Laboratory Information

NameKWN View on WormBase
Allele designationrny
HeadKeith Webster Nehrke
InstitutionUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Address University of Rochester
601 Elmwood Ave., Box 675
Rochester 14642
United States
Website http://www.nehrkelab.com
Gene classes chpf 

Strains contributed by this laboratory

Strain Genotype Species Description
KWN117 pha-1(e2123) III; him-5(e1490) V; rnyEx60. C. elegans rnyEx60 [vha-6p:::vha-6::mCherry + myo-3p::GFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to select for animals carrying the array. Labels apical intestinal membrane. Reference: Allman et al. (2009) Am J Physiol Cell 297:C1071-81.
KWN190 pha-1(e2123) III; him-5(e1490) V; rnyEx109. C. elegans rnyEx109 [nhx-2p::D3cpv + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 20-25C to select for array. KWN190 strain expresses the FRET-based calcium indicator protein D3cpv throughout the cytoplasm of intestinal cells. Dual emission ratio imaging (ex. 435, em. 480/535-nm) can be used to measure intestinal calcium and, although the FRET pair is CFP/YFP, intestinal D3cpv fluorescence is observable under standard GFP filter sets. The D3cpv biosensor has the advantages of being relatively pH-insensitive and not interfering with endogenous calmodulin signaling. References: Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 301:C1389-1403. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 297:C1071-81. FASEB J. 27:760-768. PLoS Biol. 11: e1001613.
KWN246 pha-1(e2123) III; rnyEx133. C. elegans rnyEx133 [opt-2p:::opt-2(aa1-412)::GFP) + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to select for animal carrying the array. Labels apical intestinal membrane. Reference: Nehrke (2003) 278(45):44657-66.
KWN26 pha-1(e2123) III; rnyEx6. C. elegans rnyEx6 [nhx-2p::pHluorin + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 20-25C to select for array. KWN26 strain expresses the pH-sensitive GFP variant pHluorin throughout the cytoplasm of intestinal cells. Dual excitation ratio imaging (ex. 410/470, em. 435-nm) can be used to measure intestinal pH and intestinal pHluorin fluorescence is observable under standard GFP filter sets. References: J Biol Chem 278:44657-44666. Curr Biol. 18: 297-302. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 297:C1071-81. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol.302 C1045-1054.
This laboratory hasn't submitted any alleles to the CGC.