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nIs470 [cysl-2p::GFP + myo-2p::mCherry] IV.  The cysl-2::GFP reporter is activated by HIF-1 in egl-9, rhy-1 or vhl-1 loss-of-function mutants.

For PCR STS mapping. Differs from RW7000 in two Tc1 sites. Caenorhabditis elegans wild isolate. DP subclone of RW7000. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

edIs6 [unc-119::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] IV. Strong Roller phenotype. Hets are not Rollers (despite the presence of the supposedly dominant su1006 mutation in the array), so heterozygous males mate well. edIs6 is the integration of an array carrying pDP#MMUGF12 and pRF4. pDP#MMUGD12 ia an unc-119::GFP fusion that encodes 101 aa of UNC-119 and was made from the Fire lab vector pPD95.77. pRF4 is the rol-6(su1006) plasmid that gives a Rol phenotype. This strain allows the nervous system to be visualized by GFP fluorescence. GFP expression starts in the early embryo and continues through adulthood in most, if not all, of the nervous system. The expression of a similar lacZ fusion (but carrying a nuclear localizing signal) is described in Genetics 141: 977-988 1995.

Homozygotes for this mutation express a dumpy phenotype, while heterozygotes are roller and slightly shorter-than-wildtype in length. This Ctr-dpy-10 mutation will serve as a suitable syntenic marker for chromosome II mutations in C. tropicalis that does not impact the viability or fecundity of the organism. Generated in a C. tropicalis JU1373 background. Hermaphrodite. Culture at 20°C or above.

Homozygotes lack obvious gross phenotypes; miR-43(sjm1) accumulates in L4 larvae compared to wild-type miR-43. mir-43(sjm1) has an inversion of the miR-43 seed sequence. Reference: Stubna MW, et al. bioRxiv doi: 10.1101/2024.06.28/601170.

Homozygotes lack obvious gross phenotypes. mir-43(sjm2) has positions 9-23 of miR-43 substituted for random sequence. This strain is also homozygous for a G>T point substitution at position 8 of miR-42. Reference: Stubna MW, et al. bioRxiv doi: 10.1101/2024.06.28/601170.

Homozygotes lack gross phenotypes. mir-43(sjm3) has positions 9-23 of miR-43 substituted for the 3' region of miR-82. This strain is also homozygous for a G>T point substitution at position 8 of miR-42, and furthermore has 22bp of sequence deleted between miR-42* and miR-42. Reference: Stubna MW, et al. bioRxiv doi: 10.1101/2024.06.28/601170.

Homozygotes lack obvious gross phenotypes, though some miRNAs are elevated due to a loss-of-function mutation in ebax-1. mir-43(sjm1) is an inversion of the seed sequence of miR-43. Generated by mating parental strain CZ9907 hermaphrodites to mir-43(sjm1) males. Reference: Stubna MW, et al. bioRxiv doi: 10.1101/2024.06.28/601170.

Homozygotes lack gross phenotypes, though some miRNAs are elevated due to loss-of-function mutation in ebax-1. mir-43(sjm2) has positions 9-23 of miR-43 substituted for random sequence. This strain also has a G>T point substitution at position 8 of miR-42. Generated by mating parental strain CZ9907 hermaphrodites to mir-43(sjm2) males. Reference: Stubna MW, et al. bioRxiv doi: 10.1101/2024.06.28/601170.

Homozygotes lack obvious gross phenotypes, though some miRNAs are elevated due to loss-of-function mutation in ebax-1. mir-43(sjm3) has positions 9-23 of miR-43 substituted for the 3' region of miR-82. This strain is also homozygous for a G>T point substitution at position 8 of miR-42, and furthermore has 22bp of sequence deleted between mir-42* and mir-42. Generated by mating parental strain CZ9907 hermaphrodites to mir-43(sjm3) males. Reference: Stubna MW, et al. bioRxiv doi: 10.1101/2024.06.28/601170.

bmdSi284 [loxN::rpl-28p::TIR1(F79G)::T2A::DHB::2xmKate2] I. bmdSi284 is a single copy CRISPR/Cas9 insertion that ubiquitously co-expresses the mutant version of TIR1 for improved auxin-inducible degradation via 5-Ph-IAA and a CDK activity sensor consisting of a fragment of human DNA helicase B (DHB) fused to two copies of mKate2. Reference: Martinez MAQ, et al. Biology Open. 2022 Dec 15;11(12):bio059668. doi: 10.1242/bio.059668.

bmdSi15 [loxN + eef-1A.1p::GFP(1-10)::unc-54 3? UTR + let-858 terminator + myo-2p::mCherry::3xHA::tbb-2 3? UTR + loxP] I. bmdSi15 is a CRISPR-based integration into the ttTi4348 site (I:-5.32). Somatic expression of sfGFP(1-10) driven by the eft-3 promoter. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated recombination was used to insert eef-1a.1p::GFP into the standard MosSCI insertion site ttTi4348. Reference: Reference: Costa DS, et al. Development. 2023 May 1;150(9):dev201570. doi: 10.1242/dev.201570. PMID: 37039075.

bmdSi282 [^loxN^rgef-1p::mKate2-STOP-STOP-VHH4GFP::DAMc1]. Wild-type growth and movement. NanoDam toolkit will allows identification of direct genomic targets of TFs as well as chromatin modifiers. In this system, Dam methylase is fused with a binding reagent, an anti-GFP nanobody (vhhGFP4). Thus, genome-wide profiling can be achieved by combining cell type-specific Dam::vhhGFP4 fusion constructs with GFP knock-in alleles.

Endogenously-tagger reporters allow simultaneous visualization of endogenous LIN-12 localization and lag-2 expression levels. Reference: Medwig-Kinney TN, et al. An in vivo toolkit to visualize endogenous LAG-2/Delta and LIN-12/Notch signaling in C. elegans. MicroPubl Biol. 2022 Jul 28;2022:10.17912/micropub.biology.000602. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000602. PMID: 35966395.

bmdSi245 [^SEC^lin-29p::mKate2-STOP-STOP-DAMc1::VHH4GFP] I. Relatively slow growth compared to N2 animals. NanoDam toolkit will allows identification of direct genomic targets of TFs as well as chromatin modifiers. In this system, Dam methylase is fused with a binding reagent, an anti-GFP nanobody (vhhGFP4). Thus, genome-wide profiling can be achieved by combining cell type-specific Dam::vhhGFP4 fusion constructs with GFP knock-in alleles.

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.

cshIs140 [rpl-28p::TIR1(F79G)::T2A::mCherry::HIS-11] II. Allows for conditional degradation of endogenous LIN-12 using 5-Ph-IAA. 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.

bmdSi297 [loxN::rpl-28p::FRT3::STOP::FRT3::TIR1(F79G)::T2A::DHB::2xmKate2]; inserted into safe harbor site ttTi5605 in Chr II. Ubiquitous rpl-28 promoter driving expression of FRT3::STOP::FRT3::TIR1(F79G)::DHB construct dependent upon tissue-specific FLPase. High levels of TIR1(F79G) can be expressed in specific tissue or cell types via FLPase activity, allowing spatiotemporally-targeted degradation of AID-tagged proteins. Reference: Xiao Y, et al. An expandable FLP-ON::TIR1 system for precise spatiotemporal protein degradation in C. elegans. bioRxiv 2022.10.14.512315; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.14.512315

bmdSi243 (LoxN + cdh-3p::TIR1::F2A::DHB::2xmTurquoise2) I. bmdSi243 is a MosSCI insertion. mNG tag inserted into the C-temrinus of the endogenous unc-34 locus. mKate2 tag inserted into the C-temrinus of the endogenous lam-2 locus.

bmdSi327 [loxN::ckb-3p::FLP::P2A::H2B::2xmTurq2]; inserted into safe harbor site ttTi4348 in Chr I. Uterine-specific expression of FLPase in Z1/Z4 and their descendants with blue fluorescent histone reporter for visualization. Reference: Xiao Y, et al. An expandable FLP-ON::TIR1 system for precise spatiotemporal protein degradation in C. elegans. bioRxiv 2022.10.14.512315; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.14.512315

bmdSi346 [loxN::lin-31p::FLP]; inserted into safe harbor site ttTi4348 in Chr I. bmdSi297 [loxN::rpl-28p::FRT3::STOP::FRT3::TIR1(F79G)::T2A::DHB::2xmKate2]; inserted into safe harbor site ttTi5605 in Chr II. FLP-ON::TIR1 system for AID-tagged protein degradation in VPCs. High levels of TIR1(F79G) expression in vulval precursor cells by lin-31p::FLP with co-expression of CDK activity sensor. bmdSi297 contains the ubiquitous rpl-28 promoter driving expression of FRT3::STOP::FRT3::TIR1(F79G)::DHB construct dependent upon tissue-specific FLPase. High levels of TIR1(F79G) can be expressed in specific tissue or cell types via FLPase activity, allowing spatiotemporally-targeted degradation of AID-tagged proteins. Reference: Xiao Y, et al. An expandable FLP-ON::TIR1 system for precise spatiotemporal protein degradation in C. elegans. bioRxiv 2022.10.14.512315; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.14.512315

bmdSi348 [loxN::rgef-1p::FLP::P2A::H2B::2xmTurq2]; inserted into safe harbor site ttTi4348 in Chr I. Pan-neuronal expression of FLPase with blue fluorescent histone reporter for visualization. Reference: Xiao Y, et al. An expandable FLP-ON::TIR1 system for precise spatiotemporal protein degradation in C. elegans. bioRxiv 2022.10.14.512315; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.14.512315

bmdSi350 [loxN::wrt-2p::FLP::P2A::H2B::2xmTurq2]; inserted into safe harbor site ttTi4348 in Chr I. Hypodermal (seam cell) expression of FLPase with blue fluorescent histone reporter for visualization. Reference: Xiao Y, et al. An expandable FLP-ON::TIR1 system for precise spatiotemporal protein degradation in C. elegans. bioRxiv 2022.10.14.512315; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.14.512315

bmdSi348 [loxN::rgef-1p::FLP::P2A::H2B::2xmTurq2]; inserted into safe harbor site ttTi4348 in Chr I. bmdSi362 [loxN::rpl-28p::FRT3-LCK::mNG-STOP::FRT3::TIR1(F79G)::2A::PH::2xmKate2]; inserted into safe harbor site ttTi5605 in Chr II. FLP-ON::TIR1 system for AID-tagged protein degradation in neurons. High levels of TIR1(F79G) expression in neurons by rgef-1p::FLP with co-expression of membrane markers. bmdSi362 contains the ubiquitous rpl-28 promoter driving expression of FRT3-LCK::mNG-STOP::FRT3::TIR1(F79G)::2A::PH::2xmKate2 construct dependent upon tissue-specific FLPase. High levels of TIR1(F79G) can be expressed in specific tissue or cell types via FLPase activity, allowing spatiotemporally-targeted degradation of AID-tagged proteins. Reference: Xiao Y, et al. An expandable FLP-ON::TIR1 system for precise spatiotemporal protein degradation in C. elegans. bioRxiv 2022.10.14.512315; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.14.512315

bmdSi363 [^SEC^ser-2p::mKate2-STOP-STOP-DAMc1::VHH4GFP] I. Pick Rollers to maintain. Wild-type growth. NanoDam toolkit will allows identification of direct genomic targets of TFs as well as chromatin modifiers. In this system, Dam methylase is fused with a binding reagent, an anti-GFP nanobody (vhhGFP4). Thus, genome-wide profiling can be achieved by combining cell type-specific Dam::vhhGFP4 fusion constructs with GFP knock-in alleles.

bmdSi86 [LoxN::rps-27p::DHB::GFP::P2A::H2B::mKate2] I. bmdSi86 is a single-copy CRISPR/Cas9-engineered insertion of a codon-optimized CDK sensor (amino acids 994–1087 of human DNA Helicase B (DHB) fused to GFP) co-expressed with his-58 (H2B) fused to two copies of mKate2. Reference: Adikes RC, et al. "Visualizing the metazoan proliferation-terminal differentiation decision in vivo." bioRxiv 2019.12.18.881888

GFP reporter inserted into N-terminus of endogenous hlh-2 locus. Reference: Medwig-Kinney TN, et al. Development. 2020 Jan 2;147(1).

CRISPR/Cas9 insertion of GFP into the N-terminus of cki-1; seems to cause cki-1 gain-of-function phenotype (early cell cycle exit for some post-embryonic blast cells). Reference: Adikes RC, et al. "Visualizing the metazoan proliferation-terminal differentiation decision in vivo." bioRxiv 2019.12.18.881888

GFP reporter inserted into N-terminus of endogenous egl-43 locus specifically tags the long isoform. Reference: Medwig-Kinney TN, et al. Development. 2020 Jan 2;147(1).

GFP reporter inserted into N-terminus of endogenous fos-1 locus. Reference: Medwig-Kinney TN, et al. Development. 2020 Jan 2;147(1).

bmdSi147 [loxN::rps-27p::DHB::2xmKate2::P2A::H2B::GFP] I. bmdSi147 is a single-copy CRISPR/Cas9-engineered insertion of a codon-optimized CDK sensor (amino acids 994–1087 of human DNA Helicase B (DHB) fused to two copies of mKate2) co-expressed with his-58 (H2B) fused to GFP. Reference: Adikes RC, et al. "Visualizing the metazoan proliferation-terminal differentiation decision in vivo." bioRxiv 2019.12.18.881888

bmdSi141 [loxN::eft-3p::his-58::GFP] I. Slow growing. Maintain at 15-20C. bmdSi141 is a single-copy CRISPR/Cas9-engineered insertion of HIS-58 C-terminally tagged with codon-optimized GFP and driven by the ubiquitous eft-3 promoter. Reference: Azmi MA, et al. bioRxiv 2020.10.17.344069; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.17.344069

bmdSi170 [loxN::eft-3p::his-58::GFP::3xHA] I. Superficially wild-type. bmdSi170 is a single-copy CRISPR/Cas9-engineered insertion of HIS-58 C-terminally tagged with non-codon-optimized GFP and driven by the ubiquitous eft-3 promoter. Reference: Azmi MA, et al. bioRxiv 2020.10.17.344069; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.17.344069

bmdSi200 [loxN::pcn-1p::pcn-1::GFP] I. bmdSi168 [loxN::rps-27p::DHB::2x-mKate2] II. bmdSi200 is a single copy CRISPR/Cas9-engineered insertion of a full length pcn-1::GFP translational fusion under its own promoter. bmdSi168 is a single-copy CRISPR/Cas9-engineered insertion of a codon optimized CDK sensor (amino acids 994–1087 of human DNA Helicase B (DHB) fused to two copies of mKate2). Reference: Adikes RC, et al. "Visualizing the metazoan proliferation-terminal differentiation decision in vivo." bioRxiv 2019.12.18.881888

bmdSi245 [^SEC^lin-29p::mKate2-STOP-STOP-DAMc1::VHH4GFP] I. Pick Rollers to maintain. Wild-type growth. NanoDam toolkit will allows identification of direct genomic targets of TFs as well as chromatin modifiers. In this system, Dam methylase is fused with a binding reagent, an anti-GFP nanobody (vhhGFP4). Thus, genome-wide profiling can be achieved by combining cell type-specific Dam::vhhGFP4 fusion constructs with GFP knock-in alleles.

bmdSi245 [^SEC^lin-29p::mKate2-STOP-STOP-DAMc1::VHH4GFP] I. Wild-type growth and movement. NanoDam toolkit will allows identification of direct genomic targets of TFs as well as chromatin modifiers. In this system, Dam methylase is fused with a binding reagent, an anti-GFP nanobody (vhhGFP4). Thus, genome-wide profiling can be achieved by combining cell type-specific Dam::vhhGFP4 fusion constructs with GFP knock-in alleles.

bmdSi245 [^SEC^lin-29p::mKate2-STOP-STOP-DAMc1::VHH4GFP] I. Wild-type growth and movement. NanoDam toolkit will allows identification of direct genomic targets of TFs as well as chromatin modifiers. In this system, Dam methylase is fused with a binding reagent, an anti-GFP nanobody (vhhGFP4). Thus, genome-wide profiling can be achieved by combining cell type-specific Dam::vhhGFP4 fusion constructs with GFP knock-in alleles.

bmdSi245 [^SEC^lin-29p::mKate2-STOP-STOP-DAMc1::VHH4GFP] I. Wild-type growth and movement. NanoDam toolkit will allows identification of direct genomic targets of TFs as well as chromatin modifiers. In this system, Dam methylase is fused with a binding reagent, an anti-GFP nanobody (vhhGFP4). Thus, genome-wide profiling can be achieved by combining cell type-specific Dam::vhhGFP4 fusion constructs with GFP knock-in alleles.

More resistant to alpha-amanitin than ama-1(m118). Will grow in the presence of 0.5% triton-X 100 with 100 ug/ml amanitin whereas ama-1(m118) will not. DR1099 displays temperature-sensitive defects consistent with defective RNA Pol II function. Sterile at 25C (maternal effect sterile). Fertile at 20C, but produces few viable progeny (~80% eggs that do not hatch). Periodically check for Emb to prevent spontaneously suppressed animals from taking over a population. Reference: Rogalski TM, et al. Genetics. 1990 Dec;126(4):889-98.

Dauer defective. Egl-60% form bags of worms. Unc-sluggish, poor backing. Resistant to both imipramine and serotonin. Slightly Dpy.

Reference WBG 10(2) 140-141. Previously called Bergerac LY and Bergerac BO. Caenorhabditis elegans wild isolate. DR subclone of Bergerac BO (Tc1 pattern HCA). For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Reference WBG 10(2) 104-141 and 11(5) 60. Caenorhabditis elegans wild isolate. DR subclone of Cl2a (Tc1 pattern II). For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Reference WBG 10(2) 140-141. Caenorhabditis elegans wild isolate. DR subclone of GA-1 (Tc1 pattern I). For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Reference WBG 10(2) 140-141. Caenorhabditis elegans wild isolate. DR subclone of GA-1 (Tc1 pattern I). For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Reference WBG 10(2) 140-141. Caenorhabditis elegans wild isolate. DR subclone of GA-1 (Tc1 pattern I). For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Reference WBG 10(2) 140-141 and 11(5) 60. Caenorhabditis elegans wild isolate. DR subclone of PA-1. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Reference WBG 10(2) 140-141. Caenorhabditis elegans wild isolate. DR subclone of PA-2 (Tc1 pattern III). For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Egl phenotype, viable. Lethality and Daf-c phenotype of m333 suppressed by daf-16 (m333 alone is a maternal-effect non-conditional dauer constitutive). age-1(m333) pka daf-23(m333).

WT strain which segregates WT, Dpy and DpySteriles (or WT Steriles if grown at 15C.) Maintain by picking WT. dpy-27 animals are mildly Dpy and Egl with protruding vulva. Maternal effect: progeny of dpy-27 homozygotes will be severely Dpy, marginally viable, and their progeny will be more severe Dpy hermaphrodites and WT males. Males are vigorous and mate well. See also WBPaper00002061.

Temperature-sensitive dauer-consitutive, long-lived, intrinsically thermotolerant. Adults slightly shorter than adults of other daf-2 alleles. Up to 6% of L1s arrest at 25.5C. Makes nearly 100% dauers at 25C, 0% dauers at 15C. Good recovery of dauers at 15C.