Search Strains

qIs74 [sys-1p::GFP::pop-1 + unc-119(+)]. Probably on LG X. May have unc-119 in background. Throws 30% males. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

caIs71[elt-2p::GFP::HIS-2B::unc-54 3'UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Expresses nuclear-localized GFP in all intestinal nuclei under control of 5.2 kb elt-2 promoter. GFP is fused to Histone H2B + (fused pie-1 and truncated unc-54 3'-UTR). Transgene was integrated into N2 background by exposure to gamma rays. Reference: Dineen A, et al. Dev Biol. 2018 Mar 15;435(2):150-161. PMID: 29360433

peIs785 [casy-1p::daf-2 E11-E11.5(+c)-E12::EGFP + casy-1p::daf-2 E11-E11.5(+c)-E12(-c)::mRFP]. peIs785 caries a daf-2 splicing reporter expressed in many neurons. Reference: Tomioka M, et al. Nat Commun. 2016 May 20;7:11645. PMID: 27198602

vxEx725 [egl-1p::mCherry::egl-1(G55E, F65D)::egl-1 3'UTR + gcy-32p::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + unc-122p::GFP]. Pick animals with GFP expression in coelomocytes to maintain. mCherry-tagged EGL-1 visible in URX adult neurons and apoptotic cells. G55E and F65D mutations in the BH3-only region to abolish mCherry::EGL-1 function in inducing cell death. Reference: Wu Z, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jan 14;122(2):e2407909122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2407909122. PMID: 39786930.

wIs78 [SCMp::GFP + ajm-1p::GFP + F58E10 (cosmid) + unc-119(+)] IV. GFP expression in seam cells and adherens junctions. ajm-1 previously called jam-1.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpy Stu, Unc-36 (eT1 homozygotes) and dead eggs. Also weak Him.

mfIs70 [lin-31p::rde-1 + myo2p::GFP]. mfIs70 is a spontaneous integration in LG IV. Superficially wild-type. This strain can be used for Pn.p-specific RNAi. Reference: Barkoulas et al. (2013) Developmental Cell Jan 14;24(1):64-75

mfIs70 [lin-31p::rde-1 + myo2p::GFP]. mfIs70 is a spontaneous integration in LG IV. Superficially wild-type. This strain can be used for Pn.p-specific RNAi. Reference: Barkoulas et al. (2013) Developmental Cell Jan 14;24(1):64-75

ybIs733 [myo-3::egl-15::BGAR + lin-15(+)]. GFP/RFP chimeric expression of egl-15::BGAR reporter in body wall muscles.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. Unc. Reference: Norris AD & Lundquist EA. Development. 2011 Oct;138(20):4433-42.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. Unc. Reference: Norris AD & Lundquist EA. Development. 2011 Oct;138(20):4433-42.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. lqIs2 [osm-6::GFP] X. lqIs2 carries a PDE/amphid/phasmid marker linked to mig-2. Reference: Demarco RS, et al. PLoS Genet. 2012;8(4):e1002665.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. lqIs3 [osm-6::GFP] IV. lqIs3 carries a PDE/amphid/phasmid marker linked to ced-10. Reference: Demarco RS, et al. PLoS Genet. 2012;8(4):e1002665.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. lqIs2 [osm-6::GFP] X. lqIs2 carries a PDE/amphid/phasmid marker linked to mig-2. Reference: Demarco RS, et al. PLoS Genet. 2012;8(4):e1002665.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. lqIs3 [osm-6::GFP] IV. lqIs3 carries a PDE/amphid/phasmid marker linked to ced-10. Reference: Demarco RS, et al. PLoS Genet. 2012;8(4):e1002665.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. lqIs3 [osm-6::GFP] IV. Cell engulfment defect at 2-fold stage. Reference: Demarco RS & Lundquist EA. PLoS Genet. 2010 Nov 18;6(11):e1001215.

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. lqIs345 [egl-17p::mCherry + gcy-32p::CFP + scm::GFP]. VD/DD axon guidance defects. lq176 is a short isoform-specific allele of tom-1. Reference: Mahadik SS & Lundquist EA. Development 2023 Apr 1;150(7):dev201031. Doi: 10.1242/dev.201031. PMID: 37014062

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.

Viable allele of stn-1. dys-1-like. Hyperactive, tend to hypercontract, bends head when moving forward. F30A10.8.

jjIs709 [(pDRNL1) + lmn-1p::GFP::lmn-1::unc-54 3'utr + (pMH86) dpy-20(+)] I. GFP-tagged LMN-1 is expressed in all somatic cells. Reference: Haithcock E, et al. (2005) PNAS 102:16690-5.

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.

kuIs70 [alr-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. alr-1p::GFP expression is visible in embryonic and adult tissues. Reference: Tucker M, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2005 Oct;16(10):4695-704.

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

mirSi16 [flp-18p::lox2272::BFP::tbb-2 3'UTR::lox2272::ChR2-HRDC::SL2::jRGECO1a::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. mirIs76 [sra-6p::ChRmine::wrmScarlet::let-858 3UTR + sra-6p::TeNL]. mirEx69 [gpa:14p::CRE + unc-122p::mCherry]. Mantain by picking animals with mCherry+ coelomycetes. Blue in flp-18 expressing neurons. Expression of ChRmine, wrmScarlet and calcium sensitive (Kd 250 nM) teal nanolantern (TeNL) in ASH and PVQ. Expression of ChR2-HRDC and jRGECO1a expression in AVA (instead of BFP). 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.

nIs70 [(pGS39) ced-8::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Reference: Stanfield GM & Horvitz HR., Mol Cell. 2000 Mar;5(3):423-33.

ufIs26 [unc-4p::mCherry + lin-15(+)] II. otIs707 [bnc-1p(1.8kb)::GFP]. VB neurons are GFP+ only; VA and SABV have both mCherry and GFP. Can be used to isolate VB neurons by FACS. Used by CeNGEN project for RNA-Seq (https://www.cengen.org/).

nicIs77 [gst-4p::mCherry] V. Expression of gst-4p::mcherry reporter is strongly induced by oxidative stress. Reference: Jochim B, et al. PLoS Genet. 2025 Jul 7;21(7):e1011780. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011780. PMID: 40623109.

cdIs73[RME-8::mRFP + ttx-3::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Ballistic transformation. RME-8::mRFP expressed in front coelomocyte promoter.

ynIs72 [flp-1p::GFP].

ynIs78 [flp-8p::GFP].

ltIs78 [(pKO5) pie-1::GFP::TEV::Stag::air-1 spliced coding + unc-119(+)].

ltIs79 [(pAA196) pie-1p::mCherry::rab-5 + unc-119(+)]. pwIs116 [rme-2p::rme-2::GFP::rme-2 3'UTR + unc-119(+)]. Maintain at 20-25C to reduce silencing of the array.

ltIs75 [(pSK5) pie-1::GFP::TEV-STag::LacI + unc-119(+)].

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.

otIs706 [nlp-12p::TagRFP]. DVA neurons are labeled with TagRFP. Can be used to isolate DVA by FACS. Used by CeNGEN project for RNA-Seq (https://www.cengen.org/).

otIs711 [nlp-8p::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Reference: Vidal B, et al. bioRxiv 2021.11.30.470650; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.30.470650

otIs730 [UPN::TIR1::mTur2 + inx-6(prom18)::TagRFP]. Temperature sensitive dauer constitutive. Maintain at 15C. UPN (Ultra Pan-Neuronal) promoter contains four short pan-neuronal promoters fused together (unc-11::rgef-1::ehs-1::ric-19). Panneuronal depletion of DAF-16 in the presence of auxin. Reference: Aghayeva et al. PLoS Biol. 2021 Apr 23;19(4):e3001204. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001204. PMID: 33891586.

otIs730 [UPN::TIR1::mTur2 + inx-6(prom18)::TagRFP]. Temperature sensitive dauer constitutive. Maintain at 15C. UPN (Ultra Pan-Neuronal) promoter contains four short pan-neuronal promoters fused together (unc-11::rgef-1::ehs-1::ric-19). Panneuronal depletion of DAF-12 in the presence of auxin. Reference: Aghayeva et al. PLoS Biol. 2021 Apr 23;19(4):e3001204. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001204. PMID: 33891586.

otIs76 [pttx-3p::kal-1 + unc-122p::GFP] IV. mgIs18 [ttx-3p::GFP] IV. Long, otherwise phenotypically WT. ttx-3p::GFP labels AIY interneurons. hst-6(ot17) suppresses the branching phenotype of KAL-1 overexpression in AIY. hst-6(ot17) is closely linked to lon-2.

otIs742 [nlp-13p::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Reference: Vidal B, et al. bioRxiv 2021.11.30.470650; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.30.470650

AWC neurons are marked with mCherry. AWC nuclei can be isolated by INTACT.

otIs355 [rab-3p::2xNLS::TagRFP] IV. otIs747 [srg-13p::GFP]. PHA neurons are labeled with GFP and RFP. Can be used to isolate PHA by FACS. Used by CeNGEN project for RNA-Seq (https://www.cengen.org/).

otIs748 [rab-3p(prom1)::GFP + ttx-3p::mCherry] X. Pan-neuronal cytoplasmic GFP expression. Reference: Leyva-Diaz E & Hobert O. Current Biol. 2022 Mar 3;S0960-9822(22)00262-7. PMID: 35259341

otIs763 [lin-4(fosmid)::NLS::YFP::H2B]. Integrated fosmid transcriptional reporter for lin-4 microRNA. Reference: Sun H & Hobert O. Nature. 2021 Dec;600(7887):93-99. doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-04071-4. PMID: 34759317.

otIs768 [hlh-34p::GFP + unc-119(+)]. GFP expression in AVH neurons. Derived by integration of leEx1692. Can be used to isolate AVH by FACS. Used by CeNGEN project for RNA-Seq (https://www.cengen.org/).

otIs730 [UPN::TIR1::mTur2 + inx-6(prom18)::TagRFP]. Temperature sensitive dauer constitutive. Maintain at 15C. UPN (Ultra Pan-Neuronal) promoter contains four short pan-neuronal promoters fused together (unc-11::rgef-1::ehs-1::ric-19). Panneuronal depletion of DAF-16 in the presence of auxin. Reference: Aghayeva et al. PLoS Biol. 2021 Apr 23;19(4):e3001204. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001204. PMID: 33891586.

otIs779 [unc-7(fosmid)::SL2::YFP::H2B + pha-1(+) + myo-2p::BFP]. Derived by integration of otEx7106.

otIs785 [ceh-34p::GFP::CLA-1 + ceh-34p::TagRFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. 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