The resources available have grown exponentially in the past two years. Drosophila community Despite increased pressure on our colleagues at FlyBase due to funding cuts and recent policy changes, they continue to deliver great value. In 2024, Flyase released a full set. Updates[1] 1 And I continuous integration Consortium of Genome Resources[2] 2, which facilitates inter-relational comparisons. TA comprehensive description of the enzymes of Drosophila Melanogaster[3] 3 There is an amazing interpretation effort that is now at your fingertips. When you access individual FlyBase gene annotations, the terms are well defined and available for batch download—including gene groups. TF2TG, an online resource mining potential gene targets of transcription factors. Drosophila[4] 4; CrisprBuildr, an open source application for CRISPR-mediated genome engineering Drosophila5 ; and FlyCADD, used to predict the functional effects of single nucleotide variants. Drosophila6 These are additional bioinformatic tools that benefit from the knowledge of the community and as Flybook completed last year. A physical atlas of Drosophila melanogaster, Wild type[5] ,7 Bring stunning public domain images to use in your teaching.
Bioinformatic resources complemented by new and exciting experimental approaches: TFor a longitudinal study of the fruit fly oxodome, a computer vision setup Drosophila Development[6] ;8 a Microinjection robots[7] 9to streamline gene editing; Spatiotemporal manipulation of histone function[8] 10; mUltimerized epitope tags for high-sensitivity protein detection[9] 11; CRISPR/Cas9 systems using heat shock for visible clonal analysis and mutant generation12; [10] Clonal analysis of fourth chromosome genes[11] 13; split Gal4 drivers for conserved signaling[12] g ligands14; and an in In vivo regulation of endogenously tagged proteins by light-regulated kinase[13] .15
While Drosophila The community is aware of how important these resources are to our research, we must highlight their importance in ways that people outside of our community can understand. This means taking care of the information you’re using and giving credit for the effort. Remember to cite FlyBase in your references, not just with a link to the website. The FlyBase team deserves recognition for their great efforts in organizing this information for our benefit, and it is equally important to cite the individual researchers who contributed to their work. Referrals are your personal thanks and hard-earned recognition of your contribution to Cannon. Because we believe that limiting references reduces people’s contribution.,[14] [15] GSA Journals will never ask you to trim your reference list. Journals, like GSA, are invested in supporting excellent science and recognizing everyone’s contributions.
We hope you will join us in person at the 67th Annual. Drosophila Research conference in Chicago, where the community comes together. And recognizes the role we each play.[16] In the scientific enterprise by promoting our science exposure and collaboration. If you are unable to join us in person, we will feature some of the best science presented at the meeting in an upcoming virtual issue of papers published in GSA Journals.
References
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- FlyBase: Updates DrosophilaGene and Genome Database
Arzu Öztürk-Çolak, Steven J. Marygold, Giulia Antonazzo, Helen Attrill, Damien Goutte-Gattat, Victoria K. Jenkins, Beverley B. Matthews, Gillian Millburn, Gilberto dos Santos, Christopher J. Tabone, FlyBase Consort
May 2024; 227(1).
DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyae047 - Updates to the Alliance of Genome Resources Central Infrastructure
Alliance of Genome Resources Consortium
May 2024; 227(1).
DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyae049 - A comprehensive description of the enzymes of Drosophila melanogaster
Fanny V. Garapati, Rossana Zaro, Helen Atrell, Gilberto Dos Santos, Josh Goodman, Jim Thurmond, Steven J. Marigold
G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics. February 2026; 16(2).
DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkaf294 - TF2TG: an online resource mining potential gene targets of transcription factors. Drosophila
Yanhui Hu, Jonathan Roediger, Yifang Liu, Chenxi Gao, Ying Liu, Mujeeb Qadri, Austin Well, Martha Leonia Bullock, Norbert Perrimon.
January 2026; 232(1).
DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyaf082 - CrisprBuildr: an open source application for CRISPR-mediated genome engineering Drosophila melanogaster
Nicole Horsley, Adam von Bernau Seethoff, Mark Delgado, Selena Liu, Clemens Cabernard
G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics. January 2026; 16(1).
DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkaf251 - Predicting the functional effect of single nucleotide variants in Drosophila melanogasterWith FlyCADD
Julia Beets, Julia Höglund, Bernard Y. Kim, Jacintha Ellers, Katja M. Hoedjes, Mirte Bosse
January 2026; 232(1).
DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyaf250 - A physical atlas of Drosophila melanogaster-Wild type
Kai J. Jürgens, Mike Drechsler, Achim Paululat
October 2024; 228(2).
DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyae129
- FlyBase: Updates DrosophilaGene and Genome Database
