Laboratory Information
| Name | CP View on WormBase |
|---|---|
| Allele designation | nm |
| Head | Haag, Eric |
| Institution | University of Maryland, College Park, MD |
| Address | Bldg 413 Rm 0101J Biology/Biosciences College Park 20742 United States |
| Website | http://www.life.umd.edu/biology/faculty/haag/index.html |
| Gene classes | msrp mss |
Strains contributed by this laboratory
| Strain | Genotype | Species | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CP101 | Cbr-puf-2(nm66)/Cbr-dpy-?(nm4) II. | C. briggsae | Larval-lethal puf-2 deletion allele. Heterozygotes are WT (slightly Dpy) and segregate 25% Dpy, 50% wild-type heterozygotes, and 25% larval lethal (arrest L1-L2). Maintain by picking WT and checking for correct segregation of progeny. Map distance between nm4 and nm66 has not been preciely determined, but is tight enough that >90% of non-Dpy non-Lva progeny from double-heterozygotes retain the parental genotype. Reference: Liu Q & Haag ES. J Exp Zool. 2013 Part B. |
| CP157 | nmDf1 III. | C. remanei | nmDf1 removes all four tandem paralogs of the mss family (Cre-mss-1, Cre-mss-2, Cre-mss-3, and Cre-mss-4). Male sperm is less competitive than wild-type male sperm, and females have lower brood size due to inbreeding depression. Reference: Yin D, et al. Science. 2018 Jan 5;359(6371):55-61. |
| CP158 | Cre-mss-1(nm74[HA:Cre-mss-1]) III. | C. remanei | The hemaglutinin (HA) epitope tag was inserted using CRISPR/Cas9 through homologous recombination. The nine amino acid HA epitope was placed between C. remanei (EM464) MSS-1 residues 22 and 23, one residue downstream of the predicted mature N-terminus after signal peptide cleavage. NOTE: nm74 was originally described as nmIs9. Derived from parental strain SB146. Reference: Yin D, et al. Science. 2018 Jan 5;359(6371):55-61. |
| CP161 | Cbr-unc-119(nm67) III; nmIs7. | C. briggsae | nmIs7 [Cni-mss-1(+) + Cni-mss-2(+) + Cbr-myo-2::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Insertion site of transgene is not known, but it is not in LG III or X. Males with this transgene are more competitive in siring progeny; also a higher ratio of males in the population. Derived from parental strain CP99, which in turn was derived from AF16. Reference: Yin D, et al. Science. 2018 Jan 5;359(6371):55-61. |
| CP174 | nmIs11. | C. briggsae | nmIs11 [Cbr-msrp-3(+) + Cbr-unc-119(+) + myo-2::GFP]. GFP expression in pharynx. Wild-type (non-Unc) movement. Roughly two-fold over-expression of Cbr-msrp-3(+); has no measurable effect on fertility. Cbr-MSRP-3 is a sperm surface glycoprotein with homologs in C. elegans and other species. Reference: Van Goor J, et al. Curr Biol. 2025 35:1-7. |
| CP175 | nmIs12. | C. briggsae | nmIs12 [Cbr-msrp-3(+) + Cbr-unc-119(+) + myo-2::GFP]. GFP expression in pharynx. Wild-type (non-Unc) movement. Roughly two-fold over-expression of Cbr-msrp-3(+); has no measurable effect on fertility. Cbr-MSRP-3 is a sperm surface glycoprotein with homologs in C. elegans and other species. Reference: Van Goor J, et al. Curr Biol. 2025 35:1-7. |
| CP196 | Cbr-msrp-3(nm85) I; mfIs29. | C. briggsae | mfIs29 [Cel-lip-1::GFP + Cel-myo-2::GFP]. Strong GFP expression in pharynx and weak GFP expression in various somatic and germline tissues. nm85 is a likely null frameshift mutation in the sperm-expressed Cbr-msrp-3, but has no apparent reproductive phenotypes. To confirm presence of nm85 mutation, use primers AT19+AT20 (WT: 291 nt, nm85: 286 nt). AT19: AAGAAGAGAGAAACCAGAAGC. AT20: AAAAGTAAAACATACCGATCACA. Reference: Van Goor J, et al. Curr Biol. 2025 35:1-7. |
| CP198 | Cbr-msrp-3(nm77[HA::Cbr-msrp-3]) I. | C. briggsae | nm77 is an HA epitope tag inserted into the endogenous Cbr-msrp-3 locus, two codons after the predicted signal peptide cleavage site of Cbr-MSRP-3. Anti-HA antibodies recognize the tagged Cbr-MSRP-3 glycoprotein on immunoblots, in the membranous organelles of spermatids, and on the plasma membrane of activated sperm (including pseudopod) in both males and hermaphrodites. To confirm presence of the nm77 insertion, use primers AT19+AT20 (WT: 291 nt, nm77: 318 nt). AT19: AAGAAGAGAGAAACCAGAAGC. AT20: AAAAGTAAAACATACCGATCACA. Reference: Van Goor J, et al. Curr Biol. 2025 35:1-7. |
| CP201 | nmDf3 I; mfIs29. | C. briggsae | mfIs29 [Cel-lip-1::GFP + Cel-myo-2::GFP]. Strong GFP expression in pharynx and weak GFP expression in various somatic and germline tissues. nmDf3 is an 8411 bp deletion that removes Cbr-msrp-2, Cbr-msrp-3, Cbr-msrp-4, Cbr-msrp-6, and Cbr-msrp-6, but has no apparent reproductive phenotypes. [NOTE: Van Goor J, et al. (2005) incorrectly described the nmDf3 as a 5807 bp deletion.] To confirm presence of deletion, use primers AT72+AT73 (WT: 11213 nt, nmDf3: 2802) and AT20+AT75 (WT: 855 nt, nmDf3: no product). AT72: GTACGACGGATAGAGTGTGAT. AT73: CTGTGGGATTATGAAAAGACTC. AT20: AAAAGTAAAACATACCGATCACA. AT75: CAGCAGCAACCTTAGAACAT. Reference: Van Goor J, et al. Curr Biol. 2025 35:1-7. |
| CP217 | Cbr-msrp-1(nm86) nmDf3 I; mfIs29. | C. briggsae | mfIs29 [Cel-lip-1::GFP + Cel-myo-2::GFP]. Strong GFP expression in pharynx and weak GFP expression in various somatic and germline tissues. nmDf3 is an 8411 bp deletion that removes Cbr-msrp-2, Cbr-msrp-3, Cbr-msrp-4, Cbr-msrp-6, and Cbr-msrp-6. Removal of all six Cbr-msrp paralogs has no apparent reproductive phenotypes. [NOTE: Van Goor J, et al. (2005) incorrectly described the nmDf3 as a 5807 bp deletion.] To confirm presence of nm86 mutation, use primers AT130+AT131 (WT: 184 nt, nm86: 224 nt). AT130: CGAAATAATTGAACCTACCAAGA. AT131: CACTCTCTCTGACTGCAAACG. To confirm presence of deletion, use primers AT72+AT73 (WT: 11213 nt, nmDf3: 2802) and AT20+AT75 (WT: 855 nt, nmDf3: no product). AT72: GTACGACGGATAGAGTGTGAT. AT73: CTGTGGGATTATGAAAAGACTC. AT20: AAAAGTAAAACATACCGATCACA. AT75: CAGCAGCAACCTTAGAACAT. Reference: Van Goor J, et al. Curr Biol. 2025 35:1-7. |
| CP36 | Cbr-fem-2(nm27) III. | C. briggsae | XX animals have no obvious phenotype: self-fertile with normal brood size. XO animals are self-fertile hermaphrodites with low brood size and some somatic gonad defects. Cbr-fem-2/+ XO animals show late-onset germline feminization. AF16 was the parental strain. |
| CP38 | Cbr-tra-1(nm2)/Cbr-let(nm28) III. | C. briggsae | When singled, hermaphrodites should throw 2/3 hermaphrodites and 1/2 nm2 XX males. The lethal appears to balance the nm2 allele pretty well, but precise recombination mapping has not been performed. The XX males maintain their phenotypic resemblance to the unbalanced strain and are probably not fertile due to obvious gonadal deficiencies. This strain has been successfully grown at 15C and 20C. Both strains appear to have complete penetrance of the mutant phenotypes. |
| CP4 | Cbr-dpy-?(nm4) II. | C. briggsae | Dpy. Tightly linked to Cbr-tra-2 on LG II. Molecular identity unknown. Reference: Kelleher DF, et al. Genetics. 2008 Mar;178(3):1415-29. |
| CP87 | Cbr-fem-3(nm63) IV. | C. briggsae | XO are self-fertile hermaphrodites with low brood size and some somatic gonad defects. XX animals have normal brood size. |
| CP89 | Cbr-fem-2(nm27) III; Cbr-fem-3(nm63) IV. | C. briggsae | XX are self-fertile hermaphrodites. |
| CP99 | Cbr-unc-119(nm67) III. | C. briggsae | Derived from AF16. Outcrossed >6x to AF16. Unc, slightly Dpy, no dauer formation (similar to C. elegans unc-119). nm67 is a deletion (827 bp) in Cbr-119 begining in exon 1 and ending 3' of exon 4. Reference: Liu Q, et al. Development. 2012 Apr;139(8):1509-21. |
Alleles contributed by this laboratory
| Allele | Type | DNA Change | Protein Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| nm4 | Allele | ||
| nm3 | Allele | ||
| nm27 | |||
| nm2 | Allele | substitution | nonsense |
| nm63 | Allele | ||
| nm67 | Allele |