Laboratory Information

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Allele designationdv
HeadLink, Chris
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Address 1725 Pleasant St
Clare114
Boulder 80309
United States
Website http://ibg.colorado.edu/~linkc/
Gene classes

Strains contributed by this laboratory

Strain Genotype Species Description
CL183 him-5(e1490) srf-4(ct109) V. C. elegans Animals commonly have a protruding vulva. Unc (slow moving and non-sinusoidal body posture). Egl. Ectopic surface binding of the lectins WGA and SBA. Males are infertile and Mab-crumpled spicules and abnormal rays and lack diagonal sex muscles.
CL2006 dvIs2. C. elegans dvIs2 [pCL12(unc-54/human Abeta peptide 1-42 minigene) + rol-6(su1006)]. Temperature-sensitive. Maintain at 15C. Adult onset paralysis and egg-laying deficiency when raised at 20C. A few animals will be paralyzed even at permissive temperatures. Received new stock from CL 8/2005.
CL2008 him-5 (e1490) V; dvIs3. C. elegans dvIs3 [unc-54p::human transthyretin + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Him. Expression of wild-type human transthyretin (TTR) in body wall muscles. Transthyretin is secreted from the muscles into the pseudocoelom and concentrates in the coelomocytes. Reference: Link CD (1995) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 92:9368-9372.
CL2070 dvIs70. C. elegans dvIs70 [hsp-16.2p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Roller. Integrated array containg pCL25 (hsp-16-2 promoter/GFP transcriptional fusion) and pRF4. Shows robust induction of GFP expression after heat induction. Not known where dvIs70 is integrated.
CL208 srf-9(dv4) him-5(e1490) V. C. elegans Animals are somewhat smaller than WT and commonly have a protruding vulva. Unc(slow moving and non-sinusoidal body posture). Egl. Ectopic surface binding of the lectins WGA and SBA. Males are infertile and Mab.
CL2120 dvIs14. C. elegans dvIs14 [(pCL12) unc-54::beta 1-42 + (pCL26) mtl-2::GFP]. mtl-2::GFP produces strong constitutive intestinal expression of GFP at all developmental stages. Expresses human AB peptide and accumulates B-amyloid fibrils. AB toxicity enhanced at higher temperatures.
CL2122 dvIs15. C. elegans dvIs15 [(pPD30.38) unc-54(vector) + (pCL26) mtl-2::GFP]. Control strain for CL2120. Phenotype apparently WT.
CL2166 dvIs19 III. C. elegans dvIs19 [(pAF15)gst-4p::GFP::NLS] III. Oxidative stress-inducible GFP.
CL2179 smg-1(cc546) I; dvIs179. C. elegans dvIs179 [myo-3p::GFP::3' UTR(long) + rol-6(su1006)]. Maintain at 16C. Superficially wild-type Roller; expression of GFP in body wall muscles increases with temperature. References: Link CD, et al. (2006) J Biol Chem. Jan 20;281(3):1808-16. Hassan WM, et al. (2014) Neurobiology of Aging. [NOTE: The temperature-sensitive allele cc546 causes an M1957L change in SMG-1. The lesion is an atg>ttg transversion in exon 35. Flanking sequences follow with the mutation site indicated with a capital A: ttggtggtcggttacaaaacgatattcaaga tcactggcagtcatgagtAtggttggatcagttttaggactcggtgatcg acatttggacaatttattg The lesion is detectable via SNP-snip with the mutation causing loss of an MslI site. Primers are for a 323 bp product. Digest with MslI to 86+237 in the wild type, uncut as 323 in the mutant. DJR701(f): CAGTCGTGAGCTTTGGATGCGTGC DJR702(r): TCGGGGATACGCAGATTCTTTCCC. Pedone ... Reiner G3 (2021).]
CL2331 dvIs37. C. elegans dvIs37 [myo-3p::GFP::A-Beta (3-42) + rol-6(su1006)]. Maintain at 16C. Roller. Diffuse and aggregated GFP expression in body wall muscle. Low brood size. Sicker at higher temperatures (e.g. 25C). Reference: Link CD, et al. (2008) Neurobiology of Disease,32(3):420-5.
CL2337 smg-1(cc546) I; dvIs38. C. elegans dvIs38 [myo-3p::GFP::degron::3' UTR(long) + rol-6(su1006)]. Maintain at 16C. Rollers. Temperature-dependent expression of aggregating GFP in body wall muscle (weak at 16C, strong at 25C). Animals become paralyzed if upshifted as larvae to 25C due to expression of aggregating GFP. References: Link CD, et al. (2006) J Biol Chem. Jan 20;281(3):1808-16. Hassan WM, et al. (2014) Neurobiology of Aging. [NOTE: The temperature-sensitive allele cc546 causes an M1957L change in SMG-1. The lesion is an atg>ttg transversion in exon 35. Flanking sequences follow with the mutation site indicated with a capital A: ttggtggtcggttacaaaacgatattcaaga tcactggcagtcatgagtAtggttggatcagttttaggactcggtgatcg acatttggacaatttattg The lesion is detectable via SNP-snip with the mutation causing loss of an MslI site. Primers are for a 323 bp product. Digest with MslI to 86+237 in the wild type, uncut as 323 in the mutant. DJR701(f): CAGTCGTGAGCTTTGGATGCGTGC DJR702(r): TCGGGGATACGCAGATTCTTTCCC. Pedone ... Reiner G3 (2021).]
CL2355 smg-1(cc546) dvIs50 I. C. elegans dvIs50 [pCL45 (snb-1::Abeta 1-42::3' UTR(long) + mtl-2::GFP] I. Maintain at 16C. Pan-neuronal expresion of human Abeta peptide. Constitutive intestinal expression of GFP from marker transgene. Strain shows deficits in chemotaxis, associative learning, and thrashing in liquid. Strain also has incomplete sterility due to germline proliferation defects and embryonic lethality. Maintain at 16 C to reduce selection against transgene, although this does not alter the partial sterility. Reference: Wu Y., et al. J Neurosci. 2006 Dec 13;26(50):13102-13. [NOTE: The temperature-sensitive allele cc546 causes an M1957L change in SMG-1. The lesion is an atg>ttg transversion in exon 35. Flanking sequences follow with the mutation site indicated with a capital A: ttggtggtcggttacaaaacgatattcaaga tcactggcagtcatgagtAtggttggatcagttttaggactcggtgatcg acatttggacaatttattg The lesion is detectable via SNP-snip with the mutation causing loss of an MslI site. Primers are for a 323 bp product. Digest with MslI to 86+237 in the wild type, uncut as 323 in the mutant. DJR701(f): CAGTCGTGAGCTTTGGATGCGTGC DJR702(r): TCGGGGATACGCAGATTCTTTCCC. Pedone ... Reiner G3 (2021).]
CL261 him-5(e1490) V; srf-5(ct115) X. C. elegans WT except for ectopic surface binding of wheat germ agglutinin (WGA).
CL2621 smg-1(cc546) I; dvIs75. C. elegans dvIs75 [myo-3::Abeta 1-42 G37L::3' UTR(long) + mtl-2::GFP)]. Temperature-inducible induction of human Abeta peptide in body wall muscle; paralysis in ~32 hr if induced as L3 larvae. Maintain at 16 C to prevent strong Abeta induction and larval paralysis/arrest. Reference: Fonte V., et al. Mol Neurodegener. 2011 Aug 23;6(1):61. [NOTE: The temperature-sensitive allele cc546 causes an M1957L change in SMG-1. The lesion is an atg>ttg transversion in exon 35. Flanking sequences follow with the mutation site indicated with a capital A: ttggtggtcggttacaaaacgatattcaaga tcactggcagtcatgagtAtggttggatcagttttaggactcggtgatcg acatttggacaatttattg The lesion is detectable via SNP-snip with the mutation causing loss of an MslI site. Primers are for a 323 bp product. Digest with MslI to 86+237 in the wild type, uncut as 323 in the mutant. DJR701(f): CAGTCGTGAGCTTTGGATGCGTGC DJR702(r): TCGGGGATACGCAGATTCTTTCCC. Pedone ... Reiner G3 (2021).]
CL264 srf-8(dv38) V. C. elegans Animals are somewhat smaller than WT. Often have protuding vulva. Unc(slow moving and non-sinusoidal body posture). Egl. Males are infertile and Mab. Ectopic surface binding of lectins WGA and SBA.
CL2659 smg-1(cc546) I; dvIs770. C. elegans dvIs770 [myo-3::Abeta 1-42 wt::3' UTR(long) + mtl-2::GFP]. Maintain at 16 C to prevent strong Abeta induction and larval paralysis/arrest. Temperature-inducible induction of human Abeta peptide in body wall muscle; paralysis in 18-24 hr if induced as L3 larvae. NOTE: dvIs770 was originally described as dvIs70 in Fonte et al, 2011. The name of this array was changed to dvIs770 to avoid confusion with dvIs70 [hsp-16.2p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] carried in strain CL2070. Reference: Fonte V., et al. Mol Neurodegener. 2011 Aug 23;6(1):61. [NOTE: The temperature-sensitive allele cc546 causes an M1957L change in SMG-1. The lesion is an atg>ttg transversion in exon 35. Flanking sequences follow with the mutation site indicated with a capital A: ttggtggtcggttacaaaacgatattcaaga tcactggcagtcatgagtAtggttggatcagttttaggactcggtgatcg acatttggacaatttattg The lesion is detectable via SNP-snip with the mutation causing loss of an MslI site. Primers are for a 323 bp product. Digest with MslI to 86+237 in the wild type, uncut as 323 in the mutant. DJR701(f): CAGTCGTGAGCTTTGGATGCGTGC DJR702(r): TCGGGGATACGCAGATTCTTTCCC. Pedone ... Reiner G3 (2021).]
CL4176 smg-1(cc546) I; dvIs27 X. C. elegans dvIs27 [myo-3p::A-Beta (1-42)::let-851 3'UTR) + rol-6(su1006)] X. Rollers. Temperature sensitive: needs to be propagated at 15C. Upshift larval animals to check that the worms get paralyzed and give offspring that arrest as eggs/early larvae. This strain produces low levels of beta amyloid peptide even when grown at low temperature, and therefore there is always some selection for loss of transgene copies. It is recommended to maintain growing stock plates at 15-16 degrees C by transferring small numbers of animals each generation rather than by "chunking", which increases the effective population size and therefore the chance of a relatively rare transgene loss, and then this revertant taking over the population. The strain should also be frozen shortly after being received. This strain can only be sent to academic users and not to commercial organizations. [NOTE: The temperature-sensitive allele cc546 causes an M1957L change in SMG-1. The lesion is an atg>ttg transversion in exon 35. Flanking sequences follow with the mutation site indicated with a capital A: ttggtggtcggttacaaaacgatattcaaga tcactggcagtcatgagtAtggttggatcagttttaggactcggtgatcg acatttggacaatttattg The lesion is detectable via SNP-snip with the mutation causing loss of an MslI site. Primers are for a 323 bp product. Digest with MslI to 86+237 in the wild type, uncut as 323 in the mutant. DJR701(f): CAGTCGTGAGCTTTGGATGCGTGC DJR702(r): TCGGGGATACGCAGATTCTTTCCC. Pedone ... Reiner G3 (2021).]
CL6049 dvIs62 X. C. elegans dvIs62 [snb-1p::hTDP-43/3' long UTR + mtl-2p::GFP] X. Temperature-sensitive. Maintain at 16 to minimize selection against transgene. Uncoordinated from hatching; phenotype is stronger at higher temperatures. Intestinal GFP expression. Reference: Ash PE, et al. Hum Mol Genet. 2010 Aug 15;19(16):3206-18.
CL6180 smg-1(cc546) I; dvIs19 III; skn-1(zu67)/nT1 [unc-?(n754) let-?] (IV;V); dvIs27 X. C. elegans dvIs19 [(pAF15) gst-4p::GFP::NLS] III. dvIs27 [myo-3p::A-Beta (1-42)::let-851 3'UTR) + rol-6(su1006)] X. Roller with weak constitutive GFP expression. Balanced strain, segregates Rol Uncs [skn-1(zu67) heterozygotes], Rol nonUncs [skn-1(zu67) homozygotes] and dead eggs. Maintain by picking Rol Uncs. Paralyzed if upshifted as larvae to 25C. References: Dostal, V and Link CD (2010) J Vis Exp. Oct 9;(44). Dostal V, Roberts CM, Link CD (2010) Genetics Nov;186(3):857-66. [NOTE: The temperature-sensitive allele cc546 causes an M1957L change in SMG-1. The lesion is an atg>ttg transversion in exon 35. Flanking sequences follow with the mutation site indicated with a capital A: ttggtggtcggttacaaaacgatattcaaga tcactggcagtcatgagtAtggttggatcagttttaggactcggtgatcg acatttggacaatttattg The lesion is detectable via SNP-snip with the mutation causing loss of an MslI site. Primers are for a 323 bp product. Digest with MslI to 86+237 in the wild type, uncut as 323 in the mutant. DJR701(f): CAGTCGTGAGCTTTGGATGCGTGC DJR702(r): TCGGGGATACGCAGATTCTTTCCC. Pedone ... Reiner G3 (2021).]
CL691 dvIs19 III; skn-1(zu67) IV/nT1 [unc-?(n754) let-?] (IV;V). C. elegans dvIs19 [(pAF15) gst-4p::GFP::NLS] III. Oxidative stress-inducible GFP. Segregates Unc skn-1(zu67) heterozygotes, arrested eggs/larvae (nT1 homozygotes), and wild type skn-1(zu67) homozygotes (sterile). All genotypes show constitutive weak GFP expression. Upon exposure to SKN-1 inducers (e.g., azide), strong induction of GFP is observered in skn-1/+ hets; there is no induction in skn-1 homozygotes. Pick Uncs to maintain -- although this strain is nominally balanced, nT1 can break down. Reference: Dostal, V., et al. Genetics. 2010 Nov;186(3):857-66.
CL802 smg-1(cc546) I; rol-6(su1006) II. C. elegans Rollers. Maintain under normal conditions. Standard control for CL4176; originally used CL1175 as the control, but subsequently it was found that CL1175 can produce some A-Beta. Reference: Fonte V., et al. Mol Neurodegener. 2011 Aug 23;6(1):61. [NOTE: The temperature-sensitive allele cc546 causes an M1957L change in SMG-1. The lesion is an atg>ttg transversion in exon 35. Flanking sequences follow with the mutation site indicated with a capital A: ttggtggtcggttacaaaacgatattcaaga tcactggcagtcatgagtAtggttggatcagttttaggactcggtgatcg acatttggacaatttattg The lesion is detectable via SNP-snip with the mutation causing loss of an MslI site. Primers are for a 323 bp product. Digest with MslI to 86+237 in the wild type, uncut as 323 in the mutant. DJR701(f): CAGTCGTGAGCTTTGGATGCGTGC DJR702(r): TCGGGGATACGCAGATTCTTTCCC. Pedone ... Reiner G3 (2021).]

Alleles contributed by this laboratory

Allele Type DNA Change Protein Change
dv4 Allele
dv38 Allele