Species Information: C elegans

Name C elegans
NCBI Taxonomy ID

C elegans strains available at the CGC

Strain Genotype Description
EU3030 ijmSi3 I; unc-119(ed3) III; ltIs37 IV. ijmSi3 [mex-5p::cls-2(re-encoded)::GFP::tbb-2 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] I. ltIs37 [pie-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] IV. The coding sequence of GFP-tagged cls-2 in the transgene was re-coded using silent mutations to render it insensitive to RNAi-depletion of endogenous cls-2 expression. mCherry expression marks histones. Not known if unc-119(ed3) is still carried in the background of this strain. [NOTE: the ltIs37 [pie-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] IV transgene was previously annotated as itIs37 in this strain. The correct name of the transgene is ltIs37 and not itIs37.] Reference: Schlientz A and Bowerman B. PLoS Genet. 2020 Oct 7;16(10):e1008751. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008751.
HBR1899 goeIs406. goeIs406 [hsp-16.2p::nlp-31::SL2::mKate2::unc-54 3'UTR + unc-119(+)]. Over-expression of nlp-31::SL2::mKate2 after heat shock. Reference: Sinner MP, et al. Curr Biol. 2021 Feb 8;31(3):564-577.e12. PMID: 33259791
HBR1914 goeIs413. goeIs413 [hsp-16.2p::cnc-9::SL2::mKate2::unc-54 3'UTR + unc-119(+)]. Over-expression of cnc-9::SL2::mKate2 after heat shock. Reference: Sinner MP, et al. Curr Biol. 2021 Feb 8;31(3):564-577.e12. PMID: 33259791
MSB115 unc-70(mir6[loxP] mir16[loxP]) V. Superficially wild-type. LoxP sites were inserted into near the 5' and 3' ends of the endogenous unc-70 locus to facilitate conditional or cell-specific knockout of the gene. The 5' loxP site can be detected by PCR using the primers 5' tttattaatctatgatttttcagcaaaa 3' and 5' tgacgataatctcttaaaattttgc 3'. The 3' loxP site can be detected by PCR using the primers 5' acgtactgtcgctgaggttacc 3' and 5' gacgtcgatacaaataattcgtccca 3'. Reference: Das R, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 Sep 17;7(38):eabg4617. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg4617. PMID: 34533987
MSB273 syIs423 V; mirIs19. syIs423 [15xUAS::Δpes-10::GCaMP6s::SL2::mKate2::let-858 3'UTR + myo-2p::NLS::mCherry + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)]. mirIs19 [nlp-12p::gal-4 + unc-122p::mCherry]. Maintain animals at 25C for several generations to enhance mKate expression in DVA to make it visible with a fluorescence dissection scope. Reference: Das R, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 Sep 17;7(38):eabg4617. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg4617. PMID: 34533987
MSB510 mirIs37. mirIs37 [acr-5p::CRE + myo-2p::mCherry]. Superficially wild-type. CRE expression is driven predominantly in B-type motor neurons; CRE activity has also been observed in a few other cells. Reference: Das R, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 Sep 17;7(38):eabg4617. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg4617. PMID: 34533987
MSB340 mirEx96. mirEx96 [flp-22p::CRE + unc-122p::mCherry]. Pick animals with red fluorescence in coelomocytes to maintain the array. SMD-specific CRE driver. Superficially wild-type. Reference: Das R, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 Sep 17;7(38):eabg4617. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg4617. PMID: 34533987
MSB513 mirIs42. mirIs42 [F49H12.4p::CRE + myo-2p::mCherry]. Superficially wild-type. Primarily PVD-specific CRE driver; CRE activity was observed predominantly in PVD neurons with some additional recombination in a few tail neurons and possibly FLP neuron. Reference: Das R, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 Sep 17;7(38):eabg4617. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg4617. PMID: 34533987
MSB591 trp-4(mir35mir36[trp-4::gfp]) I. GFP tag inserted into the N-terminus of the endogenous trp-4 locus using a two-step nested CRISPR method. The GFP signal is more prominent on the tip of the nose of the animals. Reference: Das R, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 Sep 17;7(38):eabg4617. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg4617. PMID: 34533987
MSB555 twk-16(syb2541[wrmScarlet::degron::twk-16]) X. wrmScarlet::degron tag inserted into the N-terminus of the endogenous twk-16 locus using CRISPR. wScarlet::TWK-16 expression in DVA and some neurons around the nerve ring. Reference: Das R, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 Sep 17;7(38):eabg4617. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg4617. PMID: 34533987
MSB778 mirIs71. mirIs71 [nlp-12p::CRE + myo-2p::mCherry]. DVA-specific CRE driver. Superficially wild-type. Reference: Das R, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 Sep 17;7(38):eabg4617. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg4617. PMID: 34533987
GKC1 mip-1(uae1) III. Temperature-sensitive sterile; maintain at 15-20C. uae1 is a CRISPR-engineered deletion of the mip-1 coding region. Reference: Cipriani PG. et al. Elife. 2021 Jul 5;10:e60833. doi: 10.7554/eLife.60833.
GKC2 mip-2(uae2) V. Temperature-sensitive sterile; maintain at 15-20C. uae2 is a CRISPR-engineered deletion of the mip-2 coding region. Reference: Cipriani PG. et al. Elife. 2021 Jul 5;10:e60833. doi: 10.7554/eLife.60833.
MT18778 nIs348 IV; lin-15AB(n765) X. nIs348 [ceh-28p::4XNLS::mCherry + lin-15(+)] IV. Reporter construct contains 2.4 kb of ceh-28 promoter. Reference: Hirose T, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 2010 Aug 31;107(35):15479-84. PMID: 20713707
MT21910 lin-15AB(n765) X; nEx2065. nEx2065 [gur-3p::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Maintain by picking non-Muv. GFP expression in I2, I4, AVD and PVC. Reference: Bhatla N & Horvitz HR. Neuron. 2015 Feb 18;85(4):804-18. PMID: 25640076.
PT3406 nekl-4(my51[nekl-4::mNeonGreen]) III; him-5(e1490) V. mNeonGreen tag inserted into endogenous nekl-4 locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. Very faint mNeonGreen expression in the dendrites, soma, and axons of all ciliated neurons. Reference: Power KM, et al. PLoS Genet. 2020 Oct 16;16(10):e1009052. PMID: 33064774
ZM9474 flp-14(gk1055) III; hpSi38. hpSi38 [flp-14(+) + NeoR]. Superficially wild-type. Neomycin-resistant. hpSi38 is a single copy miniMos insertion a wild-type genomic fragment containing flp-14 and fully rescues the flp-14 mutant phenotype. Reference: Lim MA, et al. Elife. 2016 Nov 18;5:e19887. doi: 10.7554/eLife.19887. PMID: 27855782
PHX3601 pah-1(syb3601) II. Superficially wild-type; decreased production of serotonin-derived metabolites; increase in exploration. CRISPR-mediated deletion removing 1450 bp spans Exon 1 to Exon 6. Upstream flanking sequence: cctctgaaaaccaaatcttgttctctgaaa; Downstream flanking sequence: TCGCTGGTCTTCTTTCTTCTCGTGATTTCT.
PHX3634 pah-1(syb3634[GFP::H2B::T2A::pah-1]) II. Superficially wild-type. GFP tag inserted into endogenous pah-1 locus by CRISPR/Cas9.
PHX3678 tph-1(mg280) pah-1(syb3678[GFP::H2B::T2A::pah-1]) II. GFP tag inserted into endogenous pah-1 locus by CRISPR/Cas9.
PHX5218 cest-4(syb5218[cest-4::SL2::GFP::H2B]) IV. GFP tag inserted into endogenous cest-4 locus by CRISPR/Cas9.
PHX5923 bas-1(syb5923[bas-1::SL2::GFP::H2B]) III. GFP tag inserted into endogenous bas-1 locus by CRISPR/Cas9.
IX4506 mls-2(vy248[mNG::mls-2]) X. mNG tag inserted into endogenous mls-2 locus after the start codon using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering, producing a translational mNG::MLS-2 reporter protein. Derived by SEC excision of mls-2(vy247[mNG::SEC::mls-2 knock-in]) in parental strain. mNG::MLS-2 is detected in the nucleus of a few cells in embryos, and localizes to the nucleus of a subset of head cells and the M mesoblast in larvae and adults. Reference: Xiong R., et al. (2022). mNG-tagged mls-2 knock-in alleles in C. elegans. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.000529.
BFF53 bqSi577 IV. bqSi577 [myo-2p::GFP + unc-119(+)] IV. Expresses GFP in pharyngeal muscles. Single-copy insertion in the MosSCI locus cxTi10882 on chromosome IV. Obtained via the outcrossing of strain BN578 with N2. Reference: Toker IA, et al. Dev Cell. 2022 Feb 7;57(3):298-309.e9. PMID: 35134343.
OH17241 unc-86(ot1158) III. unc-86(ot1158) is a CRISPR-engineered null allele removing the entire unc-86 coding region. Very slightly Unc. The repair ssODN is TCTGTCTCCTCCCAGCTTCAAGGTCCCCCTCTTTTACCTTGATTCTTTGATTAGTTTCGTTTTCGTGAAC, and the two sgRNAs are acaacatacaatgggctacc (start) caaggtccccctcttttcca (end). References: Cros C & Hobert O. bioRxiv 2022.04.19.488792; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.19.488792. Reilly MB, et al. bioRxiv 2022.04.29.490095; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.29.490095.
OH16636 pha-1(e2123) III; otIs669 him-5(e1490) V; otEx7603. otEx7603 [nlp-52p::GFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to select for animals carrying the array. The nlp-52 reporter construct contains the full intergenic region of nlp-52 as the promoter. GFP expression in a subset of cells of the nervous system. See description of strain OH15262 for full description of otIs669 NeuroPAL (Neuronal Polychromatic Atlas of Landmarks) transgene (Yemini E, et al. Cell. 2021 Jan 7;184(1):272-288.e11. PMID: 33378642). Reference: Reilly MB, et al. bioRxiv 2022.04.29.490095; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.29.490095.
PHX3195 flp-33(syb3195[flp-33::T2A::3xNLS::GFP]) I. GFP tag inserted into endogenous flp-33 locus using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. GFP expression in ADE (in head). Reference: Reilly MB, et al. bioRxiv 2022.04.29.490095; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.29.490095.
PHX5073 ceh-43(syb5073[ceh-43::SL2::GFP::H2B]) III. GFP tag inserted into endogenous ceh-43 locus using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. GFP expression in IL1, CEP, AIN, AIZ, ASJ, ADE, BDU, SDQ, PDE, PVQ, and possibly glia. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. bioRxiv 2022.04.29.490095; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.29.490095.
RP3497 idpc-1(knu1089[Y47D3B.6::mGreenLantern]) III. mGreenLantern tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous idpc-1/Y47D3B.6 locus. mGreenLantern expression in the pharyngeal cuticle. Reference: Kamal M, et al. "A Spatiotemporal Reconstruction of the C. elegans Pharyngeal Cuticle Reveals a Structure Rich in Phase-Separating Proteins." https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.11.483951v1
MCJ180 mir-35(cdb2 cdb72) II. cdb2 cdb72 is a mutation to the 3' end of the mature mir-35 creating a 3’ end containing nucleotides that are not present or rare among all mir-35 family members at a given position, while preserving overall GC content. This mir-35 mutant strongly impacts embryonic abundance of mir-35 but does not affect its decay at embryo to L1. Superficially wild-type. Reference: Donnelly BF, et al. (2022). Cell Reports.
MCJ191 mir-35(cdb2 cdb78) II. cdb2 cdb78 is a mutation to the 3' end of the mature mir-35 creating a mutant with mir-35 seed sequence and mir-82 3’ end. This mir-35 mutant strongly impacts embryonic abundance of mir-35 but does not affect its decay at embryo to L1. Superficially wild-type. Reference: Donnelly BF, et al. (2022). Cell Reports.
MCJ219 sup-26(cdb99) nhl-2(cdb100) III; egl-1(cdb97) V. nhl-2(cdb100) contains engineered mutations in the mir-35 binding site in the nhl-2 3’UTR region making the sequence complementary to the mir-35(cdb4) variant. egl-1(cdb97) contains engineered mutations in mir-35 binding site in the egl-1 3’UTR region making the sequence complementary to the mir-35(cdb4) variant. Slightly reduced brood size at 25C. Reference: Donnelly BF, et al. (2022). Cell Reports.
RP3513 trEx1006. trEx1006 [fipr-4p::fipr-4::mNeonGreen + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry+ pharynx to maintain. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Kamal M, et al. bioRxiv 2022.03.11.483951; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.11.483951.
RP3515 trEx1008. trEx1008 [idpa-3p::idpa-3::mNeonGreen + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry+ pharynx to maintain. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Kamal M, et al. bioRxiv 2022.03.11.483951; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.11.483951.
RP3498 trEx1001. trEx1001 [idpb-3p::idpb-3::mNeonGreen + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry+ pharynx to maintain. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Kamal M, et al. bioRxiv 2022.03.11.483951; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.11.483951.
RP3439 tris113. trIs113 [abu-14p::abu-14::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Integrated line generated from an extrachromosomal array provided by David Raizen. References: George-Raizen JB, et al. Biol Open. 2014 Oct 31;3(11):1139-49. PMID: 25361578. Kamal M, et al. bioRxiv 2022.04.11.487937; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.11.487937.
RP3510 trEx1010. trEx1010 [pgp-14p::sms-5B(genomic)::Flag::mCherry + pgp-14p::YFP::pgp-14]. Pick animals with mCherry+ pharynx to maintain. Fluorescence is more apparent in older animals (late stage larvae to young adults). Generated in N2 background. Reference: Kamal M, et al. bioRxiv 2022.03.11.483951; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.11.483951.
PHX5500 ceh-44(syb5500[ceh-44::oxGFP]) III. oxGFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous ceh-44 locus by CRISPR. Broad punctate expression of GFP. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX5437 cone-1(syb5437[gfp::cone-1]) III. GFP tag inserted at the N-terminus of the endogenous cone-1 locus by CRISPR. Broad punctate expression of GFP. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. [NOTE: Previously described as ceh-44(syb5437[gfp::ceh-44]) III. ceh-44 and cone-1 are located in the same locus and may share many exons, but are two separate genes with different functions and expression patterns. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX5843 ceh-44(syb5843[ceh-44::gfp(exon8)]) III. GFP tag inserted at the N-terminus of the endogenous ceh-44 locus by CRISPR. Pan-neuronal nuclear expression of GFP. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX6281 ceh-44(syb6281[ceh-44::gfp(exon7)]) III. GFP tag inserted at exon 7 of the endogenous ceh-44 locus by CRISPR. Nuclear pan-neuronal nuclear and broad punctate expression of GFP. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX6499 unc-75(syb6499[gfp::unc-75]) I. GFP tag inserted at the N-terminus of the endogenous unc-75 locus by CRISPR. Pan-neuronal nuclear expression of GFP. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX6547 golg-4(syb6547[wrmScarlet::golg-4]) III. wrmScarlet tag inserted at the N-terminus of the endogenous golg-4 locus by CRISPR. Broad punctate wrmScarlet expression. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX6680 golg-2(syb6680[wrmScarlet::golg-2]) II. wrmScarlet tag inserted at the N-terminus of the endogenous golg-2 locus by CRISPR. Broad punctate wrmScarlet expression. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX6898 cone-1(syb6898 [cone-1::T2A::GFP::H2B]) III. GFP tag inserted at C-terminus of endogenous cone-1 locus by CRISPR. Broad nuclear GFP expression in non-neuronal cells. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
OD2283 ltSi569 I; ltSi592 II; unc-119(ed3) III. ltSi569 [CEOP3608 tbg-1::mCherry + Cbr-unc-119(+)] inserted into oxTi185 [ttTi5605 + NeoR(+) + unc-18(+)] I. ltSi592 [spd-2p::gfp::spd-5(S653A S658A, re-encoded) + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Small centrosomes. mCherry-labeled gamma tubulin. GFP-labeled centrioles. Derived by crossing parental strains OD1801 with OD1709. Reference: Woodruff JB, et al. Science. 2015 May 15;348(6236):808-12. doi: 10.1126/science.aaa3923. PMID: 25977552
OD2435 ltSi569 I; ltSi1141 II; unc-119(ed3) III. ltSi569 [CEOP3608 tbg-1::mCherry + Cbr-unc-119(+)] inserted into oxTi185 [ttTi5605 + NeoR(+) + unc-18(+)] I. ltSi1141 [spd-2p::gfp::spd-5(re-encoded) + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Re-encoded spd-5 is siRNA-resistant. mCherry-labeled gamma tubulin. GFP-labeled centrioles. Reference: Woodruff JB, et al. Science. 2015 May 15;348(6236):808-12. doi: 10.1126/science.aaa3923. PMID: 25977552
OD4235 ltSi220 I; ltSi1129 II; unc-119(ed3) III. ltSi220 [mex-5p::GFP::tbb-2::operon-linker::mCherry::his-11 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] I. ltSi1129 [spd-2p::spd-5(re-encoded) + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Re-encoded spd-5 is siRNA-resistant. mCherry-labeled histones. GFP-labeled microtubules. Reference: Ohta M, et al. J Cell Biol. 2021 Feb 1;220(2):e202009083. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202009083. PMID: 33399854.
OD4313 ltSi220 I; ltSi1219 II; unc-119(ed3) III. ltSi220 [mex-5p::GFP::tbb-2::operon-linker::mCherry::his-11 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] I. ltSi1219 [spd-2p::spd-5(S653A S658A)::spd-5 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Small centrosomes. mCherry-labeled histones. GFP-labeled microtubules. Reference: Ohta M, et al. J Cell Biol. 2021 Feb 1;220(2):e202009083. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202009083. PMID: 33399854.
OD4467 ltSi220 I; ltSi1232 II; unc-119(ed3) III. ltSi220 [mex-5p::GFP::tbb-2::operon-linker::mCherry::his-11 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] I. ltSi1232 [spd-2p::spd-5(S170A T178A T198A)::spd-5 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. mCherry-labeled histones. GFP-labeled microtubules. Reference: Ohta M, et al. J Cell Biol. 2021 Feb 1;220(2):e202009083. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202009083. PMID: 33399854.