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. 2010 Jun;185(2):479–495. doi: 10.1534/genetics.110.117259

TABLE 7.

A summary of the essential loci in this study, listed from proximal to distal

Essential locus uncovered Methods used to uncover locus Homologs
CG41265 (l(2)41Ab) Sequencing 1 allele Similar to myosin heavy polypeptide 9, nonmuscle, (rat), 2e-47
Ccdc40 mouse 2e-17
Myosin heavy chain A (Schmidtea mediterranea), 3e-15
Centromere protein E (CENP-E) (human), 9e-10
CG17684 RNAi DPPY (DPP10, dipeptidyl peptidase) (human), 6e-74
uex (CG42595) Genetic analysis and sequencing three alleles Cyclin M2, 3E-168
CG17683 Genetic analysis, RNAi, and sequencing three alleles Nuclear prelamin A recognition factor-like (rat), 8.00E-147
CG40127 Genetic analysis and sequencing 1 allele Salivary secreted ribonucleaes (Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus), 1e-27
RnaseK (mouse), 3e-10
CG17665 Genetic analysis, RNAi and sequencing five alleles Integrator complex subunit 3 (mouse), E = 0
CG17883 RNAi TBC1 domain family member 20 (human), 4.00E-65
Atf6 RNAi ATF6 (human), 2e-16

Six novel essential loci were uncovered while the molecular identity of two previously reported essential loci, l(2)41Ab and uex, was discovered. Putative homologs were determined using BLASTp available at http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.