Gene names/descriptions/nomenclature [based on HGNC]

[Shane Burgess]

"dave burt \(RI\)" <dave.burt at bbsrc.ac.uk> on Wednesday, December 07, 2005
at 4:56 AM +0000 wrote:
>4. Gene names/descriptions/nomenclature [based on HGNC] 
>
>As far as chicken gene nomenclature we decided years ago to adopt the
>human system, if possible 
>
>Crittenden LB, Bitgood JJ, Burt DW. (1995). In: Genetic Nomenclature
>Guide - Chick. (Ed. A. Stewart). Trends in Genetics 11 (Suppl.), 33-34.
>
>Crittenden LB, Bitgood JJ, Burt DW, Ponce de Leon FA, Tixier-Boichard M.
>(1996). Nomenclature for naming loci, alleles, linkage groups and
>chromosomes to be used in poultry genome publications and databases.
>Genetics, Selection Evol. 28, 289-297.
>
>Burt DW. (1999). In: Genetic Nomenclature Guide. Trends in Genetics,
>November Supplement. 
>
>
>
>
>Also on a www link 
>
>HGNC: [ http://www.gene.ucl.ac.uk/nomenclature/guidelines.html
>]http://www.gene.ucl.ac.uk/nomenclature/guidelines.html 
>
>Chicken: [ http://poultry.mph.msu.edu/about/NOME1195.html
>]http://poultry.mph.msu.edu/about/NOME1195.html 
>
>I think we should link up with HGNC? 
>
>This process is best linked to the GO process? 
>
>dave 

OK, so Fiona has been dealing specifically with this and has met with the
HGNC folks, we have  PhD student working on this with them now. I don't
know much more than that I am afraid. It's probably best if we wait for
Fiona's in put here. 

At AgBase have already adopted the Human system (based on the above tow
publications) because we have  already had to deal with the problem.

 Again Fiona already has the (rudimentary) database setup (you just can't
see it yet) and we can we can help as the clearing house here as needed.
As for genes with no human ortholog, the paradigm in mouse (as with new
genes in human) is that the investigators with the vested interest work
with HGNC to make sure their name fits the format and isn't already used.  
Again though for details we need to wait on Fiona.

>
>Professor David Burt 
>Roslin Institute (Edinburgh) 
>Midlothian EH25 9PS, UK 
>tel: +44-131-527-4218 
>fax: +44-131-440-0434 
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Shane C Burgess BVSc(Dist.), MRCVS., PhD.
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