Species Information: C. elegans

Name C. elegans
NCBI Taxonomy ID

C. elegans strains available at the CGC

Strain Genotype Description
ZM10829 hpEx4271. hpEx4271 [gbb-2(fosmid)::GFP + myo-2p::RFP]. Pick animals with red fluorescence to maintain. GBB-2::GFP expression in muscles and neurons. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM10743 unc-49(e407) III; gbb-2(tm1165) IV; hpIs592; ljIs131. hpIs592 [ttr-39p::Chrimson::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Shrinker. Red fluorescence in D motor neurons. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM10441 unc-49(e407) III; hpIs592; ljIs131. hpIs592 [ttr-39p::Chrimson::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Shrinker. Body relaxation upon green light illumination with ATR. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM10410 gbb-2(tm1165) IV; hpIs593; ljIs131. hpIs593 [ttr-39p::Chrimson::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. D motor neurons are marked with red fluorescence. Body relaxation upon green light illumination with ATR. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM8615 hpIs371; hpIs365. hpIs371 [unc-4p::miniSOG::SL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. hpIs365 [unc-25p::GCaMP3::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. Red fluorescence in motor neurons. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM8614 hpIs372; hpIs365. hpIs372 [acr-5p::miniSOG::SL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. hpIs365 [unc-25p::GCaMP3::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. Red fluorescence in motor neurons. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM10176 unc-25(e156) III; hpIs593; ljIs131. hpIs593 [ttr-39p::Chrimson::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Shrinker. D motor neurons are marked with red fluorescence. No behavioral change upon green light illumination with ATR. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM10311 unc-25(e156) III; ljIs131; hpIs758. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. hpIs758 [rig-3p::LoxP::eBFP::LoxP::Chrimson::wCherry + twk-40(s)p::Cre + myo-2p::wCherry]. Pick animals with red fluorescence to maintain. Shrinker. RFP expression in AVA and a few other neurons. Reversal upon green light illumination with ATR. hpIs758 is a spontaneous insertion of hpEx4080. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM9648 hpIs673; ljIs131. hpIs673 [rgef-1p::Chrimson::UrSL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. All neurons are marked with red fluorescence. Pan-neuronal activation and muscle contraction upon green light illumination with ATR. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM9660 unc-25(e156) III; hpIs673; ljIs131. hpIs673 [rgef-1p::Chrimson::UrSL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Shrinker. All neurons are marked with red fluorescence. Pan-neuronal activation and muscle contraction upon green light illumination with ATR. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM9429 zxIs6; ljIs131. zxIs6 [unc-17p::ChR2::YFP + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Body contracts and coils dorsally upon blue light illumination on ATR plates. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM9573 unc-25(e156) III; zxIs6; ljIs131. zxIs6 [unc-17p::ChR2::YFP + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Shrinker. Cholinergic activation. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM7465 hpIs321; hpIs331; ljIs131. hpIs321 [nmr-1p::miniSOG::UrSL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. hpIs331 [lgc-55p::miniSOG::UrSL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM10484 unc-25(e156) III; hpIs321; hpIs331; ljIs131. hpIs321 [nmr-1p::miniSOG::UrSL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. hpIs331 [lgc-55p::miniSOG::UrSL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Shrinker. Dorsal-coiler in L1, kinker in Adult after 1 hr illumination with blue light. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM11006 ljIs131; hpEx4340. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. hpEx4340 [nmr-1p::TeTx::wCherry + sra-11p::TeTx::wCherry + HygromycinR]. Animals carrying the array show additional red fluorescence in the head compared to those that have lost the array. Transgenic animals are severely Unc. RFP positive head neuron soma can be observed under V16 in older animals. Hygromycin can be used to select for hpEx4340 transgenic animals. Reference: Lu Y, et al. Curr Biol. 2022 Nov 7;32(21):4631-4644.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.09.002. PMID: 36182701.
ZM11020 ljIs131; hpEx4343. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. hpEx4343 [acr-5p::TeTx::wCherry + unc-4p::TeTx::wCherry + HygromycinR]. Pick animals with wCherry expression in ventral cord neurons to maintain hpEx4343. Animals carrying the array show additional red fluorescence in the head compared to those that have lost the array. Animals carrying hpEx4343 rest as coilers strongly biased towards ventral bend as L1 larvae and are severely Unc as adults. Coiling is somewhat suppressed in the ljIs131 background, but animals still exhibit an obvious bias towards ventral bend during movement. Hygromycin can be used to select for hpEx4343 transgenic animals. Reference: Lu Y, et al. Curr Biol. 2022 Nov 7;32(21):4631-4644.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.09.002. PMID: 36182701.
ZM10281 hpIs740. hpIs740 [twk-40(s)p::GCaMP6s::wScarlet + lin-15(+)]. GCaMP and RFP expression in AVA, AVB, AVE and DVA. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM7419 hpIs363. hpIs363 [sra-11p::ChR2::YFP + ttx-3p::RFP]. YFP expression in AVA. RFP expression in AIY. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
KDK53250 oskEx53250. oskEx53250 [dat-1p::GCaMP6f + dat-1p::mCherry + lin-44p::mRFP + N2 genomic DNA cut with Pvu II (as a carrier)]. Pick animals with red fluorescence to maintain. GCaMP6f and mCherry expressed in dopaminergic neurons. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Tanimoto Y, et al. Sci Rep. 2016 May 19;6:26297. doi: 10.1038/srep26297. PMID: 27193056.
OH16377 ceh-38(tm321) II; ceh-44(ot1028) III; ceh-48(tm6112) IV; otIs356 V; otDf1 X. otIs356 [rab-3p(prom1)::2xNLS::TagRFP] V. CUT Sextuple mutant animals show reduced pan-neuronal gene expression, impaired locomotion and resistance to aldicarb induced paralysis. otDf1 is a deletion affecting ceh-41, ceh-21, T26C11.9, and ceh-39. Reference: Leyva-Diaz E & Hobert O. Current Biol. 2022 Mar 3;S0960-9822(22)00262-7. PMID: 35259341.
HT1361 lpIs32. lpIs32 [ftt-2::gfp + rol-6]. Rollers. FTT-2::GFP is expressed strongly in the pharynx, and can be observed in the neurons in the head, body and tail, and also weakly expressed in the intestine. Reference: Wang Y, et al. Mech Ageing Dev. 2006 Sep;127(9):741-7. PMID: 16860373.
OH18011 pha-1(e2123) III; otEx7947. otEx7947 [W02A2.5p::GFP + pha-1(+)]. I3 neurons are labeled with GFP. Used by CeNGEN project for RNA-Seq (https://www.cengen.org/).
OH18043 rab-3(ot1178 syb3072) II; him-8(e1489) IV. CRISPR-engineered mutation of CUT transcription factor binding site in endogenously-tagged rab-3(syb3072[rab-3::T2A::3xNLS::GFP]). Causes a reduction in rab-3 expression. Reference: Leyva-Diaz E & Hobert O. Current Biol. 2022 Mar 3;S0960-9822(22)00262-7. PMID: 35259341
JK6673 fzr-1(q1290[3xV5::fzr-1]) II. Endogenous fzr-1 locus tagged with 3xV5 close to the N-terminus. Insertion site is a few amino acids downstream of start site (...PAN-3xV5-SPA…). Primer sequences to validate the strain: slc316 GCTTTTGCGTGTTCTCCTCA, slc317 TGAATCCTGAGTCATCATCCGAGT, WT product 347 bp, q1290[3xV5::fzr-1] product 485 bp.
PHX5400 golg-5(syb5400[golg-5::wrmScarlet]) I. wrmScarlet tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous golg-5 locus by CRISPR. Broad punctate expression. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX6325 unc-13(syb6325[unc-13::SL2::GFP::H2B) I. GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous unc-13 locus by CRISPR. Nuclear neuronal and hypodermal expression of GFP. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX6123 T07A9.10(syb6123[T07A9.10::SL2::GFP::H2B) IV. GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous T07A9.10 locus by CRISPR. Punctate ubiquitous expression of GFP. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX6153 latd-1(syb6153[latd-1::GFP) X. C39D10.6. GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous latd-1 locus by CRISPR. Punctate GFP expression in pharynx and excretory gland cell. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX6394 Y71G12B.26(syb6394[Y71G12B.26::GFP]) I. GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous Y71G12B.26 locus by CRISPR. Expression of GFP in pharynx and excretory gland cell. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX6345 W02D7.3(syb6345[GFP::W02D7.3]) V. GFP tag inserted at the N-terminus of the endogenous W02D7.3 locus by CRISPR. Expression of GFP in pharynx, excretory gland cell, and some additional cells in the head. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX6304 syx-3(syb6304[syx-3::SL2::GFP::H2B]) X. GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous syx-3 locus by CRISPR. Ubiquitous expression of GFP. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX6466 F36D1.23(syb6466[F36D1.23::tagRFP]) I. tagRFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous F36D1.23 locus by CRISPR. Strong and specific expression of GFP in excretory gland cell. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX6541 spex-2(syb6541[spex-2::SL2::GFP]) I. GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous spex-2/F36D1.7 locus by CRISPR. Expression of GFP in excretory gland cell. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX5859 ceh-48(syb5859[flag::NLS::Cre::SL2::ceh-48]) IV. Cre inserted into the endogenous ceh-48 locus by CRISPR. Pan-neuronal expression of Cre. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX5804 egl-3(syb5804[flag::NLS::Cre::SL2::egl-3]) V. Cre inserted into the endogenous egl-3 locus by CRISPR. Pan-neuronal expression of Cre. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
PHX5755 pha-4(ot946 ot1078 syb5755[pha-4::3xGAS::GFP::3xGAS::AID::TEV::LoxP::3xFLAG]) V. Endogenously-tagged pha-4 locus allele modified for auxin dependent protein degradation. ot946 [pha-4::3xGAS::GFP::TEV::LoxP::3xFLAG]. ot1078 added a second loxP site to the first intron (+278). syb5755 added 3xGAS::AID after the GFP tag. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.
WF2183 cwEx417. cwEx417 [cfz-2p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. Generated in N2 background.
WF2516 mnp-1(gm85) III. Unc. Sma. Reference: Craft TR & Forrester WC. Dev Biol.2017 Apr 1;424(1):18-27. PMID: 28238735
WF2575 cwEx486. cwEx486 [mnp-1p::mnp-1::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. Generated in N2 background.
WF1863 cam-1(gm122); cwEx266. cwEx266 [cam-1p::cam-1::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. Unc. GFP-tagged CAM-1 rescues gm122. Generated in N2 background.
PHX2880 ceh-16(syb2709[loxP] syb2880[ceh-16::loxP::GFP]) III. GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous ceh-16 locus by CRISPR. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. bioRxiv 2022.04.29.490095; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.29.490095
PHX3936 nlp-51(syb3936[nlp-51::SL2::GFP::H2B]) II. GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous nlp-51 locus by CRISPR. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. PLoS Genet. 2022 Sep 30;18(9):e1010372. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010372. PMID: 36178933.
PHX4413 flp-27(syb4413 [flp-27::SL2::GFP::H2B]) II. GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous flp-27 locus by CRISPR. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. PLoS Genet. 2022 Sep 30;18(9):e1010372. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010372. PMID: 36178933.
PHX4406 nlp-73(syb4406 [nlp-73::SL2::GFP::H2B]) V. GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous nlp-73 locus by CRISPR. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. bioRxiv 2022.04.29.490095; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.29.490095
PHX4678 ceh-30(syb4678[ceh-30::GFP]) X. GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous ceh-30 locus by CRISPR. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. bioRxiv 2022.04.29.490095; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.29.490095
OH18108 otIs669 V; nlp-66(syb4403[nlp-66:SL2:GFP::H2B])X. GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous nlp-66 locus by CRISPR. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. 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
PHX3203 flp-6 (syb3203 [flp-6::T2A::3XNLS::GFP]) V. GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous flp-6 locus by CRISPR. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. bioRxiv 2022.04.29.490095; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.29.490095
PHX5536 ins-9(syb5536[ins-9::SL2::gfp::H2B]) X. GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous ins-9 locus by CRISPR. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Reference: Ripoll-Sanchez L, et al. Neuron. 2023 Nov 15;111(22):3570-3589.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.09.043. PMID: 37935195.
PHX4517 nmur-2(syb4517 [nmur-2::SL2::GFP::H2B)] II. GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous nmur-2 locus by CRISPR. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Reference: Ripoll-Sanchez L, et al. Neuron. 2023 Nov 15;111(22):3570-3589.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.09.043. PMID: 37935195.
PHX3277 flp-13 (syb3277 [flp-13::T2A::3XNLS::GFP]) IV. GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous flp-13 locus by CRISPR. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.