Search Strains

huIs120 [hsp-16.2p::sfrp-1 + myo-2p::Tomato]. Wild-type under normal culture conditions. Heat-shock (10 min) during embryogenesis causes embryonic lethality and HSN migration defects. Heat-shock (10 min) at hatching causes Ql and QR migration defects. Reference: Harterink M, et al. Development. 2011 Jul;138(14):2915-24.

muIs32 [mec-7p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. huEx83 [pry-1p::axl-1::GFP + myo-2p::GFP]. Pick animals with GFP+ pharynx to maintain. Reference: Oosterveen et al. (2007) Dev Biol 308: 438-48.

nuIs122 [acr-2p::pHluorin::snb-1 + myo-2p::dsRed2] IV. Integrated transgene expressing synaptopHluorin under a cholinergic promoter for imaging motor neuron synapses.

nuIs183 [unc-129p::nlp-21::Venus + myo-2p::GFP]. [NOTE: nuIs183 was previously described as carrying myo-2p::NLS::GFP.] Reference: Sieburth D, et al. Nat Neurosci. 2007 Jan;10(1):49-57.

nuIs190 [unc-129p::ins-22::Venus + myo-2p::NLS::GFP] X. Pick GFP+ to maintain. Not all animals express GFP. Array might be prone to silencing or not homozygous. [NOTE: nuIs190 was previously described as carrying myo-2p::GFP without an NLS.] Reference: Ch'ng Q, Sieburth D, Kaplan JM. PLoS Genet. 2008 Nov;4(11):e1000283.

nuIs184 [unc-129p::apt-4::GFP + myo-2p::GFP] X.

nuIs214 [unc-129p::itsn-1::GFP + myo-2p::GFP] III.

nuIs165 [unc-129p::unc-10::GFP + myo-2p::GFP] II.

kasEx73 [unc-3p::dsUnc-3(RNAi) + myo-2p::GFP]. Pick GFP+ to maintain array. Array carries a construct with the unc-3 promoter driving transcription of a hairpin targeting unc-3 for RNAi depletion in cholinergic motor neurons. Reference: Feng W, et al. Elife. 2020 Jan 3;9. pii: e50065. doi: 10.7554/eLife.50065.

kasEx147 [oig-1p(1.6kb)::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::GFP]. Pick worms with GFP+ pharynx to maintain array. Unc. 1.6kb cis-regulatory region (-2.6-1.0kb) upstream of oig-1 was fused to GFP with the unc-54 3'UTR. oig-1 uses mulitple cis-regulatory regions to achieve different expression patterns in motor neurons; this construct drives expression specifically in cholinergic motor neurons. Construct was injected into N2 worms. Reference: Feng W, et al. Elife. 2020 Jan 3;9. pii: e50065. doi: 10.7554/eLife.50065.

kasEx149 [oig-1p(2.6kb_del)::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::GFP]. Pick worms with GFP+ pharynx to maintain array. Unc. 2.6kb cis-regulatory region with 200bp deletion removing predicted LIN-39 binding site upstream of oig-1 was fused to GFP. Expression of oig-1::GFP in GABAergic motor neurons is been abolished; expression was observed specifically in cholinergic motor neurons of the ventral nerve cord. Reference: Feng W, et al. Elife. 2020 Jan 3;9. pii: e50065. doi: 10.7554/eLife.50065.

kasEx151 [oig-1p(2.6kb_del)::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::GFP]. Pick worms with GFP+ pharynx to maintain array. Unc. 2.6kb cis-regulatory region with 300bp deletion removing predicted LIN-39 binding site upstream of oig-1 was fused to GFP. Expression of oig-1::GFP in GABAergic motor neurons is retained, but eliminates ectopic expression in cholinergic motor neurons of the ventral nerve cord. Reference: Feng W, et al. Elife. 2020 Jan 3;9. pii: e50065. doi: 10.7554/eLife.50065.

uIs69 [(pCFJ90) myo-2p::mCherry + unc-119p::sid-1]. Hypersensitive neuronal RNAi by feeding. Dpy, Unc. Maintain 15-20 degrees. [NOTE: uIs69 is closely linked and maps to the right of dpy-11. (C. Loer 08/2011)] Derived from (BC277 x N2 Male) x TU3401. Reference: Calixto et al. (2010) Nature Methods 7:554-9.

uIs69 [(pCFJ90) myo-2p::mCherry + unc-119p::sid-1]. Hypersensitive neuronal RNAi by feeding. Superficially wild-type. Maintain 15-20 degrees. [NOTE: uIs69 is closely linked and maps to the right of dpy-11. (C. Loer 08/2011)] Derived from (unc-46(e177) uIs69) x N2 Male. Reference: Calixto et al. (2010) Nature Methods 7:554-9.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. Precise deletion of src-1 generated by Cas9 genome editing. Balancer marked with myo-2p::Venus. Heterozygotes are wild-type with Venus+ pharynx, and will segregate wild-type with Venus+ pharynx (heterozygotes), sterile adults without Venus in pharynx (lq185 homozygotes), and Dpy with Venus+ pharynx (tmC20 homozygotes). GFP expression in GABAergic motor neurons. Reference: Mahadik S, et al. bioRxiv 2023.05.20.541322; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.20.541322.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. D381A substitution mutation generated by Cas9 genome editing. Balancer marked with myo-2p::Venus. Heterozygotes are wild-type with Venus+ pharynx, and will segregate wild-type with Venus+ pharynx (heterozygotes), embryonic lethality (syb7248 homozygotes), and Dpy with Venus+ pharynx (tmC20 homozygotes). GFP expression in GABAergic motor neurons. Reference: Mahadik S, et al. bioRxiv 2023.05.20.541322; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.20.541322.

cpEx25 [mrck-1(delta CRIB)::YPet + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain array. YPet-tagged MRCK-1 truncated upstream of the CRIB domain to inhibit binding to CDC-42. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Marston DJ, et al. Curr Biol. 2016 26:2079-2089.

cpSi172 [myo-2p::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 the pharynx.

wleSi1852 [unc-54p::luciferaseTAG185 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] I. wlels1565 [unc-54p::DanRS_rpr-1::tRNA(CUA)Leu + myo-2p::GFP] X. It is likely that unc-119(ed3) remains in the background. Animals are slightly sick. All animals should express GFP in their pharynx. Expression of the luciferase reporter is dependent upon temperature-sensitive suppression of premature amber stop codon. Strain may be raised at 20C, but should be raised at 15C for several generations before assaying reporter expression. Reference: Parrish AR, et al. ACS Chem Biol. 2012 Jul 20;7(7):1292-302.

wleSi151 [unc54p::mCherryTAG156 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. wleEx35 [unc-54p::DanRS_rpr-1::tRNA(CUA)Tyr + myo-2p::GFP]. Pick animals expressing GFP in their pharynx to maintain wleEx35. It is likely that unc-119(ed3) remains in the background. Superficially wild-type. Expression of the mCherry reporter is dependent upon expression of temperature-sensitive suppression of premature amber stop codon. Strain may be raised at 20C, but should be raised at 15C for several generations before assaying reporter expression. Reference: Parrish AR, et al. ACS Chem Biol. 2012 Jul 20;7(7):1292-302.

wleSi1852 [unc-54p::luciferaseTAG185 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] I. wlels1853 [unc-54p::OmeRS_rpr-1::tRNA(CUA)Tyr + myo-2p::GFP] X. It is likely that unc-119(ed3) remains in the background. Animals are slightly sick. All animals should express GFP in their pharynx. Expression of the luciferase reporter is dependent upon temperature-sensitive suppression of premature amber stop codon. Strain may be raised at 20C, but should be raised at 15C for several generations before assaying reporter expression. Reference: Parrish AR, et al. ACS Chem Biol. 2012 Jul 20;7(7):1292-302.

adIs2122 [lgg-1p::GFP::lgg-1 + rol-6(su1006)]. mgEx779 [lipl-4p::lipl-4::SL2::GFP + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick RFP+ Rollers to maintain. Reference: Lapierre LR, Curr Biol. 2011 Sep 27;21(18):1507-14.

sqIs71 [rgef-1p::GFP + rgef-1p::sid-1]. Pan-neuronal expression of sid-1 driven by the rgef-1 promoter. Expression remains neuron-specific until at least Day 10. Animals respond to feeding RNAi against gfp and neuronal genes snb-1 and unc-13. In contrast, animals are resistant to phenotypes induced by feeding RNAi constructs targeting non-neuronal genes pept-1, unc-112, bli-1 and die-1. Reference: Yang Y, et al. Nat Aging 2024 Jan 4. doi: 10.1038/s43587-023-00548-1. PMID: 38177330. MAH677 effectively replaces strain TU3401 sid-1(pk3321) uIs69 [pCFJ90 (myo-2p::mCherry) + unc-119p::sid-1] V., which was found to show RNAi response in non-neuronal tissues.

mgEx779 [lipl-4p::lipl-4::SL2::GFP + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick RFP+ to maintain. Reference: Lapierre LR, Curr Biol. 2011 Sep 27;21(18):1507-14.

xsSi36 [myo-2p::GFP(Y66C)::let-858 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+) IV:13,048,924]. This strain contains a non-fluorescent GFP that can be used to enrich for CRISPR mediated, oligodirected homologous recombination. [NOTE: previously published as mgSi36.]  Reference: Zhang D & Glotzer M. 2014. Efficient site-specific editing of the C. elegans genome. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/007344.

mcIs50 [lin-26p::vab-10(actin-binding domain)::GFP + myo-2p::GFP + pBluescript]. Reference: Gally C, et al., Development. 2009 Sep;136(18):3109-19.

mcIs40 [lin-26p::ABDvab-10::mCherry + myo-2p::GFP]. Reference: Gally C, et al. Development. 2009 Sep;136(18):3109-19.

lucEx628 [tbx-33::GFP(fosmid) + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain. Wild-type morphology. Extrachromosomal TBX-33 direct fusion fosmid-based reporter. Reference: Charest J, et al. Dev Cell. 2020 Sep 24;S1534-5807(20)30672-9. PMID: 33002421

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.

lucSi28 [myo-2p::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.

lucEx552 [tbx-8::GFP(fosmid) + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain. Wild-type morphology. Extrachromosomal TBX-8 direct fusion fosmid-based reporter. Reference: Charest J, et al. Dev Cell. 2020 Sep 24;S1534-5807(20)30672-9. PMID: 33002421

mirIs92 [daf-16p::daf-16::GcNL::let-858 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. bus-17(br2) has 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. daf-16 translational reporter with green non-calcium sensitive nanolantern (GCNL). Reference: Morales-Curiel LF, et al. Commun Biol. 2022 Dec 3;5(1):1330. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-04292-x. PMID: Reference: Morales-Curiel LF, et al. Commun Biol. 2022 Dec 3;5(1):1330. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-04292-x. PMID: 36463346.

syIs423 [15xUAS::?pes-10::GCaMP6s::SL2::mKate2::let-858 3'UTR + myo-2p::NLS::mCherry + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)]. mirIs19 [nlp-12p::gal-4 + unc-122p::mCherry]. Maintain animals at 25C for several generations to enhance mKate expression in DVA to make it visible with a fluorescence dissection scope. Reference: Das R, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 Sep 17;7(38):eabg4617. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg4617. PMID: 34533987

mirIs37 [acr-5p::CRE + myo-2p::mCherry]. Superficially wild-type. CRE expression is driven predominantly in B-type motor neurons; CRE activity has also been observed in a few other cells. Reference: Das R, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 Sep 17;7(38):eabg4617. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg4617. PMID: 34533987

mirIs42 [F49H12.4p::CRE + myo-2p::mCherry]. Superficially wild-type. Primarily PVD-specific CRE driver; CRE activity was observed predominantly in PVD neurons with some additional recombination in a few tail neurons and possibly FLP neuron. Reference: Das R, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 Sep 17;7(38):eabg4617. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg4617. PMID: 34533987

mirIs71 [nlp-12p::CRE + myo-2p::mCherry]. DVA-specific CRE driver. Superficially wild-type. Reference: Das R, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 Sep 17;7(38):eabg4617. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg4617. PMID: 34533987

nIs425 [myo-2p::GFP] I. nIs175 [ceh-28p::4NLS::GFP + lin-15(+)] IV. Heterozygotes are GFP+ wild type and segregate GFP+ Unc, GFP+ wild type, and GFP- sptf-3 homozygotes. nIs425 was integrated into sptf-3(tm607)/hIn1[unc-101(sy241)] I. The position of integration appears to be close to or lie within the region covered by hIn1: sptf-3(tm607) heterozygotes are GFP+ whereas sptf-3(tm607) homozygotes do not express GFP in the pharynx. Reference: Hirose T, Horvitz HR. Nature. 2013 Aug 15;500(7462):354-8.

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.

mIs14 [myo-2p::GFP + pes-10p::GFP]. Heterozygotes are WT with relatively dim pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT dim GFP+ heterozygotes, Dpy bright GFP+ (mIn1 homozygotes), and non-GFP or302 homozygotes. Pick WT dim GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. or302 homozygotes are GFP- and are Emb, ABar and have EMS spindle misalignment. or302 is a deletion starting at 503 and ending at 1578 of C27A2.6.

bmdSi15 [loxN + eef-1A.1p::GFP(1-10)::unc-54 3? UTR + let-858 terminator + myo-2p::mCherry::3xHA::tbb-2 3? UTR + loxP] I. bmdSi15 is a CRISPR-based integration into the ttTi4348 site (I:-5.32). Split GFP tag (GFP11) inserted into the C-terminus of the endogenous rpl-31 locus.

bmdSi15 [loxN + eef-1A.1p::GFP(1-10)::unc-54 3? UTR + let-858 terminator + myo-2p::mCherry::3xHA::tbb-2 3? UTR + loxP] I. bmdSi15 is a CRISPR-based integration into the ttTi4348 site (I:-5.32). Split GFP tag (GFP11) inserted into the C-terminus of the endogenous rpl-41 locus.

bmdSi15 [loxN + eef-1A.1p::GFP(1-10)::unc-54 3? UTR + let-858 terminator + myo-2p::mCherry::3xHA::tbb-2 3? UTR + loxP] I. bmdSi15 is a CRISPR-based integration into the ttTi4348 site (I:-5.32). 2x split GFP tag (GFP11) inserted into the C-terminus of the endogenous sec-61.B locus.

qyIs463 [lin-29p::zif-1::SL2::mCherry]. bmdSi15 [loxN + eef-1A.1p::GFP(1-10)::unc-54 3' UTR + let-858 terminator + myo-2p::mCherry::3xHA::tbb-2 3' UTR + loxP] I. bmdSi15 is a CRISPR-based integration into the ttTi4348 site (I:-5.32). ZF1 and split GFP tag (GFP11) inserted into the C-terminus of the endogenous rpl-31 locus. L4-specific expression of ZIF-1, ubiquitous GFPbeta1-10 and endogenous rpl-31 tagged with ZF-1+GFP-beta11

jsEx1028 [aex-4p::GFP::aex + myo-2p::GFP + pBS]. Pick GFP+ to maintain. Reference: Mahoney TR, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Oct 21;105(42):16350-5.

jsSi1962 [mosL::loxP::FRT + myo-2p::nls::CyOFP::let-858 3' + mex-5p::FLP::D5::glh-2 3' + FRT3 mosR] I. Reference: Nonet ML. Rapid generation of C. elegans single copy transgenes combining RMCE and drug selection. bioRxiv 2023.03.05.531207; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.05.531207

jsSi1978 [loxP::FRT + myo-2p::nls::cyOFP::let-858 3' + mex-5p::FLP::D5::glh-2 3' + FRT3] V. Reference: Nonet ML. Rapid generation of C. elegans single copy transgenes combining RMCE and drug selection. bioRxiv 2023.03.05.531207; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.05.531207

jsSi1963 [loxP + FRT::myo-2p::nls::CyOFP::let-858 3' + mex-5p::FLP::D5::glh-2 3' + FRT3] IV. Reference: Nonet ML. Rapid generation of C. elegans single copy transgenes combining RMCE and drug selection. bioRxiv 2023.03.05.531207; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.05.531207

jsSi1901 [loxP + FRT + myo-2p::nls::cyOFP::let-858 3' + mex-5p::FLP::D5::glh-2 3' + FRT3] II. Reference: Nonet ML. Rapid generation of C. elegans single copy transgenes combining RMCE and drug selection. bioRxiv 2023.03.05.531207; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.05.531207