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cdIs66 [pcc1::GFP::rab-7 + myo-2p::GFP + unc-119(+)]. GFP::rab-7 expressed in front of coelomocyte promoter.

cdIs73[RME-8::mRFP + ttx-3::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Ballistic transformation. RME-8::mRFP expressed in front coelomocyte promoter.

cdIs85 [pcc1::2xFYVE::GFP + myo-2p::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Ballistic transformation. 2xFYVE(Hrs)::GFP expressed in front coelomocyte promoter.

otIs796 [flp-12(promDEL3)::GFP + unc-122p::RFP] X. SMB is marked only with GFP, not red. Can be used to isolate SMB by FACS. Used by CeNGEN project for RNA-Seq (https://www.cengen.org/). This strain carries unc-122p::RFP as a co-injection marker labeling coelomocytes, which can bleed through the green channel; it is not known which red variant was used in the co-injection marker. Make sure the sorted green cells are also not red. Derived by integration of array originally generated in Kyuhyung Kim's lab.

otIs151 [ceh-36p::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. otIs160 [lsy-6::GFP + coelomocyte::GFP]. Rollers.

otIs151 [ceh-36p::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Expresses RFP in AWCL/R and ASEL/R. otEx2304 [gcy-11(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. Expresses GFP in pharyngeal muscle. Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes. Rollers. Maintain by picking GFP+.

otIs151 [ceh-36p::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Expresses RFP in AWCL/R and ASEL/R. otEx2310 [gcy-19(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. Expresses GFP in IL2, faint in ASEL/R, and faint pairs in head. Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes. Rollers. Maintain by picking GFP+.

otIs151 [ceh-36p::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Expresses RFP in AWCL/R and ASEL/R. otEx2314 [gcy-2(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. Expresses GFP in ASI, RIA, PVT and AWA. Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes. Rollers. Maintain by picking GFP+.

otIs151 [ceh-36p::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Expresses RFP in AWCL/R and ASEL/R. otEx2322[gcy-14(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. Expresses GFP in ASEL, and dim GFP in ASER and AWC. Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes. Rollers. Maintain by picking GFP+.

otIs151 [ceh-36p::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Expresses RFP in AWCL/R and ASEL/R. otEx2327 [gcy-20(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. Expresses GFP in ASEL, dim in ASER and AWC. Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes. Rollers. Maintain by picking GFP+.

otIs151 [ceh-36p::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Expresses RFP in AWCL/R and ASEL/R. otEx2409 [gcy-4(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. Expresses GFP in ASE, biased to right. Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes. Rollers. Maintain by picking GFP+.

otIs151 [ceh-36p::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Expresses RFP in AWCL/R and ASEL/R. otEx2411[gcy-13(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. Expresses GFP in RIM. Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes. Rollers. Maintain by picking GFP+.

otIs151 [ceh-36p::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Expresses RFP in AWCL/R and ASEL/R. otEx2414 [gcy-17(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. Expresses GFP in PHA. Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes. Rollers. Maintain by picking GFP+.

otIs151 [ceh-36p::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Expresses RFP in AWCL/R and ASEL/R. otEx2416 [gcy-21(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. Expresses GFP in ASG and ADL(weak). Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes. Rollers. Maintain by picking GFP+.

otIs151 [ceh-36p::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Expresses RFP in AWCL/R and ASEL/R. otEx2419 [gcy-1(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. Expresses GFP in ASER, ASI, URX, PVT, and AIY. Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes. Rollers. Maintain by picking GFP+.

otIs151 [ceh-36p::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Expresses RFP in AWCL/R and ASEL/R. otEx2423[gcy-3(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. Expresses GFP in ASER. Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes. Rollers. Maintain by picking GFP+.

otIs151 [ceh-36p::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Expresses RFP in AWCL/R and ASEL/R. otEx2425 [gcy-25(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. Expresses GFP in AQR, PQR, URX. Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes. Rollers. Maintain by picking GFP+.

otIs151 [ceh-36p::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Expresses RFP in AWCL/R and ASEL/R. otEx2491[gcy-29(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. Expresses GFP in ASE and AWC. Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes. Rollers. Maintain by picking GFP+.

otEx2322[gcy-14(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. Faint ASE GFP expression (2 right). Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes. Dpy.

otIs151 [ceh-36p::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Expresses RFP in AWCL/R and ASEL/R. otEx2501[gcy-23(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. Expresses GFP in AFD. Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes. Rollers. Maintain by picking GFP+.

otIs151 [ceh-36p::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Expresses RFP in AWCL/R and ASEL/R. otEx2504 [gcy-28(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. Expresses GFP in many head neurons, ventral cord and tail neurons, body wall muscle, hypodermis, somatic germline and intestine. Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes. Rollers. Maintain by picking GFP+.

otIs151 [ceh-36p::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Expresses RFP in AWCL/R and ASEL/R. otEx2419 [gcy-(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. Bilateral expression of GFP in ASE. Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes. Rollers. Dpy. Maintain by picking GFP+.

otEx2322 [gcy-14(prom1)::GFP + unc-122::GFP]. ASEL biased GFP expression. Expresses bright GFP in coelomocytes.

ulbEx112 [gmap-1p::gmap-1(cDNA)::SL2::GFP + unc-122p::RFP]. Pick animals with RFP+ expression in coelomocytes to maintain. ulb13 is a CRISPR/Cas9 engineered 1515 bp deletion of gmap-1; flanking sequences ACCTATCCAAAGCTT and TGCCAAGACATTGAA. Expression of exogenous gmap-1 quantifiable via the GFP signal. Reference: Ngale Njume F, et al. iScience. 2022 Oct 14;25(11):105357. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105357. PMID: 36339267.

kyEx4787 [rig-3p::iGluSnFR + unc-122p::dsRed]. kyEx4786 [rig-3p:: RCaMP1e + unc-122p::GFP]. Pick animals with dsRed+ and GFP+ coelomocytes to maintain arrays. mgl-2(tm355) shows low rate of reversals. Strain carrying transgenes to monitor glutamate input and Ca activity in AVA. Reference: Katz M, et al. Nat Commun. 2019 Apr 23;10(1):1882.

kyEx4787 [rig-3p::iGluSnFR + unc-122p::dsRed]. kyEx4786 [rig-3p:: RCaMP1e + unc-122p::GFP]. Pick animals with dsRed+ and GFP+ coelomocytes to maintain arrays. mgl-2(tm355) mutation rescues the high reversal rate of glt-1(ok206). Strain carrying transgenes to monitor glutamate input and Ca activity in AVA. Reference: Katz M, et al. Nat Commun. 2019 Apr 23;10(1):1882.

Linker with GFP tag and degron inserted at the C terminus of the endogenous let-381 locus. GFP expression in GLR glia, HMC and coelomocytes. Reference: Stefanakis N, et al. 2024 Feb 15. doi: 10.1038/s44318-024-00049-w. PMID: 38360995.

nsIs109 [F16F9.3p::DTA(G53E) + unc-122::GFP]. Genetic ablation of AMsh glia by expression of diphtheria toxin under AMsh-specific promoter. unc-122::GFP co-injection marker expressed in coelomocytes. Reference: Bacaj T, et al. Science. 2008 Oct 31;322(5902):744-7

syIs875 [ins-6p::dYFP + ins-6::mCherry + unc-122p::GFP]. cmk-1(sy2277) is a C-terminal knock-in of mKate2::AID*::FLAG to be used for conditional degradation of CMK-1 protein. sy2277 is a CRISPR-engineered allele generated using the self-excising cassette (SEC) method (Dickinson et al. 2015, Genetics) with the gRNA sequence 5'-AGCGTGAAAAGCGGGTGTAGNGG-3' (note: NGG not included in the gRNA). syIs875 is an integrated transgene that includes a transcriptional and translational reporter for ins-6 and is marked by GFP in the coelomocytes. dYFP signal can be seen in ASI during reproductive growth and in ASJ (strong) and ASI (weaker) during dauer exit. Reference: Zhang MG, et al. (2024). Available at: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.03.20.586022v1 [Accessed 13 August 2024].

syEx1342 [myo-2p::fars-1(T412G)::fib-1::rps-16::GFP(S65C, SynIVS)::unc-54 3' UTR + unc-122p::mCherry::unc-54 3' UTR + pha-1(+) + pBluescript]. GFP expression in the pharynx. Maintain at 25C and pick animals with red fluorescence in coelomocytes. Expresses a phenylalanyl-tRNA capable of tagging proteins with the non-canonical amino acid p-azido-L-phenylalanine in pharyngeal muscle. Reference: Yuet KP, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Mar 3;112(9):2705-10.

syEx1649 [nhr-246p::GFP + unc-122p::RFP]. Pick RFP+ (coelomocytes) to maintain. Dauer decision marker that indicates commitment to dauer formation in intestine and hypodermis. Reference: Shih, PY, et al., Dev Biol. 2019 Jun 23. pii: S0012-1606(18)30788-7.

syIs599 [nhr-246p::GFP + unc-122p::RFP]. Pick RFP+ (coelomocytes) to maintain. Dauer decision marker that indicates commitment to dauer formation in intestine and hypodermis. Reference: Shih, PY, et al., Dev Biol. 2019 Jun 23. pii: S0012-1606(18)30788-7.

syIs690 [tph-1p::NLS::cGAL(DBD)::gp41-1-N-intein::let-858 3'UTR +pdf-1p::NLS::gp41-1-C-intein::cGAL(AD)::let-858 3'UTR + unc-122p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder (NEB)]. [NOTE: Pick animals with RFP+ coelomocytes to maintain. Array appears to be lost or silenced in some animals.] Split cGAL driver for NSM neuron. syIs300 [15xUAS::(delta)pes-10::GFP::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)] is a GFP cGAL effector. Some worms do not express ttx-3p::RFP marker, but will consistently produce worms with the transgenic marker in next generation.

syEx1709 [arrd-16p::NLS::GAL4(sk)::VP64::let-858 3'UTR + unc-122p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder (NEB)]. Pick animals with RFP expression in coelomocytes to maintain. cGAL driver for URY neurons. syIs300 [15xUAS::(delta)pes-10::GFP::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)] is a GFP cGAL effector. Some worms do not express ttx-3p::RFP marker, but will consistently produce worms with the transgenic marker in next generation.

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.

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.

oyIs96 [gcy-8p::FlincG3 gcy-8p::myr::TagRFP + unc-122p::dsRed]. Red fluorescence in coelomocytes and faint green fluorescence in AFD head neurons. cGMP fluorescent sensor (FlincG3) expression in AFD neurons allows visualization of AFD signaling. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Extrachromosomal array used in the generation of this strain detailed in https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.119.302392.

oyEx45 [nhr-82::GFP + coelomocyte::GFP]. N2 line injected. Maintain by picking GFP+.

oyEx38 [nhr-77::GFP, coelomocyte::GFP]. N2 line injected. Maintain by picking GFP+.

oyIs85 [ceh-36p::TU#813 + ceh-36p::TU#814 + srtx-1p::GFP + unc-122p::DsRed]. TU#813 and TU#814 are split caspase vectors (Chalfie Lab) subcloned downstream of the ceh-36 promoter. AWC ablated in this strain. Defective thermotaxis. Expression of dsRed in coelomocytes. GFP expression in AFD. Reference: Beverly M, Anbil S, Sengupta P. J Neurosci. 2011 Aug 10;31(32):11718-27.

oyIs84 [gpa-4p::TU#813 + gcy-27p::TU#814 + gcy-27p::GFP + unc-122p::DsRed]. TU#813 and TU#814 are split caspase vectors (Chalfie Lab) subcloned downstream of the gpa-4 promoter and gcy-27 promoter, respectively. ASI is ablated in this strain. Increased dauer formation. Expression of dsRed in coelomocytes. Reference: Beverly M, Anbil S, Sengupta P. J Neurosci. 2011 Aug 10;31(32):11718-27.

Large yolk platelets in oocytes. Premature yolk degradation in embryos. Large endosomes in coelomocytes and intestine. Reference: Chotard L, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2010 Jul 1;21(13):2285-96.

Dpy, Emb, Lvl, Suppressor of the lin-2 Vul phenotype, large endosomes in coelomocytes

unc-54(ftw19[NLS::mCherry::SL2::GFP::unc-54]) I. myo-3(ftw16[NLS::GFP::SL2::mCherry::myo-3]) V. Endogenous unc-54 locus tagged with NLS::GFP and mCherry using CRISPR/Cas9; coexpressed from the endogenous promoter using trans-splicing. Body muscles have bright green fluorescence within myofibrils and bright red nuclei visible by dissection fluorescence microscopy. Slow movement and slightly impaired egg-laying. Endogenous myo-3 locus tagged with NLS::GFP and mCherry using CRISPR/Cas9; coexpressed from the endogenous promoter using trans-splicing. Please contact Ryan Littlefield prior to publishing work using this strain.

Endogenous tni-3 locus tagged with mCherry using CRISPR/Cas9. GFP-nls coexpressed from the endogenous promoter using SL2 trans-splicing. Visible using fluorescent dissecting microscopes. WT movement and behavior. Please contact Ryan Littlefield prior to publishing work using this strain.

GFP tag inserted in endogenous unc-94 locus; specifically tags UNC-94A isoform. mCherry tag inserted into endogenous tni-3 locus; GFP::NLS coexpressed from the endogenous tni-3 promoter via SL2 trans-splicing. GFP::UNC-94 is visible by compound microscopy as striations in body wall muscles, as elongated puncta in single-sarcomere (anal depressor, uterine, and vulval) muscles, as well as the cell bodies of two neurons. GFP::UNC-94 is not visible on fluorescent dissection microscopes. Please contact Ryan Littlefield prior to publishing work using this strain.

Endogenous myo-3 locus tagged with mCherry using CRISPR/Cas9. nls-GFP coexpressed from the endogenous promoter using trans-splicing. Visible using fluorescent dissecting microscopes. WT movement and behavior. Please contact Ryan Littlefield prior to publishing work using this strain.

GFP tag inserted in endogenous unc-94 locus; specifically tags UNC-94A isoform. mCherry tag inserted into endogenous myo-3 locus; GFP::NLS coexpressed from the endogenous myo-3 promoter via SL2 trans-splicing. GFP::UNC-94 is visible by compound microscopy as striations in body wall muscles, as elongated puncta in single-sarcomere (anal depressor, uterine, and vulval) muscles, as well as the cell bodies of two neurons. GFP::UNC-94 is not visible on fluorescent dissection microscopes. Please contact Ryan Littlefield prior to publishing work using this strain.

GFP tag inserted into endogenous pat-3 locus; mCherry coexpressed from the endogenous pat-3 promoter via SL2 trans-splicing. mCherry tag inserted into endogenous pat-2 locus; GFP::NLS coexpressed from the endogenous pat-2 promoter via SL2 trans-splicing. Please contact Ryan Littlefield prior to publishing work using this strain.

ssrIs1240 [ges-1p(deltaB)::ins-7::mCherry]. ssrIs615 [unc-122p::GFP]. The INS-7::mCherry fusion protein localizes in GFP-labeled coelomocytes. ges-1p(deltaB) is an INT1-specific promoter. Reference: Liu CC, et al. Nat Commun. 2024 Aug 11;15(1):6869. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-51077-3. PMID: 39127676.