The authors have agreed on the following changes to E(spl)-complex gene nomenclature with the aims of improving consistency, accuracy, and information content of the gene symbols and fullnames. PREVIOUS NAMES/SYMBOLS: Enhancer of split E(spl) E(spl) region transcript m3 HLHm3 E(spl) region transcript m5 HLHm5 E(spl) region transcript m7 HLHm7 E(spl) region transcript mbeta HLHmbeta E(spl) region transcript mgamma HLHmgamma E(spl) region transcript mdelta HLHmdelta E(spl) region transcript m2 m2 E(spl) region transcript m4 m4 E(spl) region transcript m6 m6 E(spl) region transcript malpha malpha E(spl) region transcript m1 m1 NEW NAMES/SYMBOLS: Enhancer of split m8, helix-loop-helix E(spl)m8-HLH Enhancer of split m3, helix-loop-helix E(spl)m3-HLH Enhancer of split m5, helix-loop-helix E(spl)m5-HLH Enhancer of split m7, helix-loop-helix E(spl)m7-HLH Enhancer of split mbeta, helix-loop-helix E(spl)mbeta-HLH Enhancer of split mgamma, helix-loop-helix E(spl)mgamma-HLH Enhancer of split mdelta, helix-loop-helix E(spl)mdelta-HLH Enhancer of split m2, Bearded family member E(spl)m2-BFM Enhancer of split m4, Bearded family member E(spl)m4-BFM Enhancer of split m6, Bearded family member E(spl)m6-BFM Enhancer of split malpha, Bearded family member E(spl)malpha-BFM Kazal-type protease inhibitor m1 Kaz-m1 The authors have also agreed that the following two Gene Reports should be obsoleted: E(spl) region transcript mX mX (Existence not confirmed by subsequent work - see FBrf0128540) E(spl) region transcript m11 m11 (Corresponds to a distal and unrelated (i.e., neither bHLH nor Brd family) gene that is not part of the E(spl)-C.) -- Steven Marygold FlyBase
