Species Information: C. elegans

Name C. elegans
NCBI Taxonomy ID

C. elegans strains available at the CGC

Strain Genotype Description
NK2827 snb-1(qy164[snb-1::mNG]) V. mNG tag inserted into the C-terminus of the endogenous snb-1 locus.
NK2904 rab-11.1(qy190[mNG::rab-11.1]) I. mNG tag inserted into the N-terminus of the endogenous rab-11.1 locus.
LP511 lin-3(cp226[lin-3::mNG::3xFLAG]) IV. mNG and 3xFlag tags inserted into the C-terminus of the endogenous lin-3 locus.
NK2621 eif-1.A(qy90[eif-1.A::mNG]) IV. mNG tag inserted into the C-terminus of the endogenous eif-1.A locus.
NK2694 bmdSi15 rpl-31(qy110[rpl-31::gfp11]) I. bmdSi15 [eef-1A.1p::GFP1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry::tbb-2 3'UTR] I. Split GFP tag (GFP11) inserted into the C-terminus of the endogenous rpl-31 locus.
NK2730 rpl-4(qy128[rpl-4::gfp11]) bmdSi15 I. bmdSi15 [eef-1A.1p::GFP1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry::tbb-2 3'UTR] I. Split GFP tag (GFP11) inserted into the C-terminus of the endogenous rpl-41 locus.
NK2902 bmdSi15 I; rpl-31(qy189[rpl-31::ZF1::GFP11]) I; zif-1(gk117) III; qyIs463. qyIs463 [lin-29p::zif-1::SL2::mCherry]. bmdSi15 [eef-1A.1p::GFP1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry::tbb-2 3'UTR] I. ZF1 and split GFP tag (GFP11) inserted into the C-terminus of the endogenous rpl-31 locus.
SBW292 ebp-2(wow47[ebp-2::GFP::3xFLAG]) II. GFP and 3xFlag tags inserted into the C-terminus of the endogenous ebp-2 locus.
NK2789 bmdSi15 I; shy61(sec-61.B::GFP11x2) IV. bmdSi15 [eef-1A.1p::GFP1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry::tbb-2 3'UTR] I. 2x split GFP tag (GFP11) inserted into the C-terminus of the endogenous sec-61.B locus.
NK2633 elo-1(qy97[elo-1::mNG]) IV. mNG tag inserted into the C-terminus of the endogenous elo-1 locus.
NK2009 dgn-1(qy206[dgn-1::GFP]) X. GFP tag inserted into the C-terminus of the endogenous dlg-1 locus.
NK413 rrf-3(pk1426) II; qyIs50 V. qyIs50 [cdh-3p::moeABD::mCherry + unc-119(+)] V.
NK2961 rf-3(pk1426) II; qyIs550. qyIs550 [zmp-1p::MLS::GFP].
NK2962 rrf-3(pk1426) II; zmp-1(qy17[zmp-1::mNG::GPI]) III. mNG and GPI tags inserted into the C-terminus of the endogenous zmp-1 locus.
NK2998 rrf-3(pk1426) II; qyIs570. qyIs570 [lin-29p::EMTB::GFP].
NK2964 nifk-1(qy126[nifk-1::mNG]) zmp-1(cg115) III. mNG tag inserted into the C-terminus of the endogenous nifk-1 locus.
NK2790 qySi121 I. qySi121 [eef-1A.1p::GFP] I. MosSCI insertion.
DQM1152 bmdSi243 I; ljf3(unc-34::mNG[C1]^3xFlag::AID) V; qy41(lam-2::mKate2) X. bmdSi243 (LoxN + cdh-3p::TIR1::F2A::DHB::2xmTurquoise2) I. bmdSi243 is a MosSCI insertion. mNG tag inserted into the C-temrinus of the endogenous unc-34 locus. mKate2 tag inserted into the C-temrinus of the endogenous lam-2 locus.
RG3344 Y57G11C.1147(ve844[LoxP + myo-2p::GFP::unc-54 3' UTR + rps-27p::neoR::unc-54 3' UTR + LoxP])/nT1 [umnIs49] IV; +/nT1 V. umnIs49 [myo-2p::mKate2 + NeoR, V: 1005689 (intergenic)] IV. Homozygous Mel. Deletion of 489 bp with Calarco/Colaiacovo selection cassette conferring myo-2 GFP and G418 resistance inserted at break in parental strain N2. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, and segregate wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, GFP+ non-mKate that give dead eggs (ve844 homozygotes), Vul non-GFP mKate2+ (nT1 homozygotes) and dead eggs (aneuploids).  Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+ mKate2+. Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+ mKate2+. Left flanking Sequence: ACGGACGACTCTTCCGGCAGTTGCAGACAT; Right flanking sequence: TCAACGCTGAAAAGCTGAAAAACGGTGAAG. Y57G11C.1147 sgRNA #1: GAGTATCTCCTTTGGTGACA; Y57G11C.1147 sgRNA #2: TCAGCGTTGAATGCACGCTT. Please reference Au et al., G3 9(1): 135-144 2019 in any work resulting from use of this mutation.
RG3348 +/nT1 [umnIs49] IV; trpp-6(ve848[LoxP + myo-2p::GFP::unc-54 3' UTR + rps-27p::neoR::unc-54 3' UTR + LoxP])/nT1 V. umnIs49 [myo-2p::mKate2 + NeoR, V: 1005689 (intergenic)] IV. Homozygous late larval lethal. Deletion of 605 with Calarco/Colaiacovo selection cassette conferring myo-2 GFP and G418 resistance inserted at break in parental strain N2. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, and segregate wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, GFP+ non-mKate grotty late larval to sterile (ve848 homozygotes), Vul non-GFP mKate2+ (nT1 homozygotes) and dead eggs (aneuploids).  Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+ mKate2+. Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+ mKate2+. Left flanking Sequence: GGAAATTATCCGTTCAACTTTGGAAAGTGA; Right flanking sequence: CGGAGCCCTTGCTGGTCTTAATATTAGAGT. trpp-6 sgRNA #1: AAAAGATCGATGTGAAGCAA; trpp-6 sgRNA #2: GCTCCGCGAAGTAAACCACA. Please reference Au et al., G3 9(1): 135-144 2019 in any work resulting from use of this mutation.
RG3341 phf-5(ve841[loxP + myo-2p::GFP::unc-54 3' UTR + rps-27p::neoR::unc-54 3' UTR + loxP])/sC1(s2023) [dpy-1(s2170) umnIs41] II. umnIs41 [myo-2p::mKate2 + NeoR, III: 518034 (intergenic)] III. Late larval arrest. Deletion of 2354 bp with Calarco/Colaiacovo selection cassette conferring myo-2 GFP and G418 resistance inserted at break in parental strain N2. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, and segregate wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, GFP+ non-mKate2 arrested larvae (ve841 homozygotes), Dpy non-GFP mKate2+ (sC1 homozygotes). Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+ mKate2+.  Left flanking Sequence: TGTGTGATTTGTGATTCACATGTTCGTCCA; Right flanking sequence: AGGATCGTGACGGATGCCCGAAAATTGTGA. phf-5 sgRNA #3: CAGATACGAACCAATGTACA; phf-5 sgRNA #4: AGAATGCACAATTCTCGAAA. Please reference Au et al., G3 9(1): 135-144 2019 in any work resulting from use of this mutation.
RG3352 asp-5(ve852[LoxP + myo-2p::GFP::unc-54 3' UTR + rps-27p::neoR::unc-54 3' UTR + LoxP]) V. Homozygous viable. Deletion of 1561 with Calarco/Colaiacovo selection cassette conferring myo-2 GFP and G418 resistance inserted at break in parental strain N2. Left flanking Sequence: TCACGACCATTTTTCCAGGTATGAAGACCA ; Right flanking sequence: GGGATTCGCCAACTCCCTTCAGGCCAATTA. asp-5 sgRNA #1: GGCAACTAGTGCTACGAAAG; asp-5 sgRNA #2: GATATTGGAGGACAACGTAT. Please reference Au et al., G3 9(1): 135-144 2019 in any work resulting from use of this mutation.
RG3353 F41E6.5(ve853[LoxP + myo-2p::GFP::unc-54 3' UTR + rps-27p::neoR::unc-54 3' UTR + LoxP]) V. Homozygous viable. Deletion of 1278 bp with Calarco/Colaiacovo selection cassette conferring myo-2 GFP and G418 resistance inserted at break in parental strain N2. Left flanking Sequence:ATTCAAACTCTCTACTGTAAAATGACTCCG ; Right flanking sequence: GGGACTTGCCACATCGGTATTTTCTTTCTT. Please reference Au et al., G3 9(1): 135-144 2019 in any work resulting from use of this mutation.
RG3354 veDf3 [LoxP + myo-2p::GFP::unc-54 3' UTR + rps-27p::neoR::unc-54 3' UTR + LoxP] V. Homozygous viable. Deletion of 4002 bp removes his-8, his-7, his-6, his-5, and his-39, with Calarco/Colaiacovo selection cassette conferring myo-2 GFP and G418 resistance inserted at break in parental strain N2. Left flanking Sequence: TTCGGTGATTTGCTTTCAGCAATTGAATGC ; Right flanking sequence: GCATTCAATTGCTGAAAGCAAATCACCGAA. his-8/his-39 sgRNA #1: ATTGAATGCTTACTTGCTAG; his-8/his-39 sgRNA #1: ATTGAATGCTTACTTGCTAG. Please reference Au et al., G3 9(1): 135-144 2019 in any work resulting from use of this mutation.
RG3342 xpd-1(ve841[loxP + myo-2p::GFP::unc-54 3' UTR + rps-27p::neoR::unc-54 3' UTR + loxP])/sC1(s2023) [dpy-1(s2170) umnIs41] II. umnIs41 [myo-2p::mKate2 + NeoR, III: 518034 (intergenic)] III. Late larval arrest. Deletion of 11823 bp with Calarco/Colaiacovo selection cassette conferring myo-2 GFP and G418 resistance inserted at break in parental strain N2. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, and segregate wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, GFP+ non-mKate2 arrested larvae (ve842 homozygotes), Dpy non-GFP mKate2+ (sC1 homozygotes). Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+ mKate2+.  [NOTE: xpd-1 is located near the end of the region of LG III balanced by sC1, thus not known if truly balanced by sC1.] Left flanking Sequence: CCGGATAAGCTTGATAAGCTTGTCTATTGT; Right flanking sequence: AGTTATTACGCTATCATGTCATGATGCTTC. xpd-1 sgRNA #1: TCCAGAACTATTCCAGGTAG; xpd-1 sgRNA #2: GCCAGTTGACTACCATCCTG. Please reference Au et al., G3 9(1): 135-144 2019 in any work resulting from use of this mutation.
RHS41 uthSi7 IV. uthSi7 [myo-3p::LifeAct::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR, Cbr-unc-119(+)] IV. Single-copy insertion of LifeAct::mRuby labels F-actin in body wall muscle cells. Out-crossed to N2. Reference: Higuchi-Sanabria R, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2018 Oct 15;29(21):2522-2527. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E18-06-0362. PMID: 30133343
RHS42 uthSi10 IV. uthSi10 [col-19p::LifeAct::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] IV. Integrated into cxTi10816. Single-copy insertion of LifeAct::mRuby labels F-actin in hypodermis beginning at late L4 stage. Out-crossed to N2. Reference: Higuchi-Sanabria R, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2018 Oct 15;29(21):2522-2527. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E18-06-0362. PMID: 30133343
RHS43 uthSi13 IV. uthSi13 [gly-19p::LifeAct::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] IV. Integrated into cxTi10816. Single-copy insertion of LifeAct::mRuby labels F-actin in intestinal cells. Out-crossed to N2. Reference: Higuchi-Sanabria R, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2018 Oct 15;29(21):2522-2527. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E18-06-0362. PMID: 30133343
UTX113 par-3(djd33[mScarlet-I-GLO::Myc::par-3]) III. mScarlet-I-GLO and Myc tags inserted into endogenous par-3 locus. mScarlet-I-GLO is a germline-optimized variant coded to be less prone to silencing in the germline. Reference: Chang Y & Dickinson DJ. Cell Rep. 2022 Apr 12;39(2):110652. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110652. PMID: 35417695.
AD319 spe-38(syb6556[spe-38::wrmScarlet-I]) I; him-5(e1490) V. wrmScarlet-I tag inserted into endogenous spe-38 locus. Him. wrmScarlet-I expression labels membranous organelles (MOs) in the sperm. Reference: Zuo Y, et al. Biomolecules. 2023; 13(4):623. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13040623
ZT60 csr-1(fj54)/tmC5 [F36H1.3(tmIs1220)] IV. Sterile csr-1 allele balanced over tmC5 labelled with Venus. Heterozygotes are wild-type with somewhat dimmer Venus signal and segregate WT Venus(+) heterozygotes, Mec Unc Venus(+) tmC5 homozygotes, and non-Venus csr-1(fj54) homozygotes (sterile, but some animals lay a small number of dead eggs). Pick wild-type Venus(+) and check for proper segregation of progeny to maintain. Homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes are inaccurate in this csr-1 null-mutant homozygotes. The fj54 deletion causes a frame-shift to stop the translation of both PAZ and Piwi domains. The deletion can be checked by PCR with the following primers: AAGAAATACCAATGCGGAGGCA and TTCACGGCTCTTTGCAGTTTCA. The inversion-based balancer in ZT60 is more amenable to producing csr-1(fj54) homozygous males than a translocation-based balancer (ZT3). Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.
ZT46 csr-1(fj67) IV/nT1 [qIs51] (IV;V). Heterozygotes are wild-type with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids, and non-GFP csr-1(fj67) homozygotes (sterile, but some animals lay a small number of dead eggs). Homozygous nT1[qIs51] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Intracellular localization of CSR-1 is abnormal in the csr-1(fj67) homozygotes. fj67 is a 60-bp in-frame deletion of the first lysine-rich region (KQKDNFILLDILLKQWAAKK) in CSR-1. The first lysine-rich region in the WT has a FokI site. The deletion can be checked by PCR with the following primers: CACCTGTGATTTTTCGGGGAAC and TGGATTCCTTTTGCTGCAACAG, followed by digestion with FokI. Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.
ZT47 csr-1(fj70) IV/nT1 [qIs51] (IV;V). Heterozygotes are wild-type with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids, and non-GFP csr-1(fj70) homozygotes (sterile, but some animals lay a small number of dead eggs). Homozygous nT1[qIs51] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. fj70 is a D769L mutation that renders CSR-1 (an Argonaute protein) catalytically defective and generates a new SphI site. The fj70 mutation can be checked by PCR with the following primers: TACACGTGGATGATGAGAAG and TCGTCCGAAACTTCCTCATC, followed by digestion with SphI. Homozygous nT1[qIs51] inviable. Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.
ZT57 csr-1(fj126) IV/nT1 [qIs51] (IV;V). Heterozygotes are wild-type with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids, and non-GFP csr-1(fj126) homozygotes (sterile, but some animals lay a small number of dead eggs). Homozygous nT1[qIs51] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. fj126 was generated by the insertion of a synthetic nuclear export signal (NES). Instead of six amino-acid residues (R8–I13) near the N-terminus of CSR-1b, an NES sequence (LNELALKLAGLDI) from the cAMP-dependent protein kinase inhibitor alpha in mammals was inserted into the endogenous csr-1 gene. The DNA sequence encoding the NES has a HindIII site. The fj126 mutation can be checked by PCR with the following primers: AAGAAATACCAATGCGGAGGCA and CCGCTGAGGAACGAGATGG, followed by digestion with HindIII. Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.
ZT61 vsra-1(tm1637) I; csr-1(fj54)/tmC5 [F36H1.3(tmIs1220)] IV. Sterile csr-1 allele balanced over tmC5 labelled with Venus. Heterozygotes are wild-type with somewhat dimmer Venus signal and segregate WT Venus(+) heterozygotes, Mec Unc Venus(+) tmC5 homozygotes, and non-Venus csr-1(fj54) homozygotes (sterile, but some animals lay a small number of dead eggs). Pick wild-type Venus(+) and check for proper segregation of progeny to maintain. Homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes are inaccurate in homozygous tm1637; fj54 double mutants. The vsra-1 mutation enhances the defects caused by the csr-1 mutation. The fj54 deletion causes a frame-shift to stop the translation of both PAZ and Piwi domains. tm1637 can be detected by PCR with the following primers: AAGCAGTTCTTCAAGACTGGTC and TTGTCCACTCGCACTTTGTG. The fj54 deletion can be checked by PCR with the following primers: AAGAAATACCAATGCGGAGGCA and TTCACGGCTCTTTGCAGTTTCA. vsra-1 is also known as csr-2/C04F12.1. Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.
ZT62 met-2(ok2307) set-25(n5021) III. Maintain at 20C or lower. The met-2 set-25 double mutant exhibits partial sterility and no significant defects in chromosome segregation. MET-2 and SET-25 are the methyltransferases responsible for histone H3K9me2 and H3K9me3. The deletion mutations can be checked by PCR with the following primers: met-2(ok2307), GGTTGATGCGGAGAAGACTG and AATGGATTCGGTGCTTCGTG; set-25(n5021), GAGCCCGTGCCACAGAGTAG and CCTAGAGCGATGTCCTTGATGG. This strain was used as a negative control in the immunodetection of H3K9me2.
ZT33 cec-8(fj63) III. No apparent phenotype. The chromodomain protein CEC-8 is phylogenetically similar to CEC-5 and CEC-4. fj63 is a 14-bp deletion located in the region of the gene corresponding to the N-terminus of CEC-8 (Y55B1BR.3). The fj63 deletion can be detected by PCR with the following primers: GCTGTATAATACTCACTATGTC and TCCAGCTCTGTAACCTTGAA. Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.
ZT29 cec-4(ok3124) cec-5(fj58) IV. Maintain at 20C or lower. The cec-4 cec-5 double mutant exhibits partial sterility and no significant defects in chromosome segregation. The chromodomain proteins CEC-4 and CEC-5 are phylogenetically similar to CEC-8. ok3124 is a 374-bp deletion located in the region of the gene corresponding to the N-terminus of CEC-4 (F32E10.2). The ok3124 deletion can be detected by PCR with the following primers: CAATTAAAATGCCAGTGCGA and TTTAGGATGCATTATGGGGC. fj58 is a 398-bp deletion located in the gene region corresponding to the N-terminus of CEC-5 (F32E10.6). The fj58 deletion can be detected by PCR with the following primers: GCAAAGAAATCATCCGGTAGTG and CTTTGTAGCAACAGGCTCCTC. Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.
ZT31 cec-4(ok3124) cec-5(fj61) him-8(e1489) IV. Maintain at 20C or lower. Him. cec-4 cec-5 him-8 triple mutants exhibit partial sterility. The intensity of histone H3K9me2 on meiotic chromosomes is reduced. ok3124 deletion can be detceted by PCR with the following primers: CAATTAAAATGCCAGTGCGA and TTTAGGATGCATTATGGGGC. fj61 is a 444-bp deletion located in the region of the gene corresponding to the N-terminus of CEC-5 (F32E10.6). The fj61 deletion can be detected by PCR with the following primers: GCAAAGAAATCATCCGGTAGTG and CTTTGTAGCAACAGGCTCCTC. Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.
ZT34 cec-8(fj63) III; cec-4(ok3124) cec-5(fj58) IV. Maintain at 20C or lower. cec-8; cec-4 cec-5 triple mutants exhibit partial sterility and no significant defects in chromosome segregation. The chromodomain proteins CEC-5, CEC-4, and CEC-8 are phylogenetically similar to each other. The deletions can be detected by PCR with the following primers: cec-8(fj63): GCTGTATAATACTCACTATGTC and TCCAGCTCTGTAACCTTGAA; cec-4(ok3124): CAATTAAAATGCCAGTGCGA and TTTAGGATGCATTATGGGGC; cec-5(fj58): GCAAAGAAATCATCCGGTAGTG and CTTTGTAGCAACAGGCTCCTC. Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.
ZT35 cec-8(fj63) III; cec-4(ok3124) cec-5(fj61) him-8(e1489) IV. Maintain at 20C or lower. Him. The cec-8; cec-4 cec-5 him-8 quadruple mutant exhibits partial sterility. The intensity of histone H3K9me2 on meiotic chromosomes is reduced. The deletions can be detected by PCR with the following primers: cec-8(fj63): GCTGTATAATACTCACTATGTC and TCCAGCTCTGTAACCTTGAA; cec-4(ok3124): CAATTAAAATGCCAGTGCGA and TTTAGGATGCATTATGGGGC; cec-5(fj58): GCAAAGAAATCATCCGGTAGTG and CTTTGTAGCAACAGGCTCCTC. Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.
ZT36 ego-1(om58) I/hT2 [bli-4(e937) let-?(q782) qIs48] (I;III). Heterozygotes are WT and GFP+ and segregate WT GFP+ heterozygotes, non-GFP ego-1 homozygotes (sterile with inaccurate homologous pairing of meiotic chromosomes), very rare GFP+ homozygous hT2, and dead eggs. Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+. Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.
ZT58 fjDf1 fjDf2 fjDf3 fjDf4 X. CeRep55 quadruple deletion: fjDf1 (also known as fj115); fjDf2 (aka fj85); fjDf3 (aka fj123); fjDf4 (aka fj120) X. This strain lacks four major clusters of CeRep55 repeats on the X chromosome. The condensation of unpaired X chromosomes in male testes is insufficient. CeRep55 is a class of minisatellite sequences consisting of a 27-nt tandem repeat that is present on all chromosomes. Some CeRep55 clusters express long non-coding RNAs and small RNAs. Each of the four deletion sites was designed to acquire a sequence tag (TGTACAGGAAACAGCTATGACC; similar to M13 reverse) instead of the CeRep55 tandem repeats. The deletions of CeRep55 clusters can be checked by PCR with the following primers: fjDf1 in Y73B3A, CAACCTGACTCTCGCCAAGAC and GGAGAAGTAGGCGTGTCAGTTA; fjDf2 in Y75D11A, CAAGTGCCAAACTAGACTGCTC and TTCAAAACGCTACGCGATACCAG; fjDf3 in Y81B9A, AAATGCCCCTATCTCACAGTGG and GACTGCTAGAATCTGACTCGTC; fjDf4 in Y49A10A, CAACCTGACTCTCGCCAAGAC and GGAGAAGTAGGCGTGTCAGTTA. The PCR check can also be performed with the M13 reverse primer and the right-side primer. Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.
ZT63 csr-1(fj150) IV. RNAi deficient (Rde). Him. Partially-inaccurate paring of meiotic chromosomes. fj150 is a mutation changing WK to FS and generating a new FspI site in the second K-rich region between the PAZ and Piwi domains. The fj150 mutation can be detected by PCR with the following primers: TCGGATGTTGACTACAACGC and GAAGGTAGAAACTTCATTCCAGCAC, followed by digestion with FspI. Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.
ZT64 csr-1(fj150) IV; fjDf1 fjDf2 fjDf3 fjDf4 X. fj150 is a mutation changing WK to FS and generating a new FspI site in the second K-rich region between the PAZ and Piwi domains. fj150 is enhanced by the CeRep55 quadruple deletion. The fj150 mutation can be detected by PCR with the following primers: TCGGATGTTGACTACAACGC and GAAGGTAGAAACTTCATTCCAGCAC, followed by digestion with FspI. This strain lacks four major clusters of CeRep55 repeats on the X chromosome. The condensation of unpaired X chromosomes in male testes is insufficient. CeRep55 is a class of minisatellite sequences consisting of a 27-nt tandem repeat that is present on all chromosomes. Some CeRep55 clusters express long non-coding RNAs and small RNAs. Each of the four deletion sites was designed to acquire a sequence tag (TGTACAGGAAACAGCTATGACC; similar to M13 reverse) instead of the CeRep55 tandem repeats. The deletions of CeRep55 clusters can be checked by PCR with the following primers: fjDf1 in Y73B3A, CAACCTGACTCTCGCCAAGAC and GGAGAAGTAGGCGTGTCAGTTA; fjDf2 in Y75D11A, CAAGTGCCAAACTAGACTGCTC and TTCAAAACGCTACGCGATACCAG; fjDf3 in Y81B9A, AAATGCCCCTATCTCACAGTGG and GACTGCTAGAATCTGACTCGTC; fjDf4 in Y49A10A, CAACCTGACTCTCGCCAAGAC and GGAGAAGTAGGCGTGTCAGTTA. The PCR check can also be performed with the M13 reverse primer and the right-side primer. Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.
ZT68 csr-1(fj162) Ⅳ. RNAi deficient (Rde). High incidence of males (Him). fj162 at the second K-rich region is an in-frame duplication (comprising of a small duplication and a tiny inverted duplication) generating 61 extra amino acids. The fj162 mutation can be checked by PCR with the following primers: TCGGATGTTGACTACAACGC and GAAGGTAGAAACTTCATTCCAGCAC.
ZT69 csr-1(fj162) Ⅳ; fjDf1 fjDf2 fjDf3 fjDf4 X. fj162 at the second K-rich region is an in-frame duplication (comprising of a small duplication and a tiny inverted duplication) generating 61 extra amino acids. The CeRep55_X quadruple-deletion mutant does not exhibit a clear Him phenotype, but the Him phenotype of the csr-1(fj162) mutant is enhanced by the CeRep55_X quadruple deletions. The fj162 mutation can be checked by PCR with the following primers: TCGGATGTTGACTACAACGC and GAAGGTAGAAACTTCATTCCAGCAC. This strain lacks four major clusters of CeRep55 repeats on the X chromosome. The condensation of unpaired X chromosomes in male testes is insufficient. CeRep55 is a class of minisatellite sequences consisting of a 27-nt tandem repeat that is present on all chromosomes. Some CeRep55 clusters express long non-coding RNAs and small RNAs. Each of the four deletion sites was designed to acquire a sequence tag (TGTACAGGAAACAGCTATGACC; similar to M13 reverse) instead of the CeRep55 tandem repeats. The deletions of CeRep55 clusters can be checked by PCR with the following primers: fjDf1 in Y73B3A, CAACCTGACTCTCGCCAAGAC and GGAGAAGTAGGCGTGTCAGTTA; fjDf2 in Y75D11A, CAAGTGCCAAACTAGACTGCTC and TTCAAAACGCTACGCGATACCAG; fjDf3 in Y81B9A, AAATGCCCCTATCTCACAGTGG and GACTGCTAGAATCTGACTCGTC; fjDf4 in Y49A10A, CAACCTGACTCTCGCCAAGAC and GGAGAAGTAGGCGTGTCAGTTA. The PCR check can also be performed with the M13 reverse primer and the right-side primer. Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.
ZT65 him-1(e879) I; fjDf1 fjDf2 fjDf3 fjDf4 X. The CeRep55_X quadruple-deletion mutant does not exhibit a clear Him phenotype, but the Him phenotype of the him-1(e879) mutant is enhanced by the CeRep55_X quadruple deletions. CeRep55 quadruple deletion: fjDf1 (also known as fj115); fjDf2 (aka fj85); fjDf3 (aka fj123); fjDf4 (aka fj120) X. This strain lacks four major clusters of CeRep55 repeats on the X chromosome. The condensation of unpaired X chromosomes in male testes is insufficient. CeRep55 is a class of minisatellite sequences consisting of a 27-nt tandem repeat that is present on all chromosomes. Some CeRep55 clusters express long non-coding RNAs and small RNAs. Each of the four deletion sites was designed to acquire a sequence tag (TGTACAGGAAACAGCTATGACC; similar to M13 reverse) instead of the CeRep55 tandem repeats. The deletions of CeRep55 clusters can be checked by PCR with the following primers: fjDf1 in Y73B3A, CAACCTGACTCTCGCCAAGAC and GGAGAAGTAGGCGTGTCAGTTA; fjDf2 in Y75D11A, CAAGTGCCAAACTAGACTGCTC and TTCAAAACGCTACGCGATACCAG; fjDf3 in Y81B9A, AAATGCCCCTATCTCACAGTGG and GACTGCTAGAATCTGACTCGTC; fjDf4 in Y49A10A, CAACCTGACTCTCGCCAAGAC and GGAGAAGTAGGCGTGTCAGTTA. The PCR check can also be performed with the M13 reverse primer and the right-side primer. The e879 region can be amplified by PCR with the following primers: AAATCAGGAGTGGGCATCAG and GGGAAGATTCCGATGAGTGA. Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.
ZT72 dpy-5(e61) I; fjDf1 fjDf2 fjDf3 fjDf4 X. This strain carries a dpy-5 mutation to facilitate genome modification in CeRep55 quadruple deletion background: fjDf1 (also known as fj115); fjDf2 (aka fj85); fjDf3 (aka fj123); fjDf4 (aka fj120) X. This strain lacks four major clusters of CeRep55 repeats on the X chromosome. The condensation of unpaired X chromosomes in male testes is insufficient. CeRep55 is a class of minisatellite sequences consisting of a 27-nt tandem repeat that is present on all chromosomes. Some CeRep55 clusters express long non-coding RNAs and small RNAs. Each of the four deletion sites was designed to acquire a sequence tag (TGTACAGGAAACAGCTATGACC; similar to M13 reverse) instead of the CeRep55 tandem repeats. The deletions of CeRep55 clusters can be checked by PCR with the following primers: fjDf1 in Y73B3A, CAACCTGACTCTCGCCAAGAC and GGAGAAGTAGGCGTGTCAGTTA; fjDf2 in Y75D11A, CAAGTGCCAAACTAGACTGCTC and TTCAAAACGCTACGCGATACCAG; fjDf3 in Y81B9A, AAATGCCCCTATCTCACAGTGG and GACTGCTAGAATCTGACTCGTC; fjDf4 in Y49A10A, CAACCTGACTCTCGCCAAGAC and GGAGAAGTAGGCGTGTCAGTTA. The PCR check can also be performed with the M13 reverse primer and the right-side primer. Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.
ZT22 fjSi1 II; csr-1(fj54) IV. fjSi1 [2×FLAG::csr-1 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Single-copy insertion in the MosSCI locus ttTi5605 (LG II). The 2×FLAG::csr-1 transgene was designed to express proteins with a double FLAG tag instead of the N169 of CSR-1a and N6 of CSR-1b. The linker sequence between the two FLAG tags has a NotI site. The insertion can be checked by PCR with the following primers: CACACTCGATTCTACGCCAA (at the 3'-side of csr-1) and ATCGGGAGGCGAACCTAACTG (near ttTi5605 on LG II). Reference: Tabara H, et al. (2023) A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. EMBO J, e105002.