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xnIs3[par-6:PAR-6::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Wild type worms. Express PAR-6::GFP in early embryos and epithelial cells.

xnIs78 [cdc-42p::2xHA::cdc-42 + unc-119(+)]. Superficially wild-type. Reference: Anderson DC, et al. (2008) Science 320(5884):1771-4.

xnIs87 [syn-4p::GFP::syn-4::syn-4 3'UTR + unc-119(+)].

xnIs96 [pJN455(hmr-1p::hmr-1::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR) + unc-119(+)]. GFP starts in membranes at~100 cell stage, becomes bright apically in older embryos and larvae; most prominent in nerve ring in adults. Reference: Achilleos et al. (2010) Development 137(11):1833-42.

zuIs43[pie-1::GFP::PAR-6::ZF1 + unc-119(+)]. Unc worms. Transgenic PAR-6 is subject to ZIF-1-dependent degradation. GFP present in early embryos but then degrades in somatic lineages. Rescues Mel phenotype of par-6(zu170).

xnIs162 [ect-2::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Transgene rescues sterility of ect-2(gk44). Reference: Chan E & Nance J. J Cell Sci. 2013 Apr 1;126(Pt 7):1692-702.

xnIs178 [mCherry::pac-1 + unc-119(+)]. Translational fusion to PAC-1. mCherry::PAC-1 is expressed in pharyngeal muscle cells (mostly apical, some basal), a few cells in the vulva, maternally in early embryos at cell contacts, and at adherens junctions in late embryogenesis. Maternal expression is difficult to detect by eye but visible with longer camera exposure. Reference: Anderson DC, et al. Science 2008: 320: 1771-1774.

xnIs243 [picc-1p::picc-1::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Weak maternal expression visible at early embryo cell contacts. Stronger zygotic expression visible at junctions of epithelial cells. Transgene generated from a recombineered genomic fosmid clone. Reference: Zilberman, Y., J. Abrams, D.C. Anderson, and J. Nance. 2017. Cdc42 regulates junctional actin but not cell polarization in the Caenorhabditis elegans epidermis. J Cell Biol 216: 3729-3744.

xnSi6 [mex-5p::hmr-1::GFP::hmr-1 3'UTR + unc-119(+)] II. HMR-1::GFP localized at cell contacts in early embryos and becomes enriched in PGCs. Reference: Chihara D & Nance J. Development. 2012 Jul;139(14):2547-56. Klompstra D, et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2015 Jun;17(6):726-35.

xnIs299 [hmr-1p::hmr-1::mCherry + unc-119(+)]. Translational fusion to hmr-1. HMR-1::mCherry is visible in multiple tissues including pharynx, intestine, epidermis and gonad; also marks the adherens junctions in epithelia. No visible maternal expression. Reference: Zilberman Y, et al. 2017: J Cell Biol. (In press).

xnIs312 [par-6p::par-6::mCherry + unc-119(+)]. Expresses par-6::mCherry maternally and zygotically. Expression is present in many cells, including early embryos, epithelial cells, the excretory cell, and the germ line. Reference: Armenti ST, Chan E, Nance J. Dev Biol. 2014 Aug 4. pii: S0012-1606(14)00355-8.

xnIs27 [pie-1p::GFP::pac-1 + unc-119(+)]. Maintain at 25C to slow silencing of transgene. xnIs27 rescues pac-1(xn6). GFP::PAC-1 localized at contacts in early embryos. Reference: Anderson DC, et al. Science. 2008 Jun 27;320(5884):1771-4. Klompstra D, et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2015 Jun;17(6):726-35.

Heterozygotes are Dpy. Segregate Dpy Unc. tm939 homozygotes are emb, leth, pvl, rup, larval arrested or sterile. Attribution: This strain was generated by the National Bioresource Project at the Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, which is part of the International C. elegans Gene Knockout Consortium, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use. Paper_evidence WBPaper00041807

Homozygous lethal or sterile deletion allele balanced by Unc-marked translocation. Break points: In(egl-4 unc-17) IV. Covered region (Mb) 1.8 (1.8..3.6) Unc. Reference: Iwata S, et al. Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 21;6:33840.

Homozygous lethal deletion allele balanced by Unc-marked translocation. Pick wild-type to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type and segregate wild-type (heterozygotes), Let (tm1986 homozygotes), and larval arrest (tmIn3 homozygotes). Break points: In(jtr-1 unc-17) IV. Covered region (Mb) 2.2 (1.4..3.6) Unc. Reference: Iwata S, et al. Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 21;6:33840.

Homozygous lethal deletion allele balanced by Unc-marked translocation. Heterozygotes are wild-type and segregate wild-type heterozygotes, lethal tm6395 homozygotes, and Unc tmIn11 homozygotes. Break points: In(kvs-5 unc-17) IV. Covered region (Mb) 2.9 (0.7..3.6) [NOTE: the genotype originally listed for this strain in Table 2 of Dejima, et al. was incorrect.] Reference: Dejima K, et al. Cell Rep. 2018 Jan 2;22(1):232-241.

Homozygous lethal or sterile deletion allele balanced by Unc-marked translocation. Break points: In(ced-2 unc-17) IV. Covered region (Mb) 2 (1.6..3.6) Unc. Reference: Iwata S, et al. Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 21;6:33840.

Homozygous lethal deletion allele balanced by Dpy-marked translocation. Break points: In(dpy-5 lin-10) I. Covered region (Mb) 2.7 (5.4..8.1). Pick wild-type to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type and segregate wild-type heterozygotes, Dpy (tmIn14 homozygotes), and unc-15 homozygotes. [NOTE: the genotype originally listed for this strain in Table 2 of Dejima, et al. was incorrect.] Reference: Dejima K, et al. Cell Rep. 2018 Jan 2;22(1):232-241.

tmEx4487 [unc-18(+) + myo-2p::Venus]. Break points: In(F53B1.2 unc-18 In(lon-2 mec-10)) X. Covered region (Mb) 6.4 (2.1..8.5) Lon Mec (Unc). Pick fluorescent non-Unc to maintain array. Males carrying the array (Venus in pharynx) can mate. Reference: Iwata S, et al. Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 21;6:33840.

Break points: In(F53B1.2 unc-18 In(lon-2 mec-10)) X. Covered region (Mb) 6.4 (2.1..8.5) Lon Unc Mec. Reference: Iwata S, et al. Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 21;6:33840.

Break points: In(F53G12.8 T02E1.7 In(gsp-3 sre-23)) I. Covered region (Mb) 8.1 (0.1..8.3) Balancer marked with myo-2p::Venus. tmIs1219 is inserted in unc-14, but Unc phenotype is not detectable. Reference: Dejima K, et al. Cell Rep. 2018 Jan 2;22(1):232-241.

Break points: In(F53G12.8 T02E1.7 In(gsp-3 sre-23)) I. Covered region (Mb) 8.1 (0.1..8.3) Balancer marked with myo-2p::Venus. Dpy. Reference: Dejima K, et al. Cell Rep. 2018 Jan 2;22(1):232-241.

pkIs1642 [sir-2.1(+) + unc-119(+)]. Derived by outcrossing NL3908 to HT1593 (six times). Reference: Burnett C, et al. Nature. 2011 Sep 21;477(7365):482-5.

pkIs1641 [unc-119(+)]. Derived by outcrossing NL3908 to HT1593 (six times). Reference: Burnett C, et al. Nature. 2011 Sep 21;477(7365):482-5.

naIs3 [(pGC133) hsp-16.41::FLP:::let-858 3'UTR) + Cbr-unc-119(+)].

naIs6 [hsp-16.2p::FLP::let-858 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+) + ceh-22p::GFP)].

naEx75 [(pGC146) hsp-16.2p::FLP::let-858 3'UTR) + Cbr-unc-119(+) + (pCW2.1) ceh-22p::GFP)]. Array was bombarded but did not integrate.

naIs7 [hsp-16.2p::FLP::let-858 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)]. Does not express ceh-22p::GFP, but unc-119 is rescued.

muIs252 [eft-3p::wrmScarlet1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. C-terminal tag of HIS-72 via CRISPR/Cas9 knock-in of wrmScarlet11 into endogenous his-72 locus. Genetic background: strain CF4582. Insertion verified by PCR and fluorescence. Left flank: 5' CTCGCCAGACGCATTCGCGGAGAACGTGCT 3' (one silent mutation); Right flank: 5' TAAgctccatcaccaattctcgaagcactt 3'; sgRNA: GAGCTTAAGCACGTTCTCCG; Cas9/sgRNA plasmid: pGLOW87; wrmScarlet11^SEC^3xMyc plasmid: pGLOW88; SEC insertion allele strain: GLW26

muIs252 [eft-3p::wrmScarlet1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. C-terminal tag of EGL-1 via CRISPR/Cas9 knock-in of wrmScarlet11 into endogenous egl-1 locus. Genetic background: strain CF4582. Insertion verified by PCR, Sanger sequencing, and fluorescence. Left flank: 5' CAGAAGTCTCTTCCATCGTCTTCTGGACTTTTTCGCTTTT 3' (one silent mutation); Right flank: 5' TAAgtgatcaaaatctccaacttttctcca 3'; sgRNA: AGTCCAGAAGACGATGGAAG; Cas9/sgRNA plasmid: pGLOW65; wrmScarlet11^SEC^3xMyc plasmid: pGLOW66; SEC insertion allele strain: GLW28.

pgIs2 [gcy-8p::TU#813 + gcy-8p::TU#814 + unc-122p::GFP + gcy-8p::mCherry + gcy-8p::GFP + ttx-3p::GFP]. TU#813 and TU#814 are split caspase vectors (Chalfie Lab) subcloned downstream of the gcy-8 promoter. Expression of GFP in coelomocytes and AIY neuron, and mCherry in AFD neuron when caspase activity is lost. Reference: Glauser DA, et al. Genetics. 2011 May;188(1):91-103.

mgEx376 [unc-14p::daf-2 + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. Reference: Wolkow CA, et al. Science. 2000 Oct 6;290(5489):147-50.

mgEx373 [unc-119p::daf-2(cDNA)::unc-54 3'UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. Reference: Wolkow CA, et al. Science. 2000 Oct 6;290(5489):147-50.

mgSi3 [(pCMP2)ubl-1p::GFP::ubl-1-3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] IV. Strong ubiquitous GFP expression. Can be used as a control for a strain containing an endogenous siRNA sensor (GR1720). Reference: Montgomery TA, et al. PLoS Genet. 2012;8(4):e1002616.

mgSi4 [(pCMP2)ubl-1p::GFP::siR-1-sensor-ubl-1-3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] IV. Very weak ubiquitous GFP expression. The 22G siR-1 sensor transgene is more sensitive to gene inactivations that affect 22G siR-1 levels when grown at 25C compared to 20C. Reference: Montgomery TA, et al. PLoS Genet. 2012;8(4):e1002616.

mgSi2 [mut-16p::mut-16::GFP::mut-16 3'UTR + unc-119(+)] IV. MosSCI integrant of mut-16::GFP rescues pk710. Reference: Phillips CM, et al. Genes Dev. 2012 Jul 1;26(13):1433-44.

mgTi1 [rpl-28p::skn-1a::GFP::tbb-2 3'UTR + unc-119(+)] I. Expresses SKN-1A with C-terminal GFP tag. Reference: Lehrbach NL & Ruvkun G. Elife. 2016 Aug 16;5. pii: e17721

mgIs77 [rpl-28p::ub(G76V)::GFP + unc-119(+) + myo-2p::mCherry] V. Reference: Lehrbach NJ, et al. Cell. 2019 Apr 18;177(3):737-750.e15.

gnaIs2 [myo-2p::YFP + unc-119p::Abeta1-42]. Pan-neuronal amyloid beta1-42 expression. Impaired neuromuscular and sensorimotor behavior. See GRU101 for wild-type control strain. Reference: Fong S, et al. Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 22;6:33781. doi: 10.1038/srep33781.

arSi159 [rps-27p::GFP(LoxP-flexon-LoxP)::H2B::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Inserted into ttTi5605 (II). The first intron of GFP was replaced with a Flexon containing two loxP sites. High level GFP::H2B expression requires Cre expression from a second transgene. Reference: Wittes J & Greenwald I. (2024). New Flexon-based reagents for tissue-specific Auxin-Inducible Degradation and for characterizing Cre and Flp drivers in C. elegans. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.001315.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUncs and Steriles which have an everted vulva. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUncs and Steriles which have an everted vulva. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Uncs and Sterile Dpys which have an everted vulva. ar95 previously called evl-10(ar95). See also WBPaper00004382. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUncs and Steriles which have an everted vulva. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

aSi8 [lox2272::Cbr-unc-119(+)::lox2272::mec-7p:: NLS::GCaMP7s::egl-13-NLS::SL2::NLS::mScarlet-I:: egl-13-NLS] II. mec-7 promoter driving nuclear-localized expression of GCaMP7f in ALM, PLM, AVM & PVM neurons. Reference: Ding J, et al. GE (Bethesda). 2023 Sep 30;13(10):jkad183. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad183. PMID: 37565483.

aSi10 [lox2272 Cbr-unc-119(+) lox2272 + loxP::unc-54 3’UTR::Split 3’ HygR::tjp2a_guide::Split 3’ mScarlet-I::egl-13nls::tbb-2 3’UTR] II. Strain contains a specialized safe harbor transgene landing pad for integration of promoters to drive mScarlet. Reference: Stevenson ZC, et al. bioRxiv 2022.10.30.514301; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.30.514301. Paper accepted at eLife.

aSi13 [lox2272 + loxN 3' (delta)Cbr-unc-119(+) + 3' (delta)mNeonGreen::PEST] aSi14[lox2272 + loxP 3’ (delta)HygR + 3’ (delta)mScarlet-I::PEST] II. Unc. Strain contains a set of dual specialized safe harbor transgene landing pads for integration of promoters: one driving mScarlet and rescuing hygromycin resistance upon integration, the other driving mNeonGreen and rescuing the unc phenotype upon integration. Reference: Stevenson ZC, et al. bioRxiv 2022.10.30.514301; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.30.514301. Paper accepted at eLife.

aSi23 [lox2272::Cbr-unc-119(+)::lox2272::mec-7p:: NLS::GCaMP7f::egl-13-NLS::SL2::NLS::mScarlet-I:: egl-13-NLS] II. mec-7 promoter driving nuclear-localized expression of GCaMP7f in ALM, PLM, AVM & PVM neurons. Reference: Ding J, et al. GE (Bethesda). 2023 Sep 30;13(10):jkad183. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad183. PMID: 37565483.

aSi26 [lox2272::Cbr-unc-119(+)::lox2272::mec-7p:: NLS::GCaMP7s::ras-2-CAAX::SL2::mScarlet-I::ras-2-CAAX] II. mec-7 promoter driving membrane-localized expression of GCaMP7f in ALM, PLM, AVM & PVM neurons. Reference: Ding J, et al. GE (Bethesda). 2023 Sep 30;13(10):jkad183. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad183. PMID: 37565483.

aSi31 [lox2272::Cbr-unc-119(+)::lox2272::mec-7p:: NLS::GCaMP7f::ras-2-CAAX::SL2::mScarlet-I::ras-2-CAAX] II. mec-7 promoter driving membrane-localized expression of GCaMP7f in ALM, PLM, AVM & PVM neurons. Reference: Ding J, et al. GE (Bethesda). 2023 Sep 30;13(10):jkad183. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad183. PMID: 37565483.