Laboratory Information

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Allele designationzf
HeadAlkema, Mark
InstitutionUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA
Address 364 Plantation Street, LRB 717
Department of Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester 01605
United States
Website http://www.umassmed.edu/neurobiology/faculty/Alkema.cfm?start=0&
Gene classes

Strains contributed by this laboratory

Strain Genotype Species Description
QW1075 lite-1(ce314) X; zdIs5; zfEx416. C. elegans zdIs5 [mec-4p::GFP + lin-15(+)] I. zfEx416 [rig-3p::GFP::SL2::mCherry]. Pick animals with red fluorescence to maintain zfEx416. Reference: Shipley FB, et al. Front Neural Circuits. 2014 Mar 24;8:28.
QW1655 lin-15B&lin-15A(n765) zfIs149 X. C. elegans zfIs149 [flp-18p(3kb)::mCherry::SL2::FLP-18 + lin-15(+)] X. FLP-18 expressing neurons are labeled with cytosolic mCherry. Overexpression of FLP-18 causes uncoordinated locomotion. Animals exhibit exaggerated head and body bends, increased reversal frequency, and enhanced calcium transients in body-wall muscle. These phenotypes are suppressed by loss of NPR-5. Reference: Florman JT & Alkema MJ. PLOS Genet. 2022 Mar 3;18(3):e1010091. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010091. PMID: 35239681.
QW309 zfIs18. C. elegans zfIs18 [mec-4p::ChR2::YFP + lin-15(+)]. Reference: Shipley FB, et al. Front Neural Circuits. 2014 Mar 24;8:28.
QW625 zfIs42. C. elegans zfIs42 [rig-3p::GCaMP3::SL2::mCherry + lin-15(+)]. Reference: Shipley FB, et al. Front Neural Circuits. 2014 Mar 24;8:28.
This laboratory hasn't submitted any alleles to the CGC.