Search Strains

uthIs270 [rab-3p::xbp-1s (constitutively active) + myo-2p::tdTomato]. Pick animals with red pharynx to maintain. Reference: Taylor RC, Dillin A. Cell. 2013 Jun 20;153(7):1435-47.

uthEx649 [rpn-6p::tdTomato + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Pick rollers to maintain array. Reference: Vilchez D, et al. Nature. 2012 Sep 13;489(7415):263-8.

uthEx650 [rpn-6p::tdTomato + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Pick rollers to maintain array. Reference: Vilchez D, et al. Nature. 2012 Sep 13;489(7415):263-8.

armEx14 [PHD1-PHD2::FLAG + zfp-1(short isoform) + unc-119(+)]. Pick non-Unc animals to maintain. The fosmid-based armEx14 transgene rescues zfp-1(ok554)/nDf17 lethality. Reference: Avgousti DC, et al. Mol Cell Biol. 2013 Mar;33(5):999-1015.

armSi1 [mex5p::unc-130::GFP::tbb-2 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. GFP expression from transgene is observed in the germline. Reference: Cecere G, et al. Mol Cell. 2012 Sep 14;47(5):734-45.

armEx227 [pak-1p::NLS::tagRFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick rollers to maintain. pak-1p::NLS::tagRFP is expressed primarily in the hypodermal tissue during the comma and 1.5-fold stages, and in the CAN cells at the 3-fold stage through adulthood. Expression can also be seen in additional neurons during the larval and adult stages. Reference: Kennedy LM, et al. Cell Rep. 2013 Sep 12;4(5):996-1009.

zdIs13 [tph-1p::GFP] IV. armEx252 [dpy-7p::pak-1::tagRFP + myo-2::GFP]. Pick animals with GFP+ pharynx to maintain. armEx252 rescues the pak-1(ok448) HSN under-migration phenotype. pak-1::tagRFP is expressed in the hypodermal tissue throughout development and adulthood. Reference: Kennedy LM, et al. Cell Rep. 2013 Sep 12;4(5):996-1009.

zhIs35 [let-23::GFP + unc-119(+)] I. zhIs35 resuces let-23(sy1) and recapitulates LET-23 antibody staining in VPCs. let-23::GFP transgene expression is higher in this strain than in AH1779 unc-119(ed3) III; zhIs38. Reference: Haag A, et al. PLoS Genet. 2014 May 1;10(5):e1004341.

zhIs38 [let-23::GFP + unc-119(+)] IV. zhIs38 resuces let-23(sy1) and recapitulates LET-23 antibody staining in VPCs. let-23::GFP transgene is expressed at levels similar to endogenous LET-23. Reference: Haag A, et al. PLoS Genet. 2014 May 1;10(5):e1004341.

Wild-type morphology. Endogenous GFP reporter for tln-1. Reference: Walser M, et al. PLoS Genet. 2017 Jan 30;13(1):e1006592.

zhEx11[apr-1(+) + sur-5::GFP]. Unc. Segregates dead eggs that have lost the rescuing array.

icIs132 [unc-40::GFP]. Superficially wild-type. unc-40 translational reporter. Reference: Chan SS, et al. Cell. 1996 Oct 18;87(2):187-95.

rmIs110 [F25B3.3p::Q40::YFP]. Pan-neuronal YFP expression. Reference: Gidalevitz T, et al., Science. 2006 Mar 10;311(5766):1471-4.

rmIs132 [unc-54p::Q35::YFP]. AM140 animals show a Q35::YFP progressive transition from soluble to aggregated as they age.

rmIs175 [unc-54p::Hsa-sod-1 (WT)::YFP]. Array encodes wild-type human SOD-1. YFP expression in body wall muscle. Array is prone to silencing; maintain by picking worms displaying typical aggregation patterns. Reference: Gidalevitz T, et al., PLoS Genet. 2009 Mar;5(3):e1000399.

rmIs190 [F25B3.3p::Q67::CFP]. Pan-neuronal CFP expression.

rmIs172 [F25B3.3p::Q19::CFP]. Pan-neuronal CFP expression. Reference: Gidalevitz T, et al., Science. 2006 Mar 10;311(5766):1471-4.

sosIs5 [rab-3p::Cerulean-Venus::lgg-1 + unc-119(+)]. Maintain at 15 degrees. Temperature-sensitive embryonic lethal. 100% dead embryos at 25 degrees. Small, posteriorly displaced first mitotic spindle with defective chomosome segregation and cytokinesis.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. Unc; almost paralyzed. Growth slow.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II.

adIs2122 [lgg-1p::GFP::lgg-1 + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Unc.

olaEx3013 [ttx-3p:mCherry::eGFP::lgg-1 + unc-122p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry+ coelomocytes to maintain array. Unc. Tandem tags on LGG-1 label immature autophagosomes with both GFP and mCherry, but because GFP is preferentially quenched in an acidic environment, mature structures lose their GFP signal and display solely mCherry signal. Reference: Hill SE & Colon-Ramos D. 2018 bioRxiv 287144; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/287144

olaEx3013 [ttx-3p:mCherry::eGFP::lgg-1 + unc-122p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry+ coelomocytes to maintain array. Paralyzed Unc. Tandem tags on LGG-1 label immature autophagosomes with both GFP and mCherry, but because GFP is preferentially quenched in an acidic environment, mature structures lose their GFP signal and display solely mCherry signal. Reference: Hill SE & Colon-Ramos D. 2018 bioRxiv 287144; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/287144

sosIs6 [C01G5.6p::C01G5.6::GFP]. ddi-1 also known as vsm-1.

ccIs4251 [myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. ddi-1 also known as vsm-1.

olaEx3013 [ttx-3p::mCherry::eGFP::lgg-1 + unc-122p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry+ coelomocytes to maintain array. Unc. Slow moving. Tandem tags on LGG-1 label immature autophagosomes with both GFP and mCherry, but because GFP is preferentially quenched in an acidic environment, mature structures lose their GFP signal and display solely mCherry signal. Reference: Hill SE & Colon-Ramos D. 2018 bioRxiv 287144; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/287144

sosIs3 [unc-119p::ddi-1::GFP]. ddi-1 also known as vsm-1.

jamSi2 [mex-5p::rde-1(+)] II. mex-5p::rde-1(+) inserted into ttTi5605 on LG II. Tissue-specific RNAi rescue allows silencing in germline and intestine. Reference: Marre JA, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2016.

otIs355 [rab-3::NLS::tagRFP]. otIs45 [unc-119::GFP] V. Pan-neural expression with no injection marker. Reference: Nguyen JP, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Feb 23;113(8):E1074-81.

wtfEx4 [rab-3p::NLS::GCaMP6s + rab-3p::NLS::tagRFP]. Pick RFP+ to maintain array. Reference: Nguyen JP, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Feb 23;113(8):E1074-81.

juSi164 [mex-5p::HIS-72::miniSOG + Cbr-unc-119(+)] III. wtfIs458 [mec-4::Chrimson4.2::SL2::mCherry::unc-54 3' UTR + unc-122::GFP]. Maintain in the covered box to avoid unnecessary exposure to ambient light. Upon blue light treatment (460 nm LED light for 30 min at 4 Hz with 2 mW/mm2), Histone-miniSOG in the germline can induce heritable mutations. Transgenic animals express light-gated ion channel Chrimson and a fluorescent protein mCherry in mechanosensory neurons alongside GFP in coelomocytes. Reference: Liu M, et al. PLoS Biol. 2022 Jan 28;20(1):e3001524. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001524. PMID: 35089912.

wtfIs465 [lim-4p::gtACR2::SL2::eGFP::unc-54 3' UTR + unc-122::RFP]. Transgenic animals express light-gated ion channel gtACR2 and a fluorescent protein eGFP in turning associated neurons RIV, SMB and SAA, alongside RFP in coelomocytes. Reference: Kumar S, et al. PLoS Biol. 2023 Sep 21;21(9):e3002280. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002280. PMID: 37733772.

wtfIs46 [mec-4p::Chrimson::SL2::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR]. wtfIs465 [lim-4p::gtACR2::SL2::eGFP::unc-54 3' UTR + unc-122::RFP]. Transgenic animals express light-gated ion channel Chrimson and mCherry in mechanosensory neurons, and light-gated ion channel gtACR2 and eGFP in turning associated neurons RIV, SMB and SAA. RFP expression in coelomocytes. Reference: Kumar S, et al. PLoS Biol. 2023 Sep 21;21(9):e3002280. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002280. PMID: 37733772.

otIs355 [rab-3p(prom1)::2xNLS::TagRFP] IV. kyIs51 [odr-2b::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Pan-neuronal nuclear RFP expression. Cytoplasmic GFP expressed in the odr-2b neurons including AIZ, AIB, SIAV, AVG, RIV, ASG and IL2 neurons. Derived from parental strains QW1155 and CX3300. Reference: Nguyen JP, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Feb 23;113(8):E1074-81.

wtfEx478 [rab-3p::AI::lite-1G::SL2::tagBFP::unc-54 3'UTR + unc-122p::GFP]. Pick GFP+ animals to maintain. Worms express purple/violet light-sensitive optogenetic protein LITE-1 pan-neuronallly and nuclear-localized blue fluorescent protein tagBFP via SL2 trans-slpicing regulatory sequence. Worms also express GFP in coelomocytes. Reporter construct contains an artificial intron (AI). Reference: Sharma AK, et al. Genetics 2024 May 11:iyae077. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyae077 PMID: 38733622.

wtfIs46 [mec-4p::Chrimson::SL2::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR]. Transgenic animals express light-gated ion channel Chrimson and mCherry in mechanosensory neurons. Reference: Liu M, et al. eLife 2018;7:e36419 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.36419.

adeIs1 [mex-5::spd-1::GFP + unc-119(+)] II. The transgene has been inserted on chromosome II, using the MosSCI technique. This strains expresses the SPD-1 protein fused to GFP in the germline (both males and females) and in embryos. SPD-1 is nucleolar in interphase and labels the central spindle in mitosis and meiosis, later accumulating at the midbody. Reference: Nahaboo W, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2015 Jun 1;26(11):2020-9. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E14-12-1577.

ljfSi33 [myo3p::egl-17::mNG::SL2::2x mKate2::PH::3xHA::tbb-2 3'UTR loxN] I. ljfSi10 [hlh-8p::2x mTurquoise2::PH::tbb-2 3'UTR loxN] II. egl-17(ljf14) was generated by replacing the endogenous egl-17 coding sequence with mNG::3xFlag. Sex myoblast migration defects, Egl. EGL-17::mNG expression in body wall muscles. mTurquoise2::PH plasma membrane marker that is expressed in the M lineage. ljfSi33 is a single copy transgene inserted at Chr I:2851088, near ttTi4348. ljfSi10 was inserted at Chr II:8420157-8420243, near ttTi5605, using Cas9-triggered homologous recombination. Reference: Gibney TV & Pani AM. Development. 2025 Aug 21:dev.204802. doi: 10.1242/dev.204802. PMID: 40838367.

ljfSi2 [hlh-8p::2x mKate2::D. melanogaster moesin actin-binding domain::SL2::2x mTurquoise2::PH::3xHA::tbb-2 3'UTR loxN] I. Single-copy transgenic strain that expressing mTurquoise2::PH plasma membrane marker and mKate2::moesin actin binding domain in the M lineage. lfjSi2 was inserted at Chr I:2851088, near ttTi4348, using Cas9-triggered homologous recombination. Reference: Gibney TV & Pani AM. Development. 2025 Aug 21:dev.204802. doi: 10.1242/dev.204802. PMID: 40838367.

15C: no phenotype. 26C: shifted as L4 or later results in 100% embryonic lethality; shifted before L4 results in Unc and Sterile animals. Intermediate phenotypes between 20-23C.

Sensitive to hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide. Reference: Budde MW, Roth MB. Genetics. 2011 Oct;189(2):521-32.

Sensitive to hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide. Reference: Budde MW, Roth MB. Genetics. 2011 Oct;189(2):521-32.

Sensitive to hydrogen sulfide. Reference: Budde MW, Roth MB. Genetics. 2011 Oct;189(2):521-32.

Sensitive to hydrogen sulfide. Reference: Budde MW, Roth MB. Genetics. 2011 Oct;189(2):521-32.

Sensitive to hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide. Reference: Budde MW, Roth MB. Genetics. 2011 Oct;189(2):521-32.

Sensitive to hydrogen sulfide. Reference: Budde MW, Roth MB. Genetics. 2011 Oct;189(2):521-32.

Sensitive to hydrogen sulfide. Reference: Budde MW, Roth MB. Genetics. 2011 Oct;189(2):521-32.

Sensitive to hydrogen sulfide. Reference: Budde MW, Roth MB. Genetics. 2011 Oct;189(2):521-32.

Sensitive to hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide. Reference: Budde MW, Roth MB. Genetics. 2011 Oct;189(2):521-32.