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Dauer defective. Long.

Temperature sensitive dauer constitutive. Long. Unc. Linked closely.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, lethal dauers (DAUER-LIKE LARVAE) and Lon. Can recombine; check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain.

Balanced well. Animals with the duplication are WT. Animals which have lost the duplication have a hermaphrodite gonad and intestine (they are self-fertile); the rest of the body is male.

Balanced well. Animals with the duplication are WT. Animals which have lost the duplication have a hermaphrodite gonad and intestine (they are self-fertile); the rest of the body is male.

tra-2 gain-of-function. Male-female strain. Maintain by mating. References: EMBO J. 2001 Mar 15; 20(6): 1363–1372. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Aug 24; 101(34): 12549–12554.

Weakest known fem-3 mutation. Viable non-temperature-sensitive self-fertile XX hermaphrodites. e1999 XO males are slightly feminized, sometimes male-fertile. Reference: Hodgkin (1986) PMID: 3770465.

Temperature sensitive. Sterile at 25C. Maintain at 15C. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC. This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. This strain cannot be used for any commercial purpose or for work on human subjects. [2/98: Craig Mello noticed a different embryonic phenotype in this strain as compared to the e2141 stock that Jim Priess obtained from England-the ABp fate appears WT.] [NOTE (11/16/10 - J. Hubbard): This strain is NOT synonymous with glp-1(e2144) as previously reported in Kodoyianni V, Maine EM, Kimble J. (1992) [Molecular basis of loss-of-function mutations in the glp-1 gene of Caenorhabditis elegans. Mol Biol Cell. 3,1199-213. PMID: 1457827]. As reported in Worm Breeders Gazette December 2010; 18(3), e2144 carries the mutation c2785t in exon 8, leading to the amino acid change L929F, whereas e2141 carries the mutations c2920t and a3610g in exon 8, leading to the amino acid changes R974C and T1204A.]

Phenotypically wildtype XX hermaphrodite at 20C; poor viability and fertility at 25C. Rare XO animals are hermaphrodite due to suppression of amber mutation e2115 and consequent transformation of XO due to tra-2(e2046) gain-of-function. Reference: Hodgkin & Albertson (1995) PMID: 8647390.

Self-fertile intersexual XX animals. Tra-3 masculinized phenotype suppressed by egl-26 mutation. Reference: Hodgkin (1986) PMID: 3770465.

Poorly growing, low self-fertility masculinized XX hermaphrodites. Weak allele of tra-2, partly suppressed to self-fertility by smg (NMD) mutation; permits efficient selection of new feminizing mutations. References: Spence et al. (1990) PMID: 2317869. Zarkower et al. (1994) PMID: 7520378.

ZZ21 lev-1(x21) tra-3(e2333) isolated by Jim Lewis as EMS-induced levamisole resistant derivative of N2. Found to carry a cryptic tra-3 allele by Jonathan Hodgkin. XX animals are viable hermaphrodites which produce 500 rather than 330 self-progeny; occasionally Egl; no other signs of masculinization.

Grows poorly, best at 20C. Self-fertile intersexual XX hermaphrodite due to partial suppression of weak tra-1 allele by smg-2(NMD). References: Zarkower et al. (1994) PMID: 7520378. Hodgkin (1987) PMID:3428597.

Small, severely uncoordinated. Spontaneous segregant from N2/RW7000 (Bristol/Bergerac) hybrid strain. Daf-d.

Intersexual self-fertile XX hermaphrodites with Smg (protruding vulva) phenotype. Grows poorly, does best at 20C. Class B1 allele of tra-1 combined with smg-2(NMD), useful for selection of modifiers. Reference: Zarkower et al. (1994) PMID: 7520378

Weak Tra-2 allele, homozygous self-fertile XX. Slightly masculinized hermaphrodite, adults lack tail spike. Reference: Hodgkin & Barnes (1991) PMID: 1684664.

Male/female strain which must be maintained by mating. spe-12(hc76) prevents self-fertility in hermaphrodites but does not impair spermatogenesis in males. Presence of him-8(e1489) increases male frequency.

Hypomorphic allele. Homozygous XX animals are masculinized; have hermaphrodite gonad, abnormal male non-gonadal anatomy; self-fertile.

Male/female strain, propagated by crossing. eDp25 carries tra-1 gain-of-function allele. Anatomically normal XX females, tra-1(e1732) XO males, and intersexual tra-1(e1732) XX and e1732; eDp25 XO. References: Hodgkin (1987) PMID: 3428597. Zarkower et al. (1994) PMID: 7520378.

Heterozygotes are Unc and segregate Uncs, dead eggs, and WT (dif-1/dif-1). The WT animals give 100% dead eggs. dif-1 is a maternal effect embryonic lethal gene and e2562 is a putative null allele.

Self-fertile hermaprodite or female. Protruding vulva. tra-1(e2272) XX homozygotes are sterile with abnormal gonads; e2272 mutation is partly suppressed by NMD (smg-2(e2008)), hence double mutants are fertile. Reference: Zarkower et al. (1994) PMID: 7520378.

vhl-1 deletion. Constitutive HIF-1 in normoxia, slow growth and reduced brood size. See also WBPaper00005962.

Surface abnormal, resistant to infection by Microbacterium nematophilum. Reference: Gravato-Nobre et al. (2005) PMID: 16079230.

Dpy.

Weak Dpy, Gro, Skd, Daf-d, bleach sensitive. Resistant to infection by M. nematophilum (Bus). <10% larval arrest with rod-like lethality. Severe missense allele (G90E), probable null allele. Reference: Yook & Hodgkin (2007) PMID: 17151260.

Surface abnormal. Resistant to infection by Microbacterium nematophilum (no tail swelling). Nonsense mutation Q89stop(UAA).

No obvious phenotype, normal sensitivity to bacterial pathogens. Derived from RB1633; further out-crossed into wild-type background. Reference: O’Rourke et al. (2005) PMID: 16809667.

nbEx146 [glf-1p::glf-1(+) + sur-5p::GFP]. Pick GFP+ animals to maintain. Array rescues glf-1(null) mutant. Reference: Novelli et al. (2009) PMID: 19751718.

Maintain at 15C. Small, sluggish, slow-growing fragile hermaphrodites. Almost inviable above 20C. Reference: Novelli et al. (2009) PMID: 19751718.

eEx665 [trf-1p::dsRed2 + unc-119(+)]. Pick wild-type to maintain. Transcriptional reporter for trf-1. Reference: Wang et al. (2015) PMID: 26687621.

Viable, surface abnormal, Bus (resistant to infection by M. nematophilum), resistant to Leucobacter Verde2, hypersensitive to Leucobacter Verde1. Reference: Gravato-Nobre et al. (2011) PMID: 20980242.

Viable, but surface abnormal, Bus (resistant to infection by M. nematophilum), Bah (resistant to Yersinia biofilm). Reference: O'Rourke et al. (in preparation)

Skiddy, bleach-sensitive, drug-sensitive. Resistant to infection by Leucobacter Verde1 and Leucobacter Verde2. lj22 is a missense mutation (R32C) in bus-8A and might also affect bus-8B (out-of-frame 5'exon U1). Reference: O'Rourke et al (in preparation).

Small, skiddy, slow-growing, bleach-sensitive; resistant to Leucobacter Verde1. Intragenic pseudorevertant of bus-8(lj22), P63L = KLHPGDWW> KLHLGDWW. lj22 is a missense mutation (R32C) in bus-8A and might also affect bus-8B (out-of-frame 5'exon U1). Reference: O'Rourke et al (in preparation).

Bus (M. nematophilum resistant). Weakly resistant to Leucobacter Verde2; hypersensitive to Leucobacter Verde1. Weak missense allele (C59Y). Reference: O'Rourke et al (in preparation).

eEx861 [bus-8(U1,2)::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Pick wild-type (non-Unc) to maintain. bus-8 exon U1 mutation rescued by small U1,2 transgene. lj22 is a missense mutation (R32C) in bus-8A and might also affect bus-8B (out-of-frame 5'exon U1). Reference: O'Rourke et al (in preparation).

Srf, Bus, Bah. Amber nonsense mutation: W125* (TIPFFCKW>TIPFFCK*). Reference: O'Rourke et al (in preparation).

Dominant, gain-of-function mutation in egl-30; missense M244I. This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. This strain cannot be used for any commercial purpose or for work on human subjects.

Dauer defective. Short lived.

P9.p and P10.p fail to fuse with hyp7 during L1 in hermaphrodites. Misshapen head (low penetrance) most visible in L1. Ectopic postdeirid generated by V6 (low penetrance).

muIs61 [daf-16a::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Temperature-sensitive. Maintain at 15 C. Rollers. Reference: Lin K, Hsin H, Libina N, Kenyon C. Nat Genet. 2001 Jun;28(2):139-45.

muIs61 [(pKL78) daf16::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. muIs61 rescues daf-16(mu86). muIs61 is a gamma-induced insertion of muEx50. muIs61 insertion point has not been mapped.

muEx108 [(pKL99-2) daf-16::GFP/daf16bKO + rol-6(su1006)]. Grows okay at 20C. Rollers should form dauers at 25C. Pick Rollers to maintain.

muEx116 [daf-16a::GFP(T54A S240A T242A S314A) + rol-6(su1006)]. Grows at all temperatures. Carries extrachromosomal array. Pick Rollers to maintain.

muEx128 [(pKL79) daf-16a::GFP) + rol-6(su1006)]. Grows okay at 20C. Pick Rollers to maintain.

muEx151 [(pKL106-8) daf-16aAM::GFP/bKO + rol-6(su1006)]. Grows okay at 20C. Pick Rollers to maintain.

muEx158 [daf-16cAM::GFP + sur-5p::GFP] (AM = AKT-site mutant). Pick GFP+ worms to maintain. Sterile at 25C; grow at 20C or less. muEx158 contains GFP-tagged daf-16 c isoform (described as a1 isoform in Lin, et al. Nat Genet. 2001) with 4 Ser/Thr residues mutated to Ala, which completely rescues dauer formation and partially restores longevity of daf-16; daf-2 double mutants. Reference: Lin K, et al. Nat Genet. 2001 Jun;28(2):139-45.

muIs71 [(pKL99) daf-16ap::GFP::daf-16a(bKO)) + rol-6(su1006)]. Grows okay at 20C. Spontaneous integrant. Rollers.