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syIs6 [hsp-16.41p::lin-3]. Chromosomal insertion of the extrachromosomal array syEx23. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

ubIs5 [hsp16.1::hsp-16A::lacZ + rol-6(su1006)]. Transgene contains the complete hsp16.48 and hsp16-1 gene pair of locus hsp16A with lacZ cloned in-frame into the second exon of hsp16.1. The contruct contains the SV40 nuclear localization signal fused to the beginning of the lacZ coding region. Published as ubIn5.

gaIs37 [Ef1a::Dmek hs::mpk-1] IV. ccIs55 [unc-54::lacZ + sup-7(st5)] V. At 20C, 99% of the worms are WT. At 25C, close to 100% of the worms are Muv. Also, a heat-shock at the L2 stage can produce a 80-90% Muv phenotype.

muIs9 [hs-mab-5 + C14G10]. Heat-shock inducible mab-5. C14G10 contains a WT copy of unc-31. muIs9 integrated by gamma irradiation.

zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] V. uthIs269 [sur-5p::hsf-1::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::tdTomato::unc-54 3' UTR]. ER stress resistence. Reference: Taylor RC, Dillin A. Cell. 2013 Jun 20;153(7):1435-47.

krIs14 [hsp-16.48p::MosTransposase + lin-15B + unc-122p::GFP]. Heterozygotes are WT with GFP (GFP+ coelomocytes & GFP+ pharynx), and segregate WT GFP, arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids, and Dpy Unc homozygotes (GFP+ pharynx & GFP+ coelomocytes). Homozygous nT1[qIs51] inviable. Pick WT with GFP (GFP+ pharynx & GFP+ coelomocytes) and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. References: Robert V & Bessereau JL. EMBO J. 2007 Jan 10;26(1):170-83. doi: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601463. PMID: 17159906. Rosu S, et al. Science. 2011 Dec 2;334(6060):1286-9. doi: 10.1126/science.1212424. PMID: 22144627. Toraason E, et al. Elife. 2024 Aug 8;13:e80687. doi: 10.7554/eLife.80687. PMID: 39115289.

gpIs1 [hsp-16.2p::GFP]. artEx35 [sur-5p::hpk-1::CFP + myo-2p::mCherry)]. Pick animals with red pharynx to maintain. Inducible GFP fluorescence after >1 hour heat shock. Reference: Das R, PLoS Genet. 2017 Oct 16;13(10):e1007038. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007038. PMID: 29036198; PMCID: PMC5658188.

zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] V. vit-1(ac2) is a dominant allele that causes ER stress. Since vit-1 is expressed only in adult stage, ER stress is induced only in adult stage. The levels of GFP expression from zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] reporter indicates the level of ER stress. Reference: Singh J & Aballay A. MBio. 2017 May 30;8(3). pii: e00778-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00778-17.

zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] V. vit-2(ac3) is a dominant allele that causes ER stress. Since vit-2 is expressed only in adult stage, ER stress is induced only in adult stage. The levels of GFP expression from zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] reporter indicates the level of ER stress. Reference: Singh J & Aballay A. MBio. 2017 May 30;8(3). pii: e00778-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00778-17.

zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] V. vit-4(ac4) is a dominant allele that causes ER stress. Since vit-4 is expressed only in adult stage, ER stress is induced only in adult stage. The levels of GFP expression from zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] reporter indicates the level of ER stress. Reference: Singh J & Aballay A. MBio. 2017 May 30;8(3). pii: e00778-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00778-17.

zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] V. vit-5(ac5) is a dominant allele that causes ER stress. Since vit-5 is expressed only in adult stage, ER stress is induced only in adult stage. The levels of GFP expression from zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] reporter indicates the level of ER stress. Reference: Singh J & Aballay A. MBio. 2017 May 30;8(3). pii: e00778-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00778-17.

zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] V. vit-6(ac6) is a dominant allele that causes ER stress. Since vit-6 is expressed only in adult stage, ER stress is induced only in adult stage. The levels of GFP expression from zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] reporter indicates the level of ER stress. Reference: Singh J & Aballay A. MBio. 2017 May 30;8(3). pii: e00778-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00778-17.

acEx185 [hsp-16.41p::par-5::VN173 + hsp-16.41p::his-1::VC155 + unc-122p::RFP]. Pick RFP+ animals to maintain. BiFC reporter strain for PAR-5 and histone (H4) proteins interaction. To detect the protein-protein physical interactions, heat shock the animals for 3 hours at 33°C, allow them to recover for 12 hours at 20°C, and observe fluorescent-complementation signals under a high-magnification fluorescence microscope. Reference: Hong C, et al. PLoS Biol. 2021 Mar 31;19(3):e3001169. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001169. PMID: 33788830.

acEx186 [hsp-16.41p::par-5::VN173 + hsp-16.41p::VC155 + unc-122p::RFP]. Pick RFP+ animals to maintain. Control strain for AY185 strain. Heat shock induces protein expression but NO BiFC complementation. Reference: Hong C, et al. PLoS Biol. 2021 Mar 31;19(3):e3001169. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001169. PMID: 33788830.

bqSi195 [(pBN65) hsp-16.41p::Dam::Myc::lmn-1 + unc-119(+)] II. Strain for DamID mapping of chromatin associated with the nuclear lamina/LMN-1. Made by MosSCI using strain EG4322 for injection. Might still carry unc-119(ed9) III, which is rescued by bqSi195. Reference: González-Aguilera C, et al. Genome Biol. 2014 Feb 3;15(2):R21.

bqSi196 [hsp-16.41p::GFP::Myc::Dam + unc-119(+)] II. Strain for DamID mapping of chromatin associated with the nuclear lamina/LMN-1. Made by MosSCI using strain EG4322 for injection. Might still carry unc-119(ed9) III, which is rescued by bqSi196. Reference: González-Aguilera C, et al. Genome Biol. 2014 Feb 3;15(2):R21.

bqSi218 [hsp-16.41p::Dam::Myc::emr-1 + unc-119(+)] II. Strain for DamID mapping of chromatin associated with the nuclear lamina/LMN-1. Made by MosSCI using strain EG4322 for injection. Might still carry unc-119(ed9) III, which is rescued by bqSi218. Reference: González-Aguilera C, et al. Genome Biol. 2014 Feb 3;15(2):R21.

bqSi471 [hsp-16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::peel-1 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi225 [emr-1p::emr-1::mCherry + unc-119(+)] IV. Expression of emr-1p::emr-1::mCherry marker is visible, but faint. Suitable for spatiotemporal cell ablation by crossing with FLP-expressing strains.

bqSi640 [dpy-7p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi470 [hsp-16.41p::FLAG::NLS::FLP D5 + unc-119(+)] IV. Expression of red and green histones in hypodermal lineage before and after heat shock, respectively.

hyEx21 [hsp-16.2p::eff-1 + rol-6(su1006)]. muIs65 [ajm-1::GFP + dpy-20(+)]. AJM-1 marks epithelial junctions. Pick Rollers to maintain.

Strain contains deletion allele of brc-1 with syIs44 [hsp::lacI::GFP + lacO + dpy-20(+)] V.

eIs2137 [sup-7(+) + Dm-hsp::lacZ] IV. lacZ expression induced by heat shock. Limited pattern (the pSHZ1 vector was originally designed for use in Drosophila, not C. elegans, and is not the best vector for expression of lacZ in the worm). This strain has predominantly historical value (as the first C. elegans strain shown to express a foreign gene). eIs2137 transgene is integrated and contains two plasmids: pAST (sup-7 amber suppressor), and pSHZ1 (lacZ driven by Drosophila heat shock promoter (S. Munro)).

pduEx1 [pCE-bJUN-VN173 + pCE-bFOX-VC155 + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. Heat-shock induces protein expression and BiFC complementation consistent with expression of the hsp-16.2 promoter.

muEx420 [hsp-12.6p::RFP(NLS) + odr-1p::RFP]. Pick RFP+ animals to maintain. Reference: Zhang P, et al. Cell Metab. 2013 Jan 8;17(1):85-100.

muIs23 [hsp::lin-39 + (pMH86) dpy-20(+)]. Heat-shock inducible lin-39. muIs23 is a spontaneous integrant whose chromosomal location is unknown. [NOTE: This strain was previously described as carrying lin-39(n1760), but it is actually carrying the g to a substitution of mu26. Strain MT7255 has been confirmed to be carrying the a to t substitution of n1760.]

muIs37 [(pMS114) hsp::mig-13 + (pMH86) dpy-20(+)]. Inducible heat-shock promoter driven mig-13 rescues Q cell migration defects in mig-13(mu31) mutants. Reference: Sym, M., Robinson, N., and Kenyon, C. Cell. 1999 Jul 9;98(1):25-36.

muIs37 [(pMS114) hsp::mig-13 + (pMH86) dpy-20(+)]. Inducible heat-shock promoter driven mig-13 rescues Q cell migration defects in mig-13(mu31) mutants. Reference: Sym, M., Robinson, N., and Kenyon, C. Cell. 1999 Jul 9;98(1):25-36.

kstSi32 [Cbr-unc-119(kst13)] I. kstEx45 [hsp-16.41p::Cas9::gpd-2::TagRFP-T::smu-1 3'UTR + mlc-1p::mCherry + NeoR]. Pick mCherry+ to maintain. Unc. Cbr-unc-119(kst13) is a partial unc-119 used for section in MosTI, an updated technique for targeted single-copy and extra-chromosomal array insertion. Reference: El Mouridi S, et al. 2022.

kstSi37 [Cbr-unc-119(kst13)] IV. kstEx46 [hsp-16.41p::Cas9::gpd-2::TagRFP-T::smu-1 3'UTR + mlc-1p::mCherry + NeoR]. Pick mCherry+ to maintain. Unc. Cbr-unc-119(kst13) is a partial unc-119 used for section in MosTI, an updated technique for targeted single-copy and extra-chromosomal array insertion. Reference: El Mouridi S, et al. 2022.

rgEx247 [hsp-16p::daf-2(+) + lev-11p::GFP]. rgEx247 restores food-deprivation suppression of unc-103(n1213)-induced spicule protraction.

umnIs33 [myo-2p::GFP + NeoR, II: 11755713 (intergenic)] II. lin-4 deletion allele in which lin-4 pre-miRNA (II, lin4:5902254..5902347) was replaced by mScarlet with SL1 (long sequence). Heterozygotes are GFP+ mScarlet+ Rollers, and segregate GFP+ mScarlet+ Rollers, non-GFP mScarlet+ lin-4 homozygotes, and Dpy GFP+ mIn1 homozygotes. Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+ mScarlet+ and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

umnIs33 [myo-2p::GFP + NeoR, II: 11755713 (intergenic)] II. lin-4 deletion allele in which lin-4 pre-miRNA (II, lin4:5902254..5902347) was replaced by mScarlet with SL1 (long sequence) and Kozac sequence. Heterozygotes are GFP+ mScarlet+ Rollers, and segregate GFP+ mScarlet+ Rollers, non-GFP mScarlet+ lin-4 homozygotes, and Dpy GFP+ mIn1 homozygotes. Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+ mScarlet+ and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

mir-61 pre-miRNA deletion strain deletion allele in which mir-61 pre-miRNA was replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet. Generated in parental strain N2. Rollers. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

mir-250 pre-miRNA deletion strain deletion allele in which mir-250 pre-miRNA was replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet. Rollers. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

mir-61&mir-250 pre-miRNA deletion strain deletion allele in which mir-61&mir-250 pre-miRNAs were replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet. Rollers. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

umnIs33 [myo-2p::GFP + NeoR, II: 11755713 (intergenic)] II. Rollers. lin-4 pre-miRNA deletion strain deletion allele in which lin-4 pre-miRNA was replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet; includes SL1(short) and Kozak sequence upstream of mScarlet. Heterozygotes are Rol GFP+ mScarlet+ heterozygotes, non-GFP Scarlet+ lin-4 homozygotes, and Dpy GFP+ non-Scarlet mIn1 homozygotes. Maintain by picking Rol GFP+ mScarlet+ and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

umnIs33 [myo-2p::GFP + NeoR, II: 11755713 (intergenic)] II. lin-4 pre-miRNA deletion strain deletion allele in which lin-4 pre-miRNA was replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet; includes SL1(long) and Kozak sequence upstream of mScarlet. Heterozygotes are Rol GFP+ mScarlet+, and segregate GFP+ mScarlet+ heterozygotes, non-GFP mScarlet+ lin-4 homozygotes, and Dpy GFP+ mIn1 homozygotes. Maintain by picking Rol GFP+ mScarlet+ and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Derived by CRE-meditated excision of SEC in parental strain CGC118, leaving lin-4p::mScarlet.

mir-792 pre-miRNA deletion strain deletion allele in which mir-792 pre-miRNA was replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet. Rollers. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

mir-785 pre-miRNA deletion strain deletion allele in which mir-785 pre-miRNA was replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet. Rollers. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

mir-392 pre-miRNA deletion strain deletion allele in which mir-392 pre-miRNA was replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet. Rollers. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

mir-57 pre-miRNA deletion strain deletion allele in which mir-57 pre-miRNA was replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet. Rollers. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

mir-248 pre-miRNA deletion allele in which mir-248 pre-miRNA was replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet. Rollers. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

mir-356 pre-miRNA deletion strain deletion allele in which mir-356 pre-miRNA was replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet. Rollers. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

mir-1821 pre-miRNA deletion allele in which mir-1821 pre-miRNA was replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet. Rollers. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

mir-359 pre-miRNA deletion allele in which mir-359 pre-miRNA was replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet. Rollers. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

mir-1021 pre-miRNA deletion allele in which mir-1021 pre-miRNA was replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet. Rollers. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

mir-1022 pre-miRNA deletion allele in which mir-1022 pre-miRNA was replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet. Rollers. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

mir-1824 pre-miRNA deletion allele in which mir-1824 pre-miRNA was replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet. Rollers. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

mir-800 pre-miRNA deletion allele in which mir-800 pre-miRNA was replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet. Rollers. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]

mir-1818 pre-miRNA deletion allele in which mir-1818 pre-miRNA was replaced by myo-2p::wrmScarlet. Rollers. Generated in parental strain N2. [NOTE: Low levels of Cre activity can lead to excision of the SEC, causing the strain to lose the Roll phentoype. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette.]