Search Strains

ccIs55 [unc-54::lacZ + sup-7(st5)] V. njEx38 [unc-54p::daf-2(+) + goa-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Maintain by picking Rollers. Arrest as dauers at 25C. Maintain at 15C.

Maintain at 15C. Temperature-sensitive dauer constitutive.

lpIs12 [daf-16a::RFP + unc-119(+)]. Maintain at 15C. Extended lifespan. Reference: Kwon ES, et al., Nature. 2010 Jul 22;466(7305):498-502.

lpIs13 [daf-16b::CFP + unc-119(+)]. Maintain at 15C. Extended lifespan. Reference: Kwon ES, et al., Nature. 2010 Jul 22;466(7305):498-502.

lpIs14 [daf-16f::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Maintain at 15C. Extended lifespan. Reference: Kwon ES, et al., Nature. 2010 Jul 22;466(7305):498-502.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, non-conditional dauers, and Sterile Dpys. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC.

Maintain at 15C. Temperature-sensitive dauer constitutive.

Maintain at 15C. Temperature-sensitive dauer constitutive (daf-c).

Linkage mapping strain. Maintain at 15C.

weSi174 [eif-3.Bp::TIR1::linker::mCherry(dpiRNA)::tbb-2 3'UTR + unc-119(+)] II. Auxin-inducible degradation of DAF-2::AID* causes dauer formation. Reference: Eder M, et al. Cell. 2024 Jul 25;187(15):3919-3935.e19. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.050. PMID: 38908368.

weSi174 [eif-3.Bp::TIR1::linker::mCherry(dpiRNA)::tbb-2 3'UTR + unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 20C or less. Sterile at 25C. Auxin-inducible degradation of DAF-2::AID* causes dauer formation. Reference: Eder M, et al. Cell. 2024 Jul 25;187(15):3919-3935.e19. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.050. PMID: 38908368.

nIs590 [fat-7p::fat-7::GFP + lin15(+)] V. Temperature sensitive dauer constitutive. Maintain at 15C. 100% dauers at 25C. 15% dauer formation at 20C. Long-lived. Reference: Heimbucher T, et al. Nat Commun. 2020 Oct 2;11(1):4627. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18369-w. PMID: 33009389.

nIs590 [fat-7p::fat-7::GFP + lin15(+)] V. Temperature sensitive dauer constitutive. Maintain at 15C. 100% dauers at 25C. 15% dauer formation at 20C. Long-lived. Reference: Heimbucher T, et al. Nat Commun. 2020 Oct 2;11(1):4627. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18369-w. PMID: 33009389.

Uncoordinated. May contain a weak daf-2 mutation (sa875). See Ailion and Thomas in Genetics 165: 127-144 2003.

Dauer defective-leaky. Somewhat small. Suppresses daf-2.

Daf-c phenotype at 25C; normal development at 20C. Defects in salt-starve associative learning and olfactory learning. Reference: Ohno H, et al. Science. 2014 Jul 18;345(6194):313-7. PMID: 25035490

daf-2(pe2722) is a daf-2c-isoform specific mutation. pe2722 is a CRISPR/Cas9-engineered 41 bp deletion (ggttgatgacgatgatgagcccggcggcaggaggcagtgagcaaca) in daf-2 exon 11.5. Guide RNA sequence: gacgatgaagagcccggcgg. Reference: Nagashima T, et al. PLoS Genet. 2019 Jul 19;15(7):e1008297. PMID: 31323047

peIs785 [casy-1p::daf-2 E11-E11.5(+c)-E12::EGFP + casy-1p::daf-2 E11-E11.5(+c)-E12(-c)::mRFP]. peIs785 caries a daf-2 splicing reporter expressed in many neurons. Reference: Tomioka M, et al. Nat Commun. 2016 May 20;7:11645. PMID: 27198602

Exp defective. Constipated. May contain a weak daf-2 mutation (sa753). See Ailion and Thomas in Genetics 165: 127-144 2003.

Maintain at 15C. Null allele of lea-1. lea-1 gene replaced with myo-2p::GFP reporter. cp423 mutants can be identified by GFP expression in pharynx. Reference: Hibshman JD & Goldstein B. BMC Biol. 2021 Dec 14;19(1):263. doi: 10.1186/s12915-021-01176-0. PMID: 34903234

Endogenous LEA-1 tagged at the C-terminus with mNG and AID* sequence for auxin-induced degradation. Maintain at 15C. Reference: Hibshman JD & Goldstein B. BMC Biol. 2021 Dec 14;19(1):263. doi: 10.1186/s12915-021-01176-0. PMID: 34903234

Endogenous LEA-1 tagged at the C-terminus with mYPET. Maintain at 15C. Reference: Hibshman JD & Goldstein B. BMC Biol. 2021 Dec 14;19(1):263. doi: 10.1186/s12915-021-01176-0. PMID: 34903234

mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. Phenotypic assays have shown that this mNeonGreen tag does not perturb the function of the DAF-2 protein. DAF-2::mNeonGreen is expressed in neurons, XXX cells, vulval cells, germ cells, and oocytes with clear plasma membrane localization as expected for a cell surface receptor. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

Nuclear Ultrabright GFP::mNeonGreen Fluorescent protein (NuGFP) tag inserted downstream of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. NuGFP cassette is composed of an intercistronic region (ICR) from the C. elegans SL2-type operon, a SV40 nuclear localization sequence (NLS), the coding sequence of GFP, the coding sequence of mNeonGreen, and egl-13 NLS. The expression of NuGFP is tied to that of the endogenous daf-2, but after trans-splicing, the NuGFP protein is synthesized independently of DAF-2. This high-sensitivity daf-2 expression reporter was readily detectable in most C. elegans cells throughout development and adulthood. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

hqSi8 [rgef-1p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR+Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. AID* and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi8 was generated by replacing the eft-3 promoter of the ieSi57 insertion (oxTi179 site) with the rgef-1 promoter using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-2 protein in the neurons. hqSi8 previously known as hq373. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

ieSi61 [ges-1p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. AID* and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. A single copy transgene was inserted into chromosome II (oxTi179) expressing modified Arabidopsis thaliana TIR1 tagged with mRuby in the intestine. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-2 protein in the intestine. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

ieSi38 [sun-1p::TIR1::mRuby::sun-1 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] IV. AID* and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. A single copy transgene was inserted into chromosome IV (cxTi10882) expressing modified Arabidopsis thaliana TIR1 tagged with mRuby in germ line and early embryos. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-2 protein in the germ line.

hqSi9 [dpy-7p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. AID* and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi9 was generated by replacing the eft-3 promoter of the ieSi57 insertion (oxTi179 site) with the dpy-7 promoter using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-2 protein in the hypodermis. hqSi9 previously known as hq374. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

hqSi10 [myo-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. AID* and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi10 was generated by replacing the eft-3 promoter of the ieSi57 insertion (oxTi179 site) with the myo-3 promoter using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-2 protein in the body wall muscles. hqSi10 previously known as hq375. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

hqSi11 [lim-7p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. AID* and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi11 was generated by replacing the eft-3 promoter of the ieSi57 insertion (oxTi179 site) with the lim-7 promoter using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-2 protein in the gonadal sheath. hqSi11 previously known as hq378. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

hqSi12 [eak-4p::TIR-1:mRuby::unc-54 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] IV. AID* and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi12 was generated by replacing the sun-1 promoter and 3' UTR of the ieSi38 insertion (cxTi10882 site) with the eak-4 promoter and unc-54 3'UTR using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-2 protein in the XXX cells. hqSi12 previously known as hq388. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

Degron and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. The double tag of a degron sequence and a fluorescent protein sequence enables facile detection of the expression of the fusion protein and auxin-induced DAF-2 protein degradation. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

ieSi57 [eft-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. AID* and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. A single copy transgene was inserted into chromosome II (oxTi179) expressing modified Arabidopsis thaliana TIR1 tagged with mRuby in the soma. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-2 protein in somatic tissues. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

Maintain at 15C. GFP tag and degron inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-16 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

ieSi57 [eft-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15C. GFP tag and AID* inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-16 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering.This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-16 protein in somatic tissues. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

hqSi8 [rgef-1p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR+Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15C. GFP tag and AID* inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-16 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi8 was generated by replacing the eft-3 promoter of the ieSi57 insertion (oxTi179 site) with the rgef-1 promoter using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-16 protein in the neurons. hqSi8 previously known as hq373. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

hqSi9 [dpy-7p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15C. GFP tag and AID* inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-16 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi9 was generated by replacing the eft-3 promoter of the ieSi57 insertion (oxTi179 site) with the dpy-7 promoter using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-16 protein in the hypodermis. hqSi9 previously known as hq374. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

ieSi61 [ges-1p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15C. GFP tag and AID* inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-16 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering.This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-16 protein in the intestine. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

hqSi12 [eak-4p::TIR-1:mRuby::unc-54 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] IV. Maintain at 15C. GFP tag and AID* inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-16 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi12 was generated by replacing the sun-1 promoter and 3' UTR of the ieSi38 insertion (cxTi10882 site) with the eak-4 promoter and unc-54 3'UTR using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-16 protein in the XXX cells. hqSi12 previously known as hq388. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

ieSi38 [sun-1p::TIR1::mRuby::sun-1 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] IV. Maintain at 15C. GFP tag and AID* inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-16 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering.This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-16 protein in the germ line. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

hqSi10 [myo-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15C. GFP tag and AID* inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-16 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi10 was generated by replacing the eft-3 promoter of the ieSi57 insertion (oxTi179 site) with the myo-3 promoter using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-16 protein in the body wall muscles. hqSi10 previously known as hq375. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

hqSi11 [lim-7p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15C. GFP tag and AID* inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-16 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi11 was generated by replacing the eft-3 promoter of the ieSi57 insertion (oxTi179 site) with the lim-7 promoter using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-16 protein in the gonadal sheath. hqSi11 previously known as hq378. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

Maintain at 15-20C: will form dauers at higher temps. Slow growing. Pick GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are GFP+ and segregate WT GFP+ hets, arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids, and non-GFP daf-2(e1370); isp-1(qm150) homozygotes (sterile). Homozygous nT1[qIs51] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. [NOTE: Originally published daf-2(e1370); isp-1(qm150) strain MQ876 was found to not actually contain the daf-2(e1370) mutation. This strain was made to study the double mutant and revealed that daf-2(e1370); isp-1(qm150) homozygotes are inviable/sterile.] Reference: Cooper et al. In preparation.

otSi2 [ges-1p::TIR1(F79G)::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+) *ieSi61] II. Temperature-senstive daf(c): maintain at 15C. Intestine-specific TIR1 sequence in ieSi61 allele was edited to TIR1(F79G) using CRISPR/Cas9 to make it compatible with AID2. [TCC GTC GAG CTC AAG GGA AAG CCA CAC TTC] edited to [AGT GTC GAA TTG AAG GGA AAG CCA CAC GGA]. This strain can be used to deplete DAF-16 specifically from the intestine with the modified auxin 5-Ph-IAA. Constitutive dauer formation at 25 C due to daf-2(e1370). Reference: Sural S, et al. Sci Adv. 2025 Sep 26;11(39):eadw1270. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw1270. PMID: 40991693.

otIs913 [pha-4(prom2)::daf-2(DN)::eBFP2::tbb-2 3’ UTR + unc-122p::mCherry::unc-54 3' UTR] V. daf-2(DN) encodes a dominant negative form of the DAF-2 protein, causing inhibition of the insulin receptor DAF-2. pha-4(prom2) drives expression of daf-2(DN) in all 22 enteric neurons (20 pharyngeal neurons, AVL and DVB), RIS and PVT. The multicopy array was inserted at the oxTi553 landing site using the Fluorescent Landmark Interference (FLInt) method. Reference: Sural S, et al. Sci Adv. 2025 Sep 26;11(39):eadw1270. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw1270. PMID: 40991693.

otIs937 [ceh-19(prom2)::daf-2(DN)::eBFP2::SL2::tagRFP-T::tbb-2 3' UTR + unc-122p::GFP::unc-54 3' UTR] V. daf-2(DN) encodes a dominant negative form of the DAF-2 protein, causing inhibition of the insulin receptor DAF-2. daf-2(DN) encodes a dominant negative form of the DAF-2 protein, causing inhibition of the insulin receptor DAF-2. ceh-19(prom2) drives expression of daf-2(DN) specifically in the MC neurons in the pharyngeal nervous system. The multicopy array was inserted at the oxTi553 landing site using the Fluorescent Landmark Interference (FLInt) method. Reference: Sural S, et al. Sci Adv. 2025 Sep 26;11(39):eadw1270. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw1270. PMID: 40991693.

otIs942 [tph-1(prom5)::daf-2(DN)::eBFP2::SL2::tagRFP-T::tbb-2 3' UTR + unc-122p::GFP::unc-54 3' UTR] V. daf-2(DN) encodes a dominant negative form of the DAF-2 protein, causing inhibition of the insulin receptor DAF-2. daf-2(DN) encodes a dominant negative form of the DAF-2 protein, causing inhibition of the insulin receptor DAF-2. tph-1(prom5) drives expression of daf-2(DN) specifically in the NSM neurons. The multicopy array was inserted at the oxTi553 landing site using the Fluorescent Landmark Interference (FLInt) method. Reference: Sural S, et al. Sci Adv. 2025 Sep 26;11(39):eadw1270. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw1270. PMID: 40991693.

ccIs55 [unc-54::lacZ + sup-7(st5)] V. njEx38 [unc-54p::daf-2(+) + goa-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Maintain by picking Rollers. Slight Egl.

ccIs55 [unc-54::lacZ + sup-7(st5)] V. njEx38 [unc-54p::daf-2(+) + goa-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Pick Rollers to maintain. unc-43 gain-of-function. Progressive paralysis.

ccIs55 [unc-54::lacZ + sup-7(st5)] V. njEx38 [unc-54p::daf-2(+) + goa-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Pick Rollers to maintain. unc-43 gain-of-function suppressed; not markedly small. Egl-d. Lethal @ 25C; short L1's do not survive. No GFP expression.