Species Information: C. elegans

Name C. elegans
NCBI Taxonomy ID

C. elegans strains available at the CGC

Strain Genotype Description
PHX2634 flp-3(syb2634[flp-3::T2A::3XNLS::GFP]) X. GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous flp-3 locus by CRISPR. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Reference: Tekieli T. et al. Development. 2021 Sep 15;148(18):dev199687. doi: 10.1242/dev.199687. PMID: 34415309.
KAB34 louIs2. louIs2 [ges-1p::mCherry::GFP::SKL::unc-54 3' UTR]. Expresses a mCherry::GFP::serine-lysine-leucine peroxisome signal sequence (SKL) fluorescent pexophagy reporter in the C. elegans intestine. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Dolese DA, et al. Autophagy. 2022 Jul;18(7):1522-1533. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2021.1990647 PMID: 34689720
CZ27190 juIs550. juIs550 [mec-4p::mito::GCaMP5 + ttx-3p::RFP]. Mitochondrial calcium reporter expressed in touch neurons. Reference: Tang NH, et al. Curr Biol. 2020 Mar 9;30(5):865-876.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.12.061. PMID: 31983639
HAL94 gtf-2H5(tm6360) III. Deletion allele generated by the Mitani Lab.
HAL240 gtf-2H5(emcSi73[gtf-2H5-1::AID::GFP]) III. CRISPR/Cas9-engineered insertion of AID::GFP tags into C-terminus of endogenous gtf-2H5 locus allowing auxin-induced degradation.
HAL504 gtf-2H1(emcSi202[AID::GFP::gtf-2H1]) IV. CRISPR/Cas9-engineered insertion of AID::GFP tags into N-terminus of endogenous gtf-2H1 locus allowing auxin-induced degradation.
UN1502 xbIs1502. xbIs1502 [act-1::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. GFP-labeled actin in the spermatheca. Reference: Wirshing ACE &, Cram EJ. Mol Biol Cell. 2017 Jul 7;28(14):1937-1949. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E17-01-0029. PMID: 28331075
MQD2798 vit-2(crg9070[vit-2::gfp]) vit-1(hq503[vit-1::mCherry]) X. mCherry knocked into C terminal of vit-1 by CRISPR/Cas9 in the background of parental strain BCN9071 vit-2(crg9070[vit-2::gfp]) X. This resulting double-labelled strain was crossed six times with N2 to remove potential off-target mutations. mCherry and GFP are co-localized in the intestine, body cavity, oocyte, and embryo in adult hermaphrodites. Reference: Zhai C, et al. Aging cell, 21(11), e13719. https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.13719 PMID: 36199214.
MQD2775 vit-3(hq485[vit-3::mCherry]) vit-2(crg9070[vit-2::gfp]) X. mCherry knocked into C terminal of vit-3 by CRISPR/Cas9 in the background of parental strain BCN9071 vit-2(crg9070[vit-2::gfp]) X. This resulting double-labelled strain was crossed six times with N2 to remove potential off-target mutations. mCherry and GFP are co-localized in the intestine, body cavity, oocyte, and embryo in adult hermaphrodites. Reference: Zhai C, et al. Aging cell, 21(11), e13719. https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.13719 PMID: 36199214.
MQD2774 vit-6(hq486[vit-6::mCherry]) IV; vit-2(crg9070[vit-2::gfp]) X. mCherry knocked into C terminal of vit-6 by CRISPR/Cas9 in the background of parental strain BCN9071 vit-2(crg9070[vit-2::gfp]) X. This resulting double-labelled strain was crossed six times with N2 to remove potential off-target mutations. mCherry and GFP are co-localized in the intestine, body cavity, oocyte, and embryo in adult hermaphrodites. Reference: Zhai C, et al. Aging cell, 21(11), e13719. https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.13719 PMID: 36199214.
XE2374 casy-1(wp60) II; oyIs14 V. oyIs14 [sra-6::GFP + lin-15(+)] V. wp60 is an allele of casy-1, the C. elegans homolog of calsyntenin. Reference: Ding C, et al. eLife. 2022 Mar 14;11:e73557. doi: 10.7554/eLife.73557. PMID: 35285800.
OC306 ttll-4(tm3310) III. Phenotypically wild-type for brood size, viability, Dyf and male mating efficiency. Strain OC306 is identical to OC422: the same out-crossed stock was frozen down twice in lab stocks. Reference: Chawla DG, et al. Biol Open. 2016 Sep 15;5(9):1290-8. doi: 10.1242/bio.017442. PMID: 27635036
OC343 ttll-5(tm3360) V. Phenotypically wild-type for brood size, viability, Dyf and male mating efficiency. Reference: Chawla DG, et al. Biol Open. 2016 Sep 15;5(9):1290-8. doi: 10.1242/bio.017442. PMID: 27635036
OC423 ttll-11(tm4059) IV. Phenotypically wild-type for brood size, viability, Dyf and male mating efficiency. Reference: Chawla DG, et al. Biol Open. 2016 Sep 15;5(9):1290-8. doi: 10.1242/bio.017442. PMID: 27635036
OC419 ttll-9(tm3889) V. Phenotypically wild-type for brood size, viability, Dyf and male mating efficiency. Reference: Chawla DG, et al. Biol Open. 2016 Sep 15;5(9):1290-8. doi: 10.1242/bio.017442. PMID: 27635036
OC504 ttll-15(tm3871) V. Reference: Chawla DG, et al. Biol Open. 2016 Sep 15;5(9):1290-8. doi: 10.1242/bio.017442. PMID: 27635036
ZX2604 sng-1(ok234) X; zxIs127. zxIs127 [sng-1p::SNG-1::CRY2olig(535) + myo-2p::mCherry]. Strain should be kept in the dark; it is very light-sensitive. Pan-neuronal expression of a truncated variant of Arabidopsis thaliana Cryptochrome-2 fused to synaptogyrin. If illuminated with blue light, synaptic vesicles cluster, resulting in inhibition of synaptic transmission. Synaptic transmission is restored within 15 minutes in the absence of light (ca. 6.5min time constant), resulting in normal wild type behavior afterwards. Reference: Vettkotter D, et al. Nat Commun 13, 7827 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35324-z. PMID: 36535932
JK6140 nos-3(q902) II; qSi380 IV. qSi380 [mex-5p::eGFP::3xOLASS::linker::his-58::MODC pest::3xboxb::tbb-2 3'UTR::SL2 trans-splice site::mCherry::3xV5::linker::his-58::MODC pest::mutant 3xboxb::tbb-2 3'utr::tbb-1 intergenic region] IV. Worms are fertile at 20C. Improved tethering assay for use in the C. elegans germline. GFP reporter mRNA is under control of a germline-expressed mex-5 promoter and has three boxB stem-loops in its 3'UTR. The RNA-binding protein (RBP) is tagged with lamda-N. The nascent transcript driven by mex-5 promoter is resolved by trans-splicing into two mRNAs that encode distinct reporters. The GFP reporter RNA has three functional boxB stem-loops in its 3'UTR; the mCherry reporter 3'UTR has three mutated boxB stem-loops that do not bind lamda-N and therefore provides an internal control. Addition of an OLLAS tag to GFP and a V5 tag to mCherry enables sensitive immunostaining and immunoblotting. Reference: Doenier J, et al. RNA. 2021 Jun;(6)643-652. PMID: 33727224.
JAR16 rps-6(rns6[rps-6::mCherry]) I. mCherry tag inserted at 3' end of endogenous rps-6 locus. Reduced thermotolence at 35C compared to N2 controls. Reference: Somers H, et al. Cell Reports Methods. (2022) Apr 25;2(4):100203 PMID: 35497499
RW12342 odr-7(st12342[TY::EGFP::3xFLAG::odr-7])   X. CRISPR/Cas9 engineered tagged endogenous locus.
RW12343 slr-2(st12343[TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG::slr-2]) V. CRISPR/Cas9 engineered tagged endogenous locus.
RW12344 Y56A3A.28(st12344[TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG::Y56A3A.28])   III. CRISPR/Cas9 engineered tagged endogenous locus.
RW12345 madf-1(st12345[madf-1::TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG]) IV. CRISPR/Cas9 engineered tagged endogenous locus.
RW12346 hlh-14(st12346[TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG::hlh-14]) II. CRISPR/Cas9 engineered tagged endogenous locus.
RW12347 F19F10.1(st12347[F19F10.1::TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG]) V. CRISPR/Cas9 engineered tagged endogenous locus.
RW12348 tra-1(st12348[TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG::tra-1]) III. CRISPR/Cas9 engineered tagged endogenous locus.
RG3343 marc-5(ve843[LoxP + myo-2p::GFP::unc-54 3' UTR + rps-27p::neoR::unc-54 3' UTR + LoxP]) II. Homozygous viable. Deletion of 6603 bp with Calarco/Colaiacovo selection cassette conferring myo-2 GFP and G418 resistance inserted at break in parental strain N2. Left flanking Sequence: TGGGTAAGAAGGACCATAAGCCTACTCGAGC ; Right flanking sequence: TGATGCTGCAAAAATTAGAAAAAATACGTGTT. marc-5 sgRNA #1: ACAATCACAGAACTCCGCAG; marc-5 sgRNA #2: TATTTGTCTCAACAACGACG. Please reference Au et al., G3 9(1): 135-144 2019 in any work resulting from use of this mutation.
OD2653 ltSi1112 I; unc-119(ed3) III. ltSi1112 [cyb-1p::cyb-1::mNeongreen::cyb-1 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] I. CYB-1::mNG reporter using its own promoter and UTR. Single-copy transgene insertion in Chromosome I using MosSCI. Reference: Kim T, et al. Genes Dev. 2017 Jun 1;31(11):1089-1094. doi: 10.1101/gad.302067.117. PMID: 28698300.
OD2906 mdf-1(lt39[mNG::tev::loxP::3xFlag::mdf-1]) V. mNeonGreen and Flag tags inserted at 5' end of endogenous mdf-1 locus using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. gRNA sequence: tgattgcattaaacatatt Reference: Kim T, et al. Genes Dev. 2017 Jun 1;31(11):1089-1094. doi: 10.1101/gad.302067.117. PMID: 28698300.
OD3696 plk-1(lt106[plk-1 C52V] lt108[plk-1 L115G]) III. Analog-sensitive allele generated by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering of the endogenous plk-1 locus. Engineered mutations confer sensitivity to 1-NM-PP1 for drug inhibition of plk-1. gRNA sequences: GGACGATTTTTGGGCAAGGG & TCTCAACGTGTATATCACTT Reference: Gomez-Cavazos JS, et al. Curr Biol. 2020 Aug 17;30(16):3101-3115.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.090 PMID: 32619481.
OD3913 cyb-1(lt125[cyb-1::LAP::mNG::loxP::3xFlag]) IV. mNeonGreen and Flag tags inserted at 3' end of endogenous cyb-1 locus using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. gRNA sequence: atgcgtccacttttgcattc Reference: Lara-Gonzalez P, et al. Dev Cell. 2019 Nov 4;51(3):313-325.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.09.005. PMID: 31588029.
OD4087 cyb-3(lt135[mNG::tev::loxP::3xFlag::cyb-3]) V. mNeonGreen and Flag tags inserted at 5' end of endogenous cyb-3 locus using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. Strain has lethality and brood size defects. gRNA sequence: tgaagtcaggtcgacattct Reference: Lara-Gonzalez P, et al. Dev Cell. 2019 Nov 4;51(3):313-325.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.09.005. PMID: 31588029.
OD5096 ify-1(lt212[mNG::ify-1]) II. mNeonGreen tag inserted at 5' end of endogenous ify-1 locus using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. gRNA sequence: catactcgcacaagtcaaaA
OD5140 sep-1(lt214[sep-1::GFP]) I. GFP tag inserted at 3' end of endogenous sep-1 locus using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. gRNA sequence: tcagattataTTACAAATTT
OD5149 ltSi1668 I; unc-119(ed3) III. ltSi1668 [cyb-3p::mNeonGreen::cyb-3(re-encoded)::cyb-3 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] I. CYB-3::mNG reporter using its own promoter and UTR; cyb-3 was re-encoded to confer resistance to dsRNA targeting endogenous cyb-3.
OD2174 unc-119(ed3) III; mdf-2(lt4::loxP::Cbr-unc-119(+)::loxP) IV/nT1 [qIs51] (IV;V). CRISPR/Cas9 engineered deletion of mdf-2 in which the mdf-2 coding sequence was replaced by unc-119. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ and segregate mdf-2 null homozygotes (low brood size/embryonic lethal), wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, and arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids. Pick wild-type GFP+ and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Unknown if unc-119(ed3) from parental strain is still carried in the background. gRNA sequence: Gccaaattccccagttttag Reference: Lara-Gonzalez P, et al. Dev Cell. 2019 Nov 4;51(3):313-325.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.09.005. PMID: 31588029.
OD2359 fzy-1(lt20::loxP)/mIn1[mIs14 dpy-10(e128)] II. CRISPR/Cas9 engineered deletion of fzy-1 in which the fzy-1 coding sequence was replaced by LoxP. Homozygous lethal deletion chromosome balanced by GFP- and dpy-10-marked inversion. Heterozygotes are wild-type with relatively dim pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate wild-type dim GFP (heterozygotes), Dpy bright GFP (mIn1 homozygotes), and non-GFP fzy-1 homozygotes (larval arrest). Pick wild-type with dim GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. gRNA sequence: Ggacgcacgcccggtagtgc Reference: Kim T, et al. Genes Dev. 2017 Jun 1;31(11):1089-1094. doi: 10.1101/gad.302067.117. PMID: 28698300.
OD2909 san-1(lt42[gfp::tev::loxP::3xFlag::san-1]) I. GFP tag inserted at 5' end of endogenous sep-1 locus using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. gRNA sequence: taaaataatatgtataaac
OD2545 ltSi814 I; unc-119(ed3) III. ltSi814 [fzy-1p::GFP::fzy-1::fzy-1 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] I. FZY-1::GFP reporter using its own promoter and UTR. Single-copy transgene insertion in Chromosome I using MosSCI. Reference: Kim T, et al. Genes Dev. 2017 Jun 1;31(11):1089-1094. doi: 10.1101/gad.302067.117. PMID: 28698300.
OD3737 cyb-3(lt110) V/nT1 [qIs51] (IV;V). CRISPR/Cas9 engineered deletion of cyb-3. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ and segregate mdf-2 null homozygotes (embryonic lethal), wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, and arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids. Pick wild-type GFP+ and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. gRNA sequences: tcaggtcgacattcttggcc & gttatgggtatgagagcatt Reference: Lara-Gonzalez P, et al. Dev Cell. 2019 Nov 4;51(3):313-325.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.09.005. PMID: 31588029.
OD4376 mdf-1(lt167[mScarlet::tev::loxP::3xFlag::mdf-1])V. CRISPR/Cas9 engineered. Tagged MDF-1 at its endogenous locus with mScarlet. gRNA sequence: tgattgcattaaacatatt Reference: Lara-Gonzalez P, et al. Science. 2021 Jan 1;371(6524):64-67. doi: 10.1126/science.abc1424. PMID: 33384372.
PLG1 src-1(ccp1[src-1::gfp]) I; unc-119(ed3) III; ltIs37 IV. ltIs37 [pie-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] IV. GFP tag inserted at 3' end of endogenous src-1 locus using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. gRNA sequence: AGCACAATTTTTTAGGCACT
PY1157 oyls17. oyls17 [gcy-8p::GFP + lin-15(+)]. AFD neurons are marked with GFP. Used by CeNGEN project for RNA-Seq (https://www.cengen.org/).
JK5942 fog-3(q873[fog-3::3xFLAG]) I; qSi375 II. q873[fog-3(1-262)::GGS::3xFLAG::fog-3(263 Phe)] I. qSi375 [mex-5p::eGFP::linker::his-58::3xboxb::tbb-2 3’UTR] II. The tethering assay allows this strain to be used for determining FOG-3 levels in different genetic backgrounds. Similar fertility to N2 wild type. Reference: Aoki S, et al. Cell Rep. 2018 Jun.26; 23(13):3769-3775
MQD2884 vit-2(ok3211) vit-1(hq532) X. hq532 is a CRISPR-engineered knockout of vit-1 in vit-2(ok3211) background removing 8 bp from the third exon of vit-1: WT sequence AAAGCATTGAGAAGGAGTCCACAACTGTTGTCCGCGGACGCCGTATCCAAACCGGAATCACG mutated to AAAGCATTGAGAAGGAGTCCACAAC--------GCGGACGCCGTATCCAAACCGGAATCACG. For genotyping, the following primers will produce ~800 bp DNA fragment that can be sequenced. Forward primer: TACCAACGTGTTGCTATCGTTTGCTC. Reverse primer: TTGCTCGAAGAGTGGGGTGAACATTCTC. Strain does not express vit-1 or vit-2. Reference: Zhai C, et al. bioRxiv 2022.06.27.497668; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.27.497668
PS9672 syIs300; syEx1718. syEx1718 [kcnl-4p::NLS::cGAL(DBD)::gp41-1-N-intein::let-858 3'UTR + F58F6.6p::NLS::gp41-1-C-intein::cGAL(AD)::let-858 3'UTR + unc-122p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder (NEB)]. Pick animals with RFP expression in coelomocytes to maintain. Split cGAL driver for PHC neurons. syIs300 [15xUAS::(delta)pes-10::GFP::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)]. Some worms do not express ttx-3p::RFP marker, but will consistently produce worms with transgenetic marker in next generation. GFP cGAL effector.
PS9673 syIs300; syEx1719. syEx1719 [kcnl-4p::NLS::cGAL(DBD)::gp41-1-N-intein::let-858 3'UTR + Y48G10A.6p::NLS::gp41-1-C-intein::cGAL(AD)::let-858 3'UTR + unc-122p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder (NEB)]. Pick animals with RFP expression in coelomocytes to maintain. Split cGAL driver for FLP and PVD neurons. syIs300 [15xUAS::(delta)pes-10::GFP::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)]. Some worms do not express ttx-3p::RFP marker, but will consistently produce worms with transgenetic marker in next generation. GFP cGAL effector.
PS9893 syIs844; syIs300. syIs300 [15xUAS::(delta)pes-10::GFP::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)] is GFP cGAL effector. syIs844 [srd-36p::NLS::GAL4(sk)::VP64::let-858 3'UTR + unc-122p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)]. Some worms do not express ttx-3p::RFP marker, but will consistently produce worms with transgenetic marker in next generation. cGAL driver for ASK neurons.
PS9676 syIs841; syIs300. syIs300 [15xUAS::(delta)pes-10::GFP::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)] is GFP cGAL effector. syIs841 [nlp-20p::NLS::GAL4(sk)::VP64::let-858 3'UTR + unc-122p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)]. Some worms do not express ttx-3p::RFP marker, but will consistently produce worms with transgenetic marker in next generation. cGAL driver for ALN and PLN neurons.
PS9675 syIs840; syIs300. syIs300 [15xUAS::(delta)pes-10::GFP::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)] is GFP cGAL effector. syIs840 [T09B9.5p::NLS::GAL4(sk)::VP64::let-858 3'UTR + unc-122p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)]. Some worms do not express ttx-3p::RFP marker, but will consistently produce worms with transgenetic marker in next generation. cGAL driver for ALN and PLN neurons.