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Vulvaless. Isolated in lin-8(n111); this strain may still contain n111.

Bivulva. n403 is homozygous scrawny.

Vul.

About 11% of the animals should be Vulvaless. n1779 suppresses clr-1.

Dpy. Unc.

Mapping strain. DpyUnc.

Vul.

Roller. Long. Unc. XO Lethal. sc8 previously called rol-4(sc8).

Dpy.

nIs2 [lin-11::lacZ + lin-11(+)] IV. WT phenotype. Integrated on IV near dpy-20. Derived from MT5759.

nIs2 [lin-11::lacZ + lin-11(+)] IV. Vul. Integrated on IV near dpy-20.

nIs2 [lin-11::lacZ + lin-11(+)] IV. Integrated on IV near dpy-20.

nIs2 [lin-11::lacZ + lin-11(+)] IV. Integrated on IV near dpy-20.

Coiler.

Gain-of-function allele. Spontaneous shrinker, jerky, Unc. G925A, V309M in the pore lining domain. References: Jospin M, et al. PLoS Biol. 2009 Dec;7(12):e1000265. Stawicki TM, et al. Curr Biol. 2011 May 24;21(10):883-8.

Unc and Egl. Grows slowly.

Vulvaless. Slightly Unc. Throws males.

Synthetic Muv.

Unc. Temperature sensitive Dpy.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, steriles with a vulval defect, and scrawny Dpys. n2679 is a suppressor of let-60(n1046) Muv, and is recessive sterile with vulval defects. n267 is an intermediate strength allele. See also WBPaper00002150.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, UncVul and lin-41 (Dpy, Scrawny and Sterile).

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Sterile Vuls and scrawny Dpys. n2678 is a suppressor of let-60(n1046) Muv. n2678 animals are Vul and recessive sterile. n2678 is a strong allele, probably null. See also WBPaper00002150.

n3082 is a semidominant suppressor of egl-1(n1084sd) Egl- phenotype. Recessive Ced- phenotype - average of 11 extra cells in anterior pharynx. n3082 is a loss of function allele.

Dominant suppressor of unc-93(e1500), recessive small scrawny slow growing phenotype.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, UncDpy and Mel. Received new stock from the Horvitz lab 5/04.

Heterozygotes are WT and GFP+. Pick GFP+ to maintain -- viable pf88 homozygotes (Pvl Egl) can overtake the balanced population. nT1[qIs51] is homozygous lethal. qIs51 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in the embryo, and a gut promoter F22B7.9::GFP expressed in the intestine. Reference: Verghese E, et al. Dev Biol. 2011 Aug 15;356(2):516-28.

Natural isolate; obtained in July 2002 from compost heap in Roxel, Münster, North-West Germany; frozen within 5 generations after isolation; microsatellite genotype "EU3". For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Bacteria. CeMbio Collection. Natural isolate from Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. LB, 20-26C. More information about collection on the project's wiki: http://www.cembio.uni-kiel.de/. 16S rRNA primer: 27F/1492R. Representative 16S rRNA sequence (5 copies are present in the genome, all very similar): TGAAGAGTTTGATCATGGCTCAGATTGAACGCTGGCGGCAGGCCTAACACATGCAAGTCGAGCGGTAGAGAGAAGCTTGCTTCTCTTGAGAGCGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAATGCCTAGGAATCTGCCTGGTAGTGGGGGATAACGTTCGGAAACGGACGCTAATACCGCATACGTCCTACGGGAGAAAGCAGGGGACCTTCGGGCCTTGCGCTATCAGATGAGCCTAGGTCGGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGGGGTAATGGCTCACCAAGGCGACGATCCGTAACTGGTCTGAGAGGATGATCAGTCACACTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGGACAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGATCCAGCCATGCCGCGTGTGTGAAGAAGGTCTTCGGATTGTAAAGCACTTTAAGTTGGGAGGAAGGGCAGTTGCCTAATACGTAACTGTTTTGACGTTACCGACAGAATAAGCACCGGCTAACTCTGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACAGAGGGTGCAAGCGTTAATCGGAATTACTGGGCGTAAAGCGCGCGTAGGTGGTTTGTTAAGTTGGATGTGAAATCCCCGGGCTCAACCTGGGAACTGCATTCAAAACTGACTGACTAGAGTATGGTAGAGGGTGGTGGAATTTCCTGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATAGGAAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGACCACCTGGACTAATACTGACACTGAGGTGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGTCAACTAGCCGTTGGAAGCCTTGAGCTTTTAGTGGCGCAGCTAACGCATTAAGTTGACCGCCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAAGGTTAAAACTCAAATGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGCCTTGACATCCAATGAACTTTCTAGAGATAGATTGGTGCCTTCGGGAACATTGAGACAGGTGCTGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGTAACGAGCGCAACCCTTGTCCTTAGTTACCAGCACGTAATGGTGGGCACTCTAAGGAGACTGCCGGTGACAAACCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAGTCATCATGGCCCTTACGGCCTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGTCGGTACAGAGGGTTGCCAAGCCGCGAGGTGGAGCTAATCCCATAAAACCGATCGTAGTCCGGATCGCAGTCTGCAACTCGACTGCGTGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTGGGTTGCACCAGAAGTAGCTAGTCTAACCTTCGGGAGGACGGTTACCACGGTGTGATTCATGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTAGGGGAACCTGCGGCTGGATCACCTCCTT GenBank: BioSample SAMN07581396

C. elegans var Bristol. Self-fertilizing hermaphrodite. Generation time is about 3.5 days at 20C. Male stock maintained by mating. Also CGC reference 257. Isolated from mushroom compost near Bristol, England by L.N. Staniland. Cultured by W.L. Nicholas, identified to genus by Gunther Osche and species by Victor Nigon; subsequently cultured by C.E. Dougherty. Given to Sydney Brenner ca. 1966. Subcultured by Don Riddle in 1973. Caenorhabditis elegans wild isolate. DR subclone of CB original (Tc1 pattern I). [NOTE: (09/07/2018) The Gems Lab has identified a mutation in the gene fln-2 carried in this stock causing an increased lifespan. The effect is quite modest (+11%, median lifespan), but this effect can be more pronounced in other genetic backgrounds.] [NOTE: (03/26/2018) - a user reported the stock they received was homozygous wild-type for alh-2; some N2 stocks carry the ot588 mutation in alh-2.)

wdEx637 [dat-1::3xFLAG::pab-1 + unc-119(+)]. Pick non-Unc to maintain. Reference: Spencer WC, et al. Genome Res. 2011 Feb;21(2):325-41.

hdIs32 [glr-1::DsRed2] III. otEx239 [rig-3::GFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C and pick GFP+ to ensure the array is retained. AVA neurons are marked with GFP and DsRed2. Can be used to isolate AVA by FACS. Used by CeNGEN project for RNA-Seq (https://www.cengen.org/). Derived from parental strain OH4326. Reference: Hutter H. J Microsc. 2004 Aug;215(Pt 2):213-8. doi: 10.1111/j.0022-2720.2004.01367.x. PMID: 15315508.

Superficially wild-type. wd114 created by the insertion of a tandem array containing seven copies of the GFP11 beta-strand (gfp11x7) in the endogenous oig-1 locus; can be crossed with reporter lines expressing the complementing split GFP fragment (gfp1-10) in specific cell types to facilitate tissue-specific labeling. Reference: He S, et al. Genetics. 2019 Jun;212(2):387-395.

wd116 created by the insertion of a tandem array containing seven copies of the GFP11 beta-strand (gfp11x7) in the endogenous lev-10 locus; can be crossed with reporter lines expressing the complementing split GFP fragment (gfp1-10) in specific cell types to facilitate tissue-specific labeling. Reference: He S, et al. Genetics. 2019 Jun;212(2):387-395.

wdEx1034 [rab-3p::GFP1-10 + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ to maintain. wd114 created by the insertion of a tandem array containing seven copies of the GFP11 beta-strand (gfp11x7) in the endogenous oig-1 locus; can be crossed with reporter lines expressing the complementing split GFP fragment (gfp1-10) in specific cell types to facilitate tissue-specific labeling. Reference: He S, et al. Genetics. 2019 Jun;212(2):387-395.

wdEx1086 [myo-3p::GFP1-10 + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ to maintain. wd116 created by the insertion of a tandem array containing seven copies of the GFP11 beta-strand (gfp11x7) in the endogenous lev-10 locus; can be crossed with reporter lines expressing the complementing split GFP fragment (gfp1-10) in specific cell types to facilitate tissue-specific labeling. Reference: He S, et al. Genetics. 2019 Jun;212(2):387-395.

wdEx1087 [ttr-39p::GFP1-10 + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ to maintain. wd116 created by the insertion of a tandem array containing seven copies of the GFP11 beta-strand (gfp11x7) in the endogenous lev-10 locus; can be crossed with reporter lines expressing the complementing split GFP fragment (gfp1-10) in specific cell types to facilitate tissue-specific labeling. Reference: He S, et al. Genetics. 2019 Jun;212(2):387-395.

ufIs26 [unc-4p::mCherry + lin-15(+)] II. vsIs13 [lin-11::pes-10::GFP + lin-15(+)] IV. GFP expression in six VC neurons and posterior intestine. VC neurons are labeled with both GFP and mCherry; co-labeling in VCs1-5 is brightest during L4 stage. Derived by crossing parental strains NC2957 and LX959. Can be used to isolate VC neurons by FACS. Used by CeNGEN project for RNA-Seq (https://www.cengen.org/).

Caenorhabditis tropicalis wild isolate. Reference: Toker IA, et al. bioRxiv 2024.11.23.624988; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.11.23.624988.

kytEx1011 [rheb-1p::rheb-1::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. rheb-1 fragment was cloned into pPD95-75. Pick Rollers to maintain. Reference: Honjoh S, et al. Nature. 2009 Feb 5;457(7230):726-30.

Shortened excretory canal.

PVP varicosities, amphid -, phasmid - , CEP+.

Homozygous viable, but poor growth and some mortality at lower osmolarity. Large fluid-filled cysts in excretory cell body and shortened canals, sometimes visible with dissecting microscope. Encodes intermediate filament protein. ifc-2 formerly known as exc-2. References: Buechner M, et al. Dev Biol. 1999 Oct 1;214(1):227-41. doi: 10.1006/dbio.1999.9398. PMID: 10491271. Yang Z, et al. J Cell Biol. 2020 Nov 2;219(11):e202003152. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202003152. PMID: 32860501.

Bacteria. NJF01 originates from E. coli ET505 (F-, lambda- lysA0::Tn10 IN(rrnD-rrnE)1), modified with DE3 and (delta)rnc-38. The E. coli is lysine auxotroph and resistant to kanamycin and tetracycline. IPTG induces expression of the T7 polymerase. Grow at 37 °C on LA plates or in LB liquid medium. Reference: Fredens J, et al. Nat Methods. 2011 Aug 28;8(10):845-7.

qyIs127 [lam-1p::lam-1::mCherry + unc-119(+)] V. qyIs166 [cdh-3p::GFP::CAAX + unc-119(+)] X. Temperature-sensitive sterile; maintain at 20C or lower for optimum fertility. Increased sensitivity to RNAi when compared to wild-type animals. lam-1p::lam-1::mCherry expression can be weak and variable. Reference: Kelley, LC, et al. Developmental Cell. 2019 Feb 11;48(3):313-328.e8.

qyIs366 [ser-2(prom3)::hpo-30::GFP + unc-119(+)] V. Reporter allows visualization of HPO-30 trans-membrane protein in PVD dendrites. Reference: Zou W, et al. PLoS Genet. 2015 Sep 22;11(9):e1005484. PMID: 26394140.

qyIs368 [ser-2(prom3)::dma-1::GFP + unc-119(+)] I. Reporter allows visualization of DMA-1 trans-membrane protein in PVD dendrites. Reference: Zou W, et al. PLoS Genet. 2015 Sep 22;11(9):e1005484. PMID: 26394140.

qyIs10 [lam-1p::lam-1::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Reference: Ziel JW, et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2009 Feb;11(2):183-9.

CRISPR-engineered deletion of ddr-2. Low penetrance Rup. Reference: Park K, et al. eLife. 2023 Jul 5;12:RP87037. doi: 10.7554/eLife.87037. PMID: 37405383.