Search Strains

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. Resistant to systemic RNAi, but sensitive to autonomous RNAi.

louIs10 [myo-3p::sqst-1::mCherry::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR]. Tandemly-tagged p62/sequestosome marker expressed in the muscle can be used to monitor autophagic activity. Reference: Villalobos TV, et al. Nat Aging. 2023 Sep;3(9):1091-1106. PMID: 37580394.

seaIs201 [myo-3p::human tau (0N4R;V337M)::unc-54 3'UTR + vha-6p::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR]. Reduced crawling speed, reduced brood size, shortened lifespan, slow development, early paralysis. Human tau transgene is expressed in body wall muscles, producing strong phenotypes suitable for screening and is sensitive to knockdown by feeding RNAi. Generated in N2 background.

rnyEx60 [vha-6p:::vha-6::mCherry + myo-3p::GFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to select for animals carrying the array. Labels apical intestinal membrane. Reference: Allman et al. (2009) Am J Physiol Cell 297:C1071-81.

cpIs158 [myo-3p::pat-3sp::2x vhhGFP4::CD8 tm::2x mTurquoise2::PH::tbb-2 3'UTR loxN] I. cpIs130 [wrt-2p::2x mKate2::PH::3xHA::let-858 3'UTR::tag-168p::HisCl1::tbb-2 3'UTR loxN] II. YPET::3xFlag tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous egl-20 locus. cpIs158 expresses a membrane-anchored anti-GFP nanobody (Morphotrap) in body wall muscles. This version of Morphotrap consists of extracellular 2x vhhGFP4 fused to a human CD8 transmembrane domain and intracellular 2x mTurquoise2. Endogenously tagged EGL-20::YPET::3xFlag is efficiently sequestered by the Morphotrap transgene (the transgene functions as expected for Wnt), leading to Q neuroblast migration defects. NOTE: cpIs158/Morphotrap does not capture all YPET-tagged extracellular proteins, so sequestration should be determined empirically. cpIs130 is a single copy transgene expressing a 2x mKate2::PH membrane marker in seam cells, Q neuroblasts, and many hypodermal cells, and HisCl1 expression from the tag-168 upstream intergenic sequence. Expression of HisCl1 from the single copy insertion does not appear to be sufficient for immobilizing animals. cpIs158 was inserted at Chr I:2851088 near ttTi4348 using Cas9-triggered homologous recombination. cpIs130 was inserted at Chr II:8420157-8420243 near ttTi5605. Reference: Gibney TV & Pani AM. Development. 2025 Aug 21:dev.204802. doi: 10.1242/dev.204802. PMID: 40838367.

cpSi174 [myo-3p::TIR1::F2A::mTagBFP2::AID*::NLS::tbb-2 3'UTR] (I:-5.32). Expression of TIR1 co-factor for AID, and tissue-specific AID-tagged blue protein in body wall muscle.

lstEx6 [pdf-2p::GFP + myo-3p::mCherry]. Pick GFP+ mCherry+ animals to maintain. Reference: Janssen T, et al. J Neurochem. 2009 Oct;111(1):228-41.

arIs37 [myo-3p::ssGFP + dpy-20(+)] I. myo-3p::ssGFP is a secreted GFP that is taken up by coelomocytes. Reference: Tian et al. (2010) Development 137(14):2375-84.

vsIs100 [myo-3p::CFP + lin-15(+)]. CFP expression in VMs. Additional background expression seen as punctate nucleolar fluorescence along the ventral side of the worm (also present in wild-type).

vsIs13 [lin-11::pes-10::GFP + lin-15(+)]. GFP expression in six VC neurons and posterior intestine. vsIs97 [tph-1p::DsRed2 + lin-15(+)]. DsRed2 expression in HSN, NSM, and associated processes. Additional background expression in tail and a pair of head neurons. NOTE: tph-1p::DsRed2 expression pattern is different than GFP expression driven by the same promoter [Koelle Lab]. vsIs100 [myo-3p::CFP + lin-15(+)]. CFP expression in VMs. Additional background expression seen as punctate nucleolar fluorescence along the ventral side of the worm (also present in wild-type).

lucEx1207 [myo-3p::YFP]. Pick YFP+ to maintian. Reference: Gutie?rrez-Pérez, P. et al. A deeply conserved miR-1 dependent regulon supports muscle cell physiology. bioRxiv, 2020, doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.31.275644.

oxIs322 [myo-2p::mCherry::H2B + myo-3p::mCherry::H2B + Cbr-unc-119(+)]. lucEx1311 (myo-3p::R2pH::LAMP1::3xFLAG::unc-54 3’UTR + ttx-3p::mCherry). Pick mCherry+ to maintain. Reference: Gutierrez-Perez, P. et al. A deeply conserved miR-1 dependent regulon supports muscle cell physiology. bioRxiv, 2020, doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.31.275644.

lucSi91 [myo-3p::HEN1::unc-54 3’UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Superficially wild-type. Cell-type-specific 3'-terminal 2'-O-methylation of animal miRNAs by a genetically encoded plant-specific methyltransferase (Arabidopsis thaliana HEN1). NOTE: This strain might still carry unc-119(ed3) in the background. Reference: Alberti C, et al. Nat Methods. 2018 Feb 26. doi: 10.1038/nmeth.4610.

mirEx123 [myo-3p::TeNL::unc-54 3' UTR]. Maintain strain by picking animals with blue fluorescence. bus-17(br2) has mutant defective response to short wavelength light; response strongly reduced but not eliminated. Altered surface properties; somewhat skiddy movement; drug-sensitive, bleach-sensitive. Resistant to some bacterial pathogens (hence Bus, Bah phenotypes) and hypersensitive to others. Calcium sensitive (Kd 250 nM) teal nanolantern (TeNL) in muscles. Reference: Morales-Curiel LF, et al. Commun Biol. 2022 Dec 3;5(1):1330. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-04292-x. PMID: 36463346.

mirSi34 [myo-3p::lox2272::mtagBFP2::tbb-2 3'UTR::lox2272::ChR2-HRDC::SL2::jRGECO1a::let-858 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Blue fluorescence in body wall muscles. Combine with CRE driven by a promoter expressed in desired muscle cells to switch from blue expression to ChR2-HRDC and jRGECO1a expression. Reference: Porta-de-la-Riva M, et al. Nat Methods. 2023 May;20(5):761-769. doi: 10.1038/s41592-023-01836-9. PMID: 37024651.

nIs578 [pGEM-T/sptf-3(+) + myo-3p::mCherry] IV. Rollers. Reference: Hirose T, Horvitz HR. Nature. 2013 Aug 15;500(7462):354-8.

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.

arIs37 [myo-3p::ssGFP + dpy-20(+)] I. myo-3p::ssGFP is a secreted GFP that is taken up by coelomocytes. Reference: Gee, K et al. (2017) G3 7: 991.

arIs37 [myo-3p::ssGFP + dpy-20(+)] I. cdIs32 [unc-122p::DT-A(E148D) + myo-2p::GFP + unc-119(+)]. A diphtheria toxin A fragment DT-A (E148D) is expressed under a coelomocyte-specific promoter leading to the absence of coelomocytes. Worms are slightly uncoordinated, slightly dumpy and slow growing. References: Fares H & Greenwald I. Genetics. 2001 Sep;159(1):133-45. doi: 10.1093/genetics/159.1.133. PMID: 11560892. Schwartz MS, et al. PLoS One. 2010 Mar 5;5(3):e9564. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009564. PMID: 20221439.

ltSi912 [myo-3p::vhhGFP4::zif-1::operon-linker::mCherry::his-11::tbb-2 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Muscle-specific expression of anti-GFP nanobody fused to ZIF-1 mediates body wall muscle-specific degradation of GFP-tagged proteins (through recruited ZIF-1 but NOT requiring ZF1 tags). Can be combined with endogenous locus GFP-tagging or rescue of a null mutant with a GFP fusion to examine body wall muscle-specific functions of target genes. Reference: Wang S, et al. Development. 2017 Jun 15. pii: dev.150094. doi: 10.1242/dev.150094.

drIs4 [gpdh-1p::GFP + col-12p::DsRed] IV. drEx471 [myo-3p::ogt-1(cDNA)::ogt-1 3'UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. Muscle-specific expression of OGT-1 provides tissue-specific rescue in ogt-1(dr20) presumptive null background. gpdh-1p::GFP is not induced during hypertonic stress. Constitutive col-12p::DsRed expression. Reference: Urso SJ, et al. (2020). The O-GlcNAc transferase OGT is a conserved and essential regulator of the cellular and organismal response to hypertonic stress. bioRxiv, 2020.2005.2001.072033.

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. otIs77 [ttx-3p::kal-1 + unc-122p::GFP] II. ruIs37 [myo-2p::GFP + unc-119(+)] III. jcIs1 [ajm-1::GFP + unc-29(+) + rol-6(su1006)] IV. vsIs33 [dop-3::RFP] V. ajm-1 was formerly known as jam-1 (Junction Associated Protein) and "the gene encoding the antigen recognized by the monoclonal antibody MH27." jcIs1 consists of pJS191, C45D3 and pRF4. Reference: Koppen M, et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2001 Nov;3(11):983-91.

otIs377 [myo-3p::mCherry]. otEx4945 [hsp16-2p::hlh-1::2xFLAG + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Maintain at 15-20C; pick Rollers. Both otIs377 and otEx4945 were generated as complex arrays with digested bacterial genomic DNA.

otIs502 [hlh-2(fosmid)::YFP + myo-3p::mCherry]. Broad embryonic expression; later in development transgene is expressed in DTCs, vulva, and some gland cells in pharynx. Reference: Masoudi N, et al. PLoS Biol. 2018 Apr 19;16(4):e2004979.

otEx7476 [ceh-34(fosmid) + myo-3p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ to maintain. ot1014 is a CRISPR/Cas9-engineered allele removing the entire ceh-34 locus. ot1014 homozygotes arrest as L1 larvae. Reference: The enteric nervous system of C. elegans is specified by the Sine Oculis-like homeobox gene ceh-34. Vidal B, et al. bioRxiv 2021.11.30.470650; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.30.470650

oyIs14 [sra-6::GFP + lin-15(+)]. otEx3135 [myo-3p::sax-7cDNA short + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. Reference: Pocock R, et al., Mol Cell Neurosci. 2008 Jan;37(1):56-68.

oxIs322 [myo-2p::mCherry::H2B + myo-3p::mCherry::H2B + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. ccTi1594 [mex-5p::GFP::gpr-1::smu-1 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+), III: 680195] III. umnIs7 [myo-2p::GFP + NeoR, III:9421936] III. mCherry expression in pharyngeal and body wall muscle nuclei. GFP expression in germline and GFP expression in pharynx. High penetrance of non-Mendelian inheritance. Neomycin resistant. The GPR-1 overexpression transgene consistently confers a high penetrance of non-Mendelian inheritance; fluorescent markers allow tracking of Mendelian and non-Mendelian events. The genomic location of ccTi1594 is with respect to the WEBcel235 assembly.

oxIs322 [myo-2p::mCherry::H2B + myo-3p::mCherry::H2B + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. ccTi1594 [mex-5p::GFP::gpr-1::smu-1 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+), III: 680195] III. mCherry expression in pharyngeal and body wall muscle nuclei. GFP expression in germline. High penetrance of non-Mendelian inheritance. The GPR-1 overexpression transgene consistently confers a high penetrance of non-Mendelian inheritance; fluorescent markers allow tracking of Mendelian and non-Mendelian events. The genomic location of ccTi1594 is with respect to the WEBcel235 assembly.

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. Homozygotes have decreased expression of tandem array transgenes, decreased fertility, and high incidences of males at 25C. Maintain at 15C.

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. ccIs55 [unc-54::lacZ + sup-7(st5)] V. GFP expression in nuclei and mitochondria of muscle cells.

syEx468 [myo-3p::egl-19::GFP]. C-terminal GFP fusion. Pick GFP+ to maintain.

syEx1155 [myo-3p::tomm-20::mRFP::3xMyc + Cbr-unc-119(+)]. Maintain at 15C. Pick non-Unc to maintain array.

syIs243 [myo-3p::TOM20::mRFP + unc-119(+) + pBS Sk+]. Integrated from PS6053. Strain has been outcrossed, but not known if unc-119 mutation is still present in the background.

syEx1343 [myo-3p::fars-1(T412G)::fib-1::rps-16::GFP(S65C, SynIVS)::unc-54 3' UTR + myo-2p::DsRed::unc-54 3' UTR + pha-1(+) + pBluescript]. GFP expression in body wall muscle. Maintain at 25C and pick animals with red fluorescence in pharynx. Expresses a phenylalanyl-tRNA capable of tagging proteins with the non-canonical amino acid p-azido-L-phenylalanine in body wall muscle. Reference: Yuet KP, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Mar 3;112(9):2705-10.

uthSi7 [myo-3p::LifeAct::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR, Cbr-unc-119(+)] IV. Single-copy insertion of LifeAct::mRuby labels F-actin in body wall muscle cells. Out-crossed to N2. Reference: Higuchi-Sanabria R, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2018 Oct 15;29(21):2522-2527. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E18-06-0362. PMID: 30133343

Severing and tagging of endogenous unc-22 locus with trans-splicing ICR and GFP using CRISPR/Cas9. muIs257 [myo-3p::wrmScarlet1-10::unc-54 3'UTR] I. Pharynx and body muscles are green; red fluorescence only in body wall muscles. Please contact Ryan Littlefield prior to publishing work using this strain.

gaIs146 [(pPRSK9) myo-3p::FLAG::pab-1 + sur-5::GFP]. Slightly slower growth than WT.

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. stIs10047 [unc-14p::his-24::mCherry + unc-119(+)]. Reference: Liu, X, et al., Cell (2009).

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. stIs10035 [eft-3p::HIS-24::mCherry + unc-119(+)]. Reference: Liu, X, et al., Cell (2009).

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. stIs10077 [pha-4p(I2L)::his-24::mCherry + unc-119(+)]. Reference: Liu, X, et al., Cell (2009).

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. stIs10088 [hlh-1p::his-24::mCherry + unc-119(+)]. Reference: Liu, X, et al., Cell (2009).

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. stIs10079 [unc-54p::his-24::mCherry::let-858 3' UTR + unc-119(+)]. Published in Liu, X., et al., Cell, 2009. 139(6).

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. stIs10115 [egl-5p::HIS-24::mCherry + unc-119(+)]. Reference: Liu, X, et al., Cell (2009).

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. gaIs218 [Y57A10C.6p::HIS-24::mCherry + unc-119(+)]. Reference: Liu, X, et al., Cell (2009).

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. gaIs222 [C54D10.3p::his-24::mCherry + unc-119(+)]. Reference: Liu, X, et al., Cell (2009).

gaIs220 [col-93p::HIS-24::mCherry + unc-119(+)]. ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. Published in Liu, X., et al., Cell, 2009. 139(6).

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. stIs10596 [ceh-41p::HIS-24::mCherry + unc-119(+)]. Reference: Liu, X, et al., Cell (2009).

gaIs234 [jkk-1p::his-24::mCherry + unc-119(+)]. ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. Published in Liu, X., et al., Cell, 2009. 139(6).

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. gaIs245 [col-34p::HIS-24::mCherry + unc-119(+)]. Reference: Liu, X, et al., Cell (2009).

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. stIs10117 [hsp-3p::HIS-24::mCherry + unc-119(+)]. Reference: Liu, X, et al., Cell (2009) 139(6).