophila Research Conference, for FlyBase.
I am writing in connection with your abstracts:
Undertaker, a new Drosophila mutant with defects in phagocytosis of apoptotic 
cells.
and
SCF ubiquitin ligase complex mediates phagocytosis through the novel F-box 
domain protein, Pallbearer.
You mention two gene symbol that is new to FlyBase, undertaker and
pallbearer.  Do you know which of the CG annotations your genes
correspond 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.
Also, if you have settled on a short symbol for undertaker now would be
a good time to let me know, as then I can enter it in the
database from the outset.
Best regards,
Rachel.
Subject: Re: Helping FlyBase: ADRC-60520 and 60260
Dear Rachel,
Undertaker corresponds to CG10233, and Pallbearer to CG3428. None of 
this work is published yet though, but I am hoping to resubmit both 
papers in the coming weeks. In our pallbearer manuscript, I have 
abbreviated it as pall. I have no favorite for the undertaker 
abbreviation as yet, as und is already taken, so I would welcome your 
suggestion there! Perhaps uta or utk, the first one being perhaps 
easier to use during a presentation...
Please let me know which one flybase might prefer so that I can stick 
to it in our manuscript in preparation. Thanks.
Hope this helps,
Best wishes,
Nathalie
Nathalie C. Franc, Ph.D., Group leader
MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology & Cell Biology Unit
University College London
Gower street
London WC1E 6BT
UK
Subject: Re: Helping FlyBase: ADRC-60520 and 60260
Hi Nathalie,
Many thanks for your prompt reply, which I will curate as a personal
communication from you to FlyBase.  The gene records will be modified
according to the new  symbol:names  when FlyBase is next updated.
Both uta and utk are available but I agree that uta might be the best
choice from the pronunciation point of view.  So I will use uta unless
you've changed your mind in the interim.
My best regards,
Rachel.