Species Information: C. elegans

Name C. elegans
NCBI Taxonomy ID

C. elegans strains available at the CGC

Strain Genotype Description
CLP546 twnEx185. twnEx185 [mec-7p::MTS::roGFP + mec-7p::TOMM20::mCherry + ttx-3p::GFP]. Pick animals with GFP expression in head neurons (AIY) to maintain. roGFP can be used to monitor redox status of the mitochondrial matrix in the six touch receptor neurons: the oxidation-reduction status of mitochondrial matrix can be monitored with roGFP, a GFP variant that increases brightness in a more oxidized environment. The mitochondrial outer membrane in these neurons are marked by mCherry. Reference: Jiang HC, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2015 Jul 14;112(28):8768-73. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1501831112. PMID: 26124107. [NOTE: twnEx185 is incorrectly described as carrying myo-2p::GFP in the reference publication. The correct co-injection marker is ttx-3::GFP.]
LSD2104 xchIs15. xchIs15 [hsp-16.2p::ssSel1::FLAG::superfolderGFP::spacer::humanAmyloidBeta1-42::let-858 3’UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. Maintain at 15C: Prone to transgene suppression at higher temperatures. Rollers. Upon heat shock, human amyloid beta is expressed and secreted into the extracellular space. Aggregates are found in the extracellular space after 16 hours. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Jongsma E, et al. eLife. 2023 Sep 20;12:e83465. doi: 10.7554/eLife.83465. PMID: 37728486.
LSD1091 smg-1(cc546) I; xchEx91. xchEx91 [hsp-16.2p::ssSel1::FLAG::superfolderGFP::spacer::humanAmyloidBeta1-42(F20S/L35P)::let-858 3’UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. Maintain at 15C. Pick Rollers to maintain. Control strain for LSD2104. Upon heat shock, non-sticky form of human amyloid beta is expressed and secreted into the extracellular space. Reference: Jongsma E, et al. eLife. 2023 Sep 20;12:e83465. doi: 10.7554/eLife.83465. PMID: 37728486. [NOTE: The temperature-sensitive allele cc546 causes an M1957L change in SMG-1. The lesion is an atg>ttg transversion in exon 35. Flanking sequences follow with the mutation site indicated with a capital A: ttggtggtcggttacaaaacgatattcaaga tcactggcagtcatgagtAtggttggatcagttttaggactcggtgatcg acatttggacaatttattg The lesion is detectable via SNP-snip with the mutation causing loss of an MslI site. Primers are for a 323 bp product. Digest with MslI to 86+237 in the wild type, uncut as 323 in the mutant. DJR701(f): CAGTCGTGAGCTTTGGATGCGTGC DJR702(r): TCGGGGATACGCAGATTCTTTCCC. Pedone ... Reiner G3 (2021).]
LSD1097 smg-1(cc546) I; xchEx97. xchEx97 [hsp-16.2p::ssSel1::FLAG::superfolderGFP::spacer::let-858 3’UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. Maintain at 15C. Pick Rollers to maintain. GFP-only control strain for LSD2104. Upon heat shock, GFP is expressed and secreted into the extracellular space. Generated in PD8120 background. Reference: Jongsma E, et al. eLife. 2023 Sep 20;12:e83465. doi: 10.7554/eLife.83465. PMID: 37728486. [NOTE: The temperature-sensitive allele cc546 causes an M1957L change in SMG-1. The lesion is an atg>ttg transversion in exon 35. Flanking sequences follow with the mutation site indicated with a capital A: ttggtggtcggttacaaaacgatattcaaga tcactggcagtcatgagtAtggttggatcagttttaggactcggtgatcg acatttggacaatttattg The lesion is detectable via SNP-snip with the mutation causing loss of an MslI site. Primers are for a 323 bp product. Digest with MslI to 86+237 in the wild type, uncut as 323 in the mutant. DJR701(f): CAGTCGTGAGCTTTGGATGCGTGC DJR702(r): TCGGGGATACGCAGATTCTTTCCC. Pedone ... Reiner G3 (2021).]
NL1148 dpy-20(e1282) IV; pkIs689. pkIs689 [gpa-1::GFP + dpy-20(+)]. Reporter construct includes 1.5 kb upstream and the first 8 exons of gpa-1 fused in frame with GFP. 4.3 kb HindIII - BglII fragment cloned in pPD95.77. Reference: Jansen G, et al. Nat Genet. 1999 Apr;21(4):414-9.
GJ20 dpy-20(e1282) IV; pkIs1201. pkIs1201 [gpa-3::GFP + dpy-20(+)].
GJ443 gjIs140. gjIs140 [gpa-4::GFP + dpy-20(+)]. Reporter construct includes 2.5 kb upstream and the first exon of gpa-4 fused in frame with GFP. Reference: Burghoorn et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2007 Apr; 104(17):7157-62.
NL1602 dpy-20(e1282) IV; pkIs582. pkIs582 [gpa-5::GFP + dpy-20(+)]. Reporter construct includes 4.5 kb upstream and the first 5 exons of gpa-5 fused in frame with GFP. 4.5 kb PstI - BamHI fragment cloned in pPD95.79. Reference: Jansen G, et al. Nat Genet. 1999 Apr;21(4):414-9.
NL1608 dpy-20(e1282) IV; pkIs588. pkIs588 [gpa-11::GFP + dpy-20(+)]. Reporter construct includes 3030 bp upstream of ATG to +98 in exon 1 fused in frame with GFP in pPD95.77. Reference: Jansen G, et al. Nat Genet. 1999 Apr;21(4):414-9.
NL2334 dpy-20(e1282) IV; pkIs1273. pkIs1273 [gpa-16::GFP + dpy-20(+)].
NL1575 dpy-20(e1282) IV; pkIs575. pkIs575 [gpc-1::GFP + dpy-20(+)]. Reporter construct includes 4.2 kbp of upstream sequences, and most of the gpc-1 coding region, fused in-frame to GFP. 5.0 kbp XbaI - ScaI fragment cloned into pPD95.77. Reference: Jansen G, et al. EMBO J. 2002 Mar 1;21(5):986-94.
NL2336 dpy-20(e1282) IV; pkIs1275. pkIs1275 [gpc-2::GFP + dpy-20(+)]. Reporter construct includes 2.3 kbp of upstream sequence and most of the gpc-2 open reading frame. 2.5 kbp PCR fragment generated with primers gpc2-1 (TCTGCAGCACGACGATAATC, extended with a SphI site) and gpc2-2 (GTCGATTGGGTTCACAAGTG, extended with a BamHI site) into vector pPD95.77. Reference: Jansen G, et al. EMBO J. 2002 Mar 1;21(5):986-94.
JK1058 gld-1(q343)/unc-11(e47) dpy-5(e61) I Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpy Uncs, and homozygous q343 (make small abnormal oocytes. Pick WT and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Francis R, et al. Genetics. 1995 Feb; 139(2): 579–606. doi: 10.1093/genetics/139.2.579 PMID: 7713419.
JK4174 K10D2.2(q792) III. Superficially wild-type. K10D2.2 is a gld-2 paralog.
JK4177 pup-3(q793) I/hT2 [bli-4(e937) let-?(q782) qIs48] (I;III). Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP q793 homozygotes (viable and somewhat fertile). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain.
JK4220 puf-6(q759) II. Superficially wild-type.
JK4278 puf-12(q810) II. Superficially wild-type.
JK4619 tra-1(q106) III/eT1[qIs60](III;V). qIs60 [pes-10::GFP + gut specific promoter::GFP + myo-2::GFP]. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, non-GFP males, and dead eggs (eT1 homozygotes). Pick wild-type GFP+ and check for proper segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Schedl T, et al. Genetics. 1989 Dec;123(4):755-69. doi: 10.1093/genetics/123.4.755. PMID: 2612895.
JK4930 lag-1(q426) IV/nT1[qIs51](IV; V). Homozygous lethal deletion chromosome balanced by GFP-marked translocation. Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids, and non-GFP q426 homozygotes (variable phenotypes including sterile, L1 lethal, and small sterile adults with rectal protrusion and occasional bent pharynx). Homozygous nT1[qIs51] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Kadyk LC & Kimble J. Development. 1998 May;125(10):1803-13. doi: 10.1242/dev.125.10.1803. PMID: 9550713.
JK5020 glp-1(q172) III/hT2 [bli-4(e937) let-?(q782) qIs48] (I;III). Homozygous sterile deletion chromosome balanced by bli-4- and GFP-marked translocation. Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP q172 homozygotes (sterile). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Crittenden SL, et al. Development. 1994 Oct;120(10):2901-11. doi: 10.1242/dev.120.10.2901. PMID: 7607080.
JK5250 pole-1(q831)/hIn1[unc-54(h1040)] I. Heterozygotes are fertile WT (non-Unc) and segregate fertile WT (q831/hIn1), fertile Unc (hIn1/hIn1), and sterile non-Uncs (q831/q831). Pick fertile WT and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Robinson-Thiewes S, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2022 Mar 4;12(3):jkab439. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab439. PMID: 35100350.
JK5305 lst-1(q827) I/hT2 [bli-4(e937) let-?(q782) qIs48] (I;III). Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP q827 homozygotes (viable and somewhat fertile). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Robinson-Thiewes S, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2022 Mar 4;12(3):jkab439. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab439. PMID: 35100350.
JK5455 q833 V/nT1[qIs51](IV; V). hets are green pharynx WT and segregate green pharynx WT, fertile non-green pharynx and dead eggs (nT1 homozygotes). q833 is a 472 bp deletion into the intergenic region between mir-61/ mir-250 and F55A11.4.
JK5556 F17E5.2(q864) X. 350 bp deletion in F17E5.2
JK5596 lst-1(q867) I. CRIPSR-engineered mutation of the lst-1M71 longform start codon (ATG to AT, deletion of G). Reference: Haupt KA, et al. Development. 2019 Oct 17;146(20):dev181644. doi: 10.1242/dev.181644. PMID: 31515205
JK5687 pgl-1(q894[pgl-1::SNAP]) IV. SNAP tag inserted into endogenous pgl-1 locus between G713 and G714.
JK5731 cya-1(q903[cya-1::3xMyc]) III. Internal 3xMyc tag inserted into endogenous cya-1 locus.
JK5736 cyb-2.1(q908[3xMyc::cyb-2.1]) IV. 3xMyc tag inserted at N-terminus of endogenous cyb-2.1 locus.
JK5739 cyb-2.2(q911[3xMyc::cyb-2.2]) I. 3xMyc tag inserted at N-terminus of endogenous cyb-2.2 locus.
JK5742 cyb-3(q914[cyb-3::3xMyc]) V. Internal 3xMyc tag inserted into endogenous cyb-3 locus.
JK5745 cyd-1(q917[cyd-1::3xMyc]) II. Internal 3xMyc tag inserted into endogenous cyd-1 locus.
JK5748 cye-1(q920[3xMyc::cye-1]) I. 3xMyc tag inserted at N-terminus of endogenous cye-1 locus.
JK5751 cdk-1(q923[3xMyc::cdk-1]) III. 3xMyc tag inserted at N-terminus of endogenous cdk-1 locus.
JK5758 lst-1(q895[lst-1(long)::3xFLAG]) I. 3xFLAG tag inserted at the C terminus of the endogenous lst-1 locus, after V398 of the long isoform. Reference: Haupt KA, et al. Development. 2019 Oct 17;146(20):dev181644. doi: 10.1242/dev.181644. PMID: 31515205
JK5796 lst-1(q869) I/hT2 [bli-4(e937) let-?(q782) qIs48] (I;III). Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP q869 homozygotes (viable and somewhat fertile). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. q869 is a deletion of the entire lst-1 coding sequence as well as 139 bp upstream of M71 start codon and 228 bp downstream of the coding sequence. Reference: Haupt KA, et al. Development. 2019 Oct 17;146(20):dev181644. doi: 10.1242/dev.181644. PMID: 31515205
JLF212 par-6(wow31[par-6::ZF::GFP::3xFLAG]) I; zif-1(gk117) III. ZF-degron, GFP, and 3xFLAG tags inserted into endogenous par-6 locus. No overt phenotypes in a zif-1(gk117) background. GFP fluorescence is observed at the anterior cortex in zygotes and at apical surfaces in epithelia. Presence of ZF-degron targets tagged proteins for ZIF-mediated degradation. Expression of ZIF-1 causes the tagged PAR-6 protein to be degraded. Reference: Sallee M, et al. eLife. 2021 Jun 17;10:e64437. doi: 10.7554/eLife.64437. PMID: 34137371.
JLF155 zif-1(gk117) III. Presumptive null deletion allele of zif-1. ZF1-tagged proteins are not degraded in zif-1(gk117) background. Genotyping primers: ExtFwd: gctcgcaacgactgacaagg // IntRev: GGTACTCGCGGAACACTCACTC // ExtRev: ATTCGTACGGTACTTGCATGAACC
JLF145 zif-1(gk117) III; air-1(wow14[AIR-1::ZF::GFP::3xFLAG]) V. ZF-degron, GFP, and 3xFLAG tags inserted into endogenous air-1 locus. No overt phenotypes in a zif-1(gk117) background. GFP expression is observed in mitotic cells at the spindle poles and along microtubules. Presence of ZF-degron targets tagged proteins for ZIF-mediated degradation. Expression of ZIF-1 causes the tagged AIR-1 protein to be degraded. Reference: Sallee M, et al. PLoS Biol. 2018 Aug 6;16(8):e2005189. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005189. PMID: 30080857.
JLF16 ptrn-1(wow4[ptrn-1::GFP]) X. GFP tag inserted into endogenous ptrn-1 locus. No overt phenotypes. GFP fluorescence is observed at non-centrosomal microtubule-organizing centers, including the apical surface of intestinal cells. Reference: Sallee M, et al. PLoS Biol. 2018 Aug 6;16(8):e2005189. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005189. PMID: 30080857.
JLF302 ebp-2(wow47[ebp-2::GFP::3xFLAG]) II; zif-1(gk117) III. GFP and 3xFLAG tags inserted into endogenous ebp-2 locus. No overt phenotypes. GFP fluorescence is observed the tips of growing microtubules. Reference: Sallee M, et al. PLoS Biol. 2018 Aug 6;16(8):e2005189. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005189. PMID: 30080857.
JLF14 gip-1(wow3[GFP::gip-1]) III GFP tag inserted into endogenous gip-1 locus. No overt phenotypes. GFP fluorescence is observed at microtubule-organizing centers. Reference: Sallee M, et al. PLoS Biol. 2018 Aug 6;16(8):e2005189. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005189. PMID: 30080857.
JLF24 gip-1(wow5[ZF::GFP::gip-1]) zif-1(gk117) III. ZF-degron and GFP tags inserted into endogenous gip-1 locus. No overt phenotypes in a zif-1(gk117) background. GFP fluorescence is observed at microtubule-organizing centers. Presence of ZF-degron targets tagged proteins for ZIF-mediated degradation. Expression of ZIF-1 causes the tagged GIP-1 protein to be degraded. Reference: Sallee M, et al. PLoS Biol. 2018 Aug 6;16(8):e2005189. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005189. PMID: 30080857.
JLF173 gip-1(wow25[tagRFP-T::3xMyc::gip-1]) zif-1(gk117) III. tagRFP-T and 3xMyc tags inserted into endogenous gip-1 locus. No overt phenotypes. RFP fluorescence is observed at microtubule-organizing centers, though generally much dimmer than the GFP allele gip-1(wow3). Reference: Sallee M, et al. PLoS Biol. 2018 Aug 6;16(8):e2005189. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005189. PMID: 30080857.
JLF348 mzt-1(wow51[GFP::3xFLAG::mzt-1]) I; zif-1(gk117) III. GFP and 3xFLAG tags inserted into endogenous mzt-1 locus. No overt phenotypes. GFP fluorescence is observed at microtubule-organizing centers. Reference: Sallee M, et al. PLoS Biol. 2018 Aug 6;16(8):e2005189. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005189. PMID: 30080857.
JLF238 tpxl-1(wow34[ZF::GFP::3xFlag::tpxl-1]) I; zif-1(gk117) III. ZF-degron, GFP, and 3xFLAG tags inserted into endogenous tpxl-1 locus. No overt phenotypes in a zif-1(gk117) background. GFP expression is observed in microtubules. Presence of ZF-degron targets tagged proteins for ZIF-mediated degradation. Expression of ZIF-1 causes the tagged TPXL-1 protein to be degraded. Reference: Magescas J, et al. eLife. 2019 Jun 27;8:e47867. doi: 10.7554/eLife.47867. PMID: 31246171.
JLF104 zyg-9(wow12[ZF::GFP::SEC::3xFlag::zyg-9]) II; zif-1(gk117) III. ZF-degron, GFP, and 3xFlag tags inserted into endogenous zyg-9 locus. No overt phenotypes in a zif-1(gk117) background. GFP fluorescence is observed in microtubules. Reference: Magescas J, et al. eLife. 2019 Jun 27;8:e47867. doi: 10.7554/eLife.47867. PMID: 31246171.
JLF425 spd-5(wow36[tagRFP-T::spd-5]) spd-2(wow60[spd-2::GFP::3xFlag]) I. tagRFP-T tag inserted into endogenous spd-5 locus. GFP and 3xFLAG tags inserted into endogenous spd-2 locus. No overt phenotypes. GFP and RFP fluorescence is observed at centrosomes. Reference: Magescas J, et al. eLife. 2019 Jun 27;8:e47867. doi: 10.7554/eLife.47867. PMID: 31246171.
JLF361 spd-5(wow52[GFP:3xFlag:spd-5]) I. GFP and 3xFLAG tags inserted into endogenous spd-5 locus. No overt phenotypes. GFP fluorescence is observed at centrosomes and ciliary base. Reference: Magescas J, et al. eLife. 2019 Jun 27;8:e47867. doi: 10.7554/eLife.47867. PMID: 31246171.
APL31 lin-12(ljf31[lin-12::mNeonGreen[C1]::3xFLAG]) III. mNG and 3xFLAG tags fused to the C-terminal end of the intracellular domain of the endogenous lin-12 locus using a 9 amino acid flexible linker. Reference: Pani AM, et al. A new toolkit to visualize and perturb endogenous LIN-12/Notch signaling in C. elegans. MicroPubl Biol. 2022 Jul 28;2022:10.17912/micropub.biology.000603. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000603. PMID: 35966394.
DQM1070 cshIs128 II; lin-12(ljf33[lin-12::mNeonGreen[C1]::LoxP::3xFLAG::AID]) III; lag-2(bmd202[lag-2::P2A::H2B::mTurquoise2::lox511i::2xHA]) V. cshIs128 [rpl-28p::TIR1::T2A::mCherry::his-11)] II. Auxin-dependent degradation of endogenous LIN-12 with visible readout of endogenous lag-2 expression. Reference: Pani AM, et al. A new toolkit to visualize and perturb endogenous LIN-12/Notch signaling in C. elegans. MicroPubl Biol. 2022 Jul 28;2022:10.17912/micropub.biology.000603. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000603. PMID: 35966394.