<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>Dear Xenopus Community,<div> Following the discussion from the 14th International Xenopus Conference the committee established for producing a guideline of naming Xenopus gene was formed and has completed its work. Attached are the guidelines for naming genes in Xenopus and we ask that everyone read the guidelines carefully and abide by them in naming new genes. Should you have any questions please email the nomenclature administrator at Xenbase as indicated in the document.</div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely</div><div><br></div><div>Xenopus Nomenclature Committee<br><br><div><span name="x"></span>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Marko Horb, Ph.D.<br>Director, National Xenopus Resource (NXR)<br>Marine Biological Laboratory<br>7 MBL Street<br>Woods Hole, MA 02543<br><br>Email: xenopus@mbl.edu<br>Office: 508-289-7627<br>Lab: 508-289-7370<br>Cell: 508-564-3764<br>http://www.mbl.edu/xenopus<span name="x"></span><br></div><br></div></div></body></html>