Search Strains

linker::mScarlet::2xOLLAS::linker inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous piit-1 locus by CRISPR using a Cas9 RNP. Allele obtained by replacing a modular mNeonGreen::3xFLAG cassette from wrd302.

linker::mScarlet::2xOLLAS::linker inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous ctsa-1.1 locus by CRISPR using a Cas9 RNP. Allele obtained by replacing a modular mNeonGreen::3xFLAG cassette from wrd303.

linker::mScarlet::2xOLLAS::linker inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous F30H5.3 locus by CRISPR using a Cas9 RNP. Allele obtained by replacing a modular mNeonGreen::3xFLAG cassette from wrd304.

linker::mScarlet::2xOLLAS::linker inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous lon-8 locus by CRISPR using a Cas9 RNP. Allele obtained by replacing a modular mNeonGreen::3xFLAG cassette from wrd305.

mScarlet::2xOLLAS tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous dpy-14 locus by CRISPR. Generated by replacing mNG::3xFLAG with mScarlet::2xOLLAS in parental strain JDW651.

30x linker::mScarlet(dpi)::10x linker tag inserted into the C-terminus of the endogenous dpy-13 locus by CRISPR using a Cas9 RNP. Derived by modification of syb3318[dpy-13::mNG] in parental strain PHX3318, replacing mNeonGreen with the mScarlet and linkers.

Superficially wild type. Linker::mScarlet::2xOLLAS::linker inserted internally, to produce a translational fusion 11 amino away from the C-terminus of the endogenous cpz-1 locus by CRISPR using a Cas9 RNP. Allele obtained by replacing a modular mNeonGreen::3xFLAG cassette from wrd128.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Uncs which give only dead eggs, and dead eggs. mbk-2(pk1427) is a deletion that removes most of the mbk-2 locus.

ddEx16 [pgl-1::TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG(92C12) + Cbr-unc-119(+)]. Maintain at 25C to retain transgene expression. Heterozygotes are Unc and segregate Uncs, dead eggs and WT. Reference: Wang JT, et al. eLife 2014;3:e04591.

wrmScarlet is inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous tdp-1 locus. Reference: Thomas et al. 2022. Cytoplasmic nucleoporin foci are stress-sensitive, non-essential condensates in C. elegans

wrmScarlet is inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous ran-2 locus. Reference: Thomas et al. 2022. Cytoplasmic nucleoporin foci are stress-sensitive, non-essential condensates in C. elegans

wrmScarlet is inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous npp-11 locus. Reference: Thomas et al. 2022. Cytoplasmic nucleoporin foci are stress-sensitive, non-essential condensates in C. elegans

wrmScarlet is inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous npp-22 locus. Reference: Thomas et al. 2022. Cytoplasmic nucleoporin foci are stress-sensitive, non-essential condensates in C. elegans

wrmScarlet tag inserted at C-terminus of endogenous nucl-1 locus. Reference: Thomas, Bodas, and Seydoux (2025). "FG repeats drive co-clustering of nuclear pores and P granules in the C. elegans germline."

wrmScarlet tag inserted at C-terminus of endogenous car-1 locus. Reference: Thomas, Bodas, and Seydoux (2025). "FG repeats drive co-clustering of nuclear pores and P granules in the C. elegans germline."

ujIs113 [pie-1p::mCherry::H2B::pie-1 3'UTR + nhr-2p::his-24::mCherry::let-858 3'UTR + unc-119(+)]. Reference: Zacharias A, et al. PLoS Genet. 2015 Oct 21;11(10):e1005585.

ujIs113 [pie-1p::mCherry::H2B::pie-1 3'UTR + nhr-2p::his-24::mCherry::let-858 3'UTR + unc-119(+)] II. ujIs193 [nhr-67::TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG + unc-119(+)]. TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG tag inserted in frame at C-terminus of coding sequence in fosmid ID#WRM0633cC01 by recombineering. Expression of transgene confirmed by GFP.

ujIs113 [pie-1p::mCherry::H2B::pie-1 3'UTR + nhr-2p::his-24::mCherry::let-858 3'UTR + unc-119(+)] II. ujEx173 [ceh-36::TY1::eGFP::3xFLAG + unc-119(+)]. ujEx173 rescues unc-36, suppressing synthetic lethality in animals carrying the array. Reference: Walton T, et al. PLoS Genet. 2015 Mar 4;11(3):e1005003.

ujIs113 [pie-1p::mCherry::H2B::pie-1 3'UTR + nhr-2p::his-24::mCherry::let-858 3'UTR + unc-119(+)]. stIs10286 [nob-1::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. stIs10286 contains 9kb promoter and full nob-1 transcript fused to GFP. Reference: Zhao Z, et al. PLoS Genet. 2010 Sep 2;6(9):e1001089.

ujIs113 [pie-1p::mCherry::H2B::pie-1 3'UTR + nhr-2p::his-24::mCherry::let-858 3'UTR + unc-119(+)] II. ujIs153 [ceh-13::TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG + unc-119(+)]. TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG tag inserted in frame at C-terminus of coding sequence in fosmid ID#WRM0622c06 by recombineering. Expression of transgene confirmed by GFP.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Uncs which give only deads egss with a Mex phenotype, and Vulvaless Rollers. sy97 is only 15% viable.

Heterozygotes are Unc. [Note from Kimble lab: Min Han did a complementation test on this strain and found that unc-34(e315) is lost from this strain.] Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are Unc. [Used to be listed in Kimble lab as unc-5(e53); lag-2(q411 dpy-11(e224)/DnT1. Needs to be checked.] Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are Unc. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are Unc and segregate Uncs, dead eggs and Steriles with a small white patch. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are Unc and segregate Unc, sterile animals with a white patch, and dead eggs. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

qIs50 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed brightly in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in embryos, and a gut promoter (F22B7.9) driving GFP in the intestine. Segregates non-glowing Dpys that are Mes (produce only sterile progeny) and glowing Unc heterozygotes. nT1[unc-?(n754) let-? qIs50] is also known as DnT1[qIs50]. qIs50 is apparently inserted on DnT1. qIs50 is somewhat dimmer than the similar qIs51. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP q793 homozygotes (viable and somewhat fertile). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain.

Homozygous sterile deletion chromosome balanced by bli-4- and GFP-marked translocation. Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP q172 homozygotes (sterile). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Crittenden SL, et al. Development. 1994 Oct;120(10):2901-11. doi: 10.1242/dev.120.10.2901. PMID: 7607080.

Slightly smaller germline mitotic region than WT. This strain is essentially WT and can be grown without the hT2 balancer. Reference: Shin et al. (2017) PLoS Genet. 2017;13(12):e1007121.

Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP q827 homozygotes (viable and somewhat fertile). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Robinson-Thiewes S, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2022 Mar 4;12(3):jkab439. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab439. PMID: 35100350.

Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP q869 homozygotes (viable and somewhat fertile). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. q869 is a deletion of the entire lst-1 coding sequence as well as 139 bp upstream of M71 start codon and 228 bp downstream of the coding sequence. Reference: Haupt KA, et al. Development. 2019 Oct 17;146(20):dev181644. doi: 10.1242/dev.181644. PMID: 31515205

Pick GFP+ to maintain. CRISPR-engineered RAM mutations in endogenous glp-1 locus with C-terminal 4xV5 tag. Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP q1035 homozygotes (sterile). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Maintain by picking GFP+ heterozygotes and checking for correct segregation of progeny to maintain a balanced stock. Derived by modification of parental strain JK5933 glp-1(q1000).

Pick GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP q869 q828 homozygotes (sterile). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Maintain by picking GFP+ heterozygotes and checking for correct segregation of progeny to maintain a balanced stock. Reference: Lynch TR, et al. Development. 2022 Apr 1;149(7):dev200332. PMID: 35394007.

Pick GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP q869 q1054 homozygotes (sterility/reduced fertility). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Maintain by picking GFP+ heterozygotes and checking for correct segregation of progeny to maintain a balanced stock. Reference: Lynch TR, et al. Development. 2022 Apr 1;149(7):dev200332. PMID: 35394007.

GSS linker and 3xV5 tag inserted at C-teminus of endogenous let-711 locus. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Carrick BH, et al. Dev Cell. 2024 Mar 11;59(5):661-675.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.01.005. PMID: 38290520.

Pick GFP+ to maintain. CRIPSR-engineered modification of gld-1 FBEa and FBEa* in gld-1 3'UTR.  Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP q1243 homozygotes (sterility/reduced fertility). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Maintain by picking GFP+ heterozygotes and checking for correct segregation of progeny to maintain a balanced stock. Increase in distal GLD-1 protein levels and decrease in proximal GLD-1 protein levels. Qiu et al., in preparation.

Pick GFP+ to maintain. C-teminal V5 epitope tag inserted into endogenous sygl-1 locus that has a CRISPR-engineered mutation of predicted Notch-dependent cis-regulatory elementa LBS BCD (Yoo et al., 2004). Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP q869 q1167 homozygotes (sterility/reduced fertility). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Maintain by picking GFP+ heterozygotes and checking for correct segregation of progeny to maintain a balanced stock. Reference: Lynch TR, et al. Development. 2022 Apr 1;149(7):dev200332. PMID: 35394007.

Engineered TGT to ACA substitutions in FBEa1 and FBEb of the endogenous gld-1 locus with a downstream G to C substitution to facilitate screening by restriction digest. Pick GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP+, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP q1271 homozygotes (sterile Mog). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Pick WT GFP+ and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Derived by modification of gld-1(q1242) homozygotes from parental strain JK6540. Reference: Carrick BH, et al. Dev Cell. 2024 Mar 11;59(5):661-675.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.01.005. PMID: 38290520.

Pick GFP+ to maintain. PUF-interacting motif B (PIM B) disrupted in endogenous lst-1 locus. Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP q1086 q828 homozygotes (sterile). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Maintain by picking GFP+ heterozygotes and checking for correct segregation of progeny to maintain a balanced stock.

Pick GFP+ to maintain. PUF-interacting motif A (PIM A) disrupted in endogenous lst-1 locus. Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP q1124 q828 homozygotes (sterile). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Maintain by picking GFP+ heterozygotes and checking for correct segregation of progeny to maintain a balanced stock.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Unc Females and Lethals. Maintain by picking WT. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

emr-1(gk119) heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP emr-1(gk119); lem-2(ok1807) homozygotes (partial maternal rescue; arrest ~L2 larvae). Homozygous hT2 [bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. 1/16 of offspring will be emr-1(gk119) I; lem-2(ca19) homozygotes that are partially maternally rescued by the single copy of emr-1 on the hT2 balancer. qIs48 contains [myo-2p::GFP + pes-10p::GFP + ges-1p::GFP] III. This is a control strain for JM313.

emr-1(gk119) heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP emr-1(gk119); lem-2(ca19) homozygotes (maternal rescue). Homozygous hT2 [bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. 1/16 of offspring will be emr-1(gk119) I; lem-2(ca19) homozygotes that are maternally rescued by the single copy of emr-1 on the hT2 balancer. ca19 is a Leu to Arg mutation at position 16 of LEM-2, reconstituting a mutation in the American Hutterite Population that causes juvenile cataracts and premature cardiomyopathy. qIs48 contains [myo-2p::GFP + pes-10p::GFP + ges-1p::GFP] III.

Heterozygotes have jerky movement, are Exp defective, and are Egl (dominant). Homozygous exp-2 are recessive lethal. Homozygous eT1 are lethal also.

Heterozygotes are Unc and segregate Unc, lethal Twitchers and dead eggs. Twitchers arrest in early-mid larval development. See also WBPaper00003938.

Caenorhabditis sp. 12 Male-female strain. Isolated in May 2008 from rotting Micropholis cayennensis fruit (#1, subsample L), sampled by P. Châtelet on the "Petit Plateau" near the CNRS Biological station, Nouragues, French Guyana.

Caenorhabditis sp. 11 Isolated by Marie-Anne Felix from rotting Duguetia surinamensis fruit, sampled by Patrick Châtelet on the "Petit Plateau" in the Nouragues Forest, French Guyana in May 2008. Hermaphrodite. Culture at 20°C or above. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Isolated by Marie-Anne Felix. Merlet, Lagorce (Ardeche), France, on September 8, 2002, in wash from snail tube - snails coming from under a tree full of ivy. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

C. elegans wild isolate. Isolated in Merlet, Lagorce (Ardche), France on September 8, 2002 in the wash from snail tube - snails coming from under a tree full of ivy. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).