gene nomenclature
Jan/Feb 2008:
A standardised nomenclature is currently being proposed (initiated by Lars Ostergaard, JIC, Norwich and Graham King, Rothamsted Research) for genes described within the Brassica genus, that enables distinction to be made between copies associated with the different haploid genomes, as well as at paralogous loci. This convention was discussed at the recent MBGP Steering Committee meeting, and is now open for wider consultation.
This proposed nomenclature system is dependent on support from the community, so your input and comments are of course crucial for the suggestion to be of any general use. We would therefore like to invite you to give us feed back on this proposal by e-mailing Lars Ostergaard before 15th February. We will then incorporate the comments into a manuscript and submit to a peer-reviewed journal. Subsequently the standardization will be circulated to editors of plant and genetics journals so it can be immediately implemented in the literature.
- a manuscript describing the nomenclature has now been submitted for publication (March 2008)
- test page of proposed MBGP "Brassica Gene Registry"
- for information - Gene Class Symbol list for Arabidopsis (TAIR)
