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No visible phenotype in hermaphrodites. Deletion allele of C56A3.7.

Temperature sensitive. 8% of total oocytes produced are fertilized and give rise to larvae at 16C. Almost completely sterile at 25C.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT heterozygotes, Sterile Unc (fer-1 unc-29 homozygotes) and L1 lethals (sDf6 homozygotes). hc80 is a nonconditional sterile. hc80 sperm have short pseudopods.

Temperature sensitive sterile. Paternal effect embryonic lethal. Permissive temp is 20C. Restrictive temp is 25C.

Harbors a single amino acid deletion (R309)

Harbors a single amino acid deletion (R309)

Harbors a single amino acid deletion (R309)

wah-1(bon14) is a CRISPR-engineered single amino acid deletion (R309). Reference: Troulinaki K, et al. Cell Death Discovery 4, 2 (2018) doi:10.1038/s41420-017-0005-6

sDf19 has a dominant twitcher phenotype, and is homozygous lethal-usually arresting as embryos, but occasionally will hatch. Heterozygotes are twitchers and segregate twitchers, Vulvaless and dead eggs (or lethal early larvae). This strain was generated by the Genetic Toolkit project, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use: The Genetic Toolkit is funded by the NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) (USA) to Ann M. Rose, David L. Baillie, and Donald L. Riddle. Report all experimental results to David Baillie.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Unc-36 and dead eggs. Maintain by picking WT. Unc-62 is a recessive lethal.

Animals with the duplication are WT. Animals which have lost the duplication are DpyUnc. Segregates 2% males. The males are sterile. The duplication is homozygous lethal.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Paralyzed Unc and Lethals (L1). Pick WT to maintain. This strain was generated by the Genetic Toolkit project, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use: The Genetic Toolkit is funded by the NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) (USA) to Ann M. Rose, David L. Baillie, and Donald L. Riddle. Report all experimental results to David Baillie.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Uncs and DpyUnc Lets that hatch.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Uncs, and DpyUnc Lets that hatch.

WT strain which segregates WT, Unc-36, and dead eggs. Egg lethal. Maintain by picking WT.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Vul, lethals (early larval) and dead eggs. Hets twitch in 1% nicotine. This strain was generated by the Genetic Toolkit project, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use: The Genetic Toolkit is funded by the NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) (USA) to Ann M. Rose, David L. Baillie, and Donald L. Riddle. Report all experimental results to David Baillie.

srl-2 is a recessive suppressor of the s1040 temperature sensitive lethal phenotype. srl-2 has no effect on the Roller phenotype of s1040. (At 20C, s1040 homozygotes arrest development at mid-larval stage. At 15C, s1040 homozygotes are viable weak left-handed rollers.) Maintain at 20C to select for retention of suppressor. Animals at 20C will be DpyUncRol.

s1775 homozygotes die as embryos or L1 larvae. Heterozygous animals are WT and segregate WT, Twitcher lethals and dead eggs. nT1 appears to have a lethal mutation.

srl-1 is a recessive suppressor of the s1040 temperature sensitive lethal phenotype. srl-1 has no effect on the Roller phenotype of s1040. (At 20C, s1040 homozygotes arrest development at mid-larval stage. At 15C, s1040 homozygotes are viable weak left-handed rollers.) Maintain at 20C to select for retention of suppressor. Animals at 20C will be DpyUncRol.

PCR used to establish that s2074 is a deletion. Twitcher.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate DpyUncs and early larval lethals. Heterozygotes twitch in 1% Nicotine. Pick WT to maintain. This strain was generated by the Genetic Toolkit project, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use: The Genetic Toolkit is funded by the NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) (USA) to Ann M. Rose, David L. Baillie, and Donald L. Riddle. Report all experimental results to David Baillie.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT and Unc Rollers. sC4(s2172) is not viable as a homozygote. As a heterozygote it reduces recombination between unc-76 and rol-9 to 1.8%. Note: This strain has been sequenced and the sC4 balancer contains a large deletion from V:16,060,619 to V:19,331,432 that removes 1,279 genes and has a complex rearrangement on LGIV. See Maroilley et al. Sci Reports (2021)11:18258 for more details. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97764-9

Maintain by picking Unc-32 animals. Dpy animals that have lost sDp3 should also be Mel; expected Mel phenotype is embryonic lethal.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate more WT, Uncs and L1 lethals. Pick WT to maintain. This strain was generated by the Genetic Toolkit project, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use: The Genetic Toolkit is funded by the NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) (USA) to Ann M. Rose, David L. Baillie, and Donald L. Riddle. Report all experimental results to David Baillie.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT and Lethal Twitchers. Lethal mid-larval. Heterozygotes twitch in 1% Nicotine. Maintain by picking Twitchers in 1% Nicotine.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Sterile Dpys and larval lethals (laf-1 homozygotes). Maintain by picking WT.

Large cysts in excretory canal, sometimes visible with dissecting microscope. qp110 deletion removes part of promoter and first 2 bases of start codon of ifc-2. Deletion of bases 650114 ttttctagggtcctcatcacaaAT 650091 of Chr X (Wormbase WS297 release). Reference: Al-Hashimi H, et al. Genetics. 2018 Oct;210(2):637-652. doi: 10.1534/genetics.118.301078. PMID: 29945901.

GFP::3xFlag tag inserted at N-terminus of endogenous exc-9 locus. Large cysts in excretory canal, sometimes visible with dissecting microscope, due to loss of intermediate filament-like protein IFC-2 (formerly called EXC-2). Canals labeled with GFP and 3xFlag. GFP::3xFlag tag was inserted with repair of qp130 deletion in parental strain BK596. Derived by crossing parental strains BK583 x NJ678 and selecting for canal cysts and fluorescence. Reference: Yang Z, et al. J Cell Biol. 2020 Nov 2;219(11):e202003152. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202003152. PMID: 32860501.

GFP::3xFlag tag inserted at N-terminus of endogenous exc-9 locus. Large cysts in excretory canal, sometimes visible with dissecting microscope, due to loss of intermediate filament IFA-4. Canals labeled with GFP and 3xFlag. GFP::3xFlag tag was inserted with repair of qp130 deletion in parental strain BK596. Derived by crossing parental strains BK583 x VC1221 and selecting for canal cysts and fluorescence. Reference: Yang Z, et al. J Cell Biol. 2020 Nov 2;219(11):e202003152. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202003152. PMID: 32860501.

mKate2::3xMyc tag inserted at N-terminus of endogenous ifa-4 locus. GFP::3xFlag tag inserted at N-terminus of endogenous exc-9 locus. GFP::3xFlag tag was inserted with repair of qp130 deletion in parental strain BK596. Strong mKate2 signal at lumenal surface of excretory canal cell lumen and along entire canal lengths. Canals labeled with GFP and 3xFlag. Derived by crossing parental strains BK583 x BK532 and selecting for canal cysts and both GFP and mKate fluorescence. Reference: Yang Z, et al. J Cell Biol. 2020 Nov 2;219(11):e202003152. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202003152. PMID: 32860501.

mKate2::3xMyc tag inserted at N-terminus of endogenous exc-9 locus. Canals labeled with mKate2 and 3xMyc. Tag was inserted with repair of qp130 deletion in parental strain BK596. Reference: Yang Z, et al. J Cell Biol. 2020 Nov 2;219(11):e202003152. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202003152. PMID: 32860501.

CRISPR-induced deletion of bases -1 through +8 of coding region to create a knockout allele of exc-9. Large cysts in excretory canal, sometimes visible with dissecting microscope. Reference: Yang Z, et al. J Cell Biol. 2020 Nov 2;219(11):e202003152. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202003152. PMID: 32860501.

umnIs34 [myo-2p::GFP + NeoR, III: 8856215 (intergenic)] II. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ (pharynx), and segregate wild-type GFP+ (pharynx), Maternal effect lethal (Mel) non-GFP, sterile Dpy GFP+ (pharynx) mT1 homozygotes, and large numbers of arrested aneuploid embryos. Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+ and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. GFP tag inserted into N-terminus of endogenous baf-1(G12T) using CRISPR/Cas9. FRT sites in GFP introns 1 & 2 (indicated by ">" symbols in genotype) enable FLP-mediated conditional gene knockout. BAF-1(G12T) is a model for Nestor-Guillermo Progeria Syndrome. Reference: Romero-Bueno R, et al. EMBO J. 43(22): 5718-5746. doi: 10.1038/s44318-024-00261-8. PMID: 39367234.

bqSi1030 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::vhhGFP4::zif-1 + unc-119(+)] II. bqSi548 [dpy-7p::FLP + unc-119(+)] IV. Can be used for conditional depletion of GFP-tagged proteins in the hypodermis via anti-GFP nanobody fusion to ZIF1 (mediated by recruited ZIF-1 but NOT requiring ZF1 tags). Mechanism features heat-shock inactive ZIF-1 with FRT sites flanking inactivating sequence and hypodermal-specific expression of Cre to remove inactivating sequences to free vhhGFP4::zif-1 GFP degradation. May carry unc-119(ed3) III. Reference: Fragoso-Luna A, et al. 2021 bioRxiv 2021.12.21.473632; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.21.473632

bqSi1030 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::vhhGFP4::zif-1 + unc-119(+)] II. bqSi508 [elt-2p::FLP + unc-119(+)] IV. Can be used for conditional depletion of GFP-tagged proteins in the intestine via anti-GFP nanobody fusion to ZIF1 (mediated by recruited ZIF-1 but NOT requiring ZF1 tags). Mechanism features heat-shock inactive ZIF-1 with FRT sites flanking inactivating sequence and intestinal-specific expression of Cre to remove inactivating sequences to free vhhGFP4::zif-1 GFP degradation. May carry unc-119(ed3) III. Reference: Fragoso-Luna A, et al. 2021 bioRxiv 2021.12.21.473632; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.21.473632

bqSi142 [emr-1p::emr-1::mCherry + unc-119(+)] II. Might contain unc-119(ed3) in the background. Single-copy emr-1::mCherry transgene under control of emr-1 regulatory sequences. emr-1(gk119) embryos arrest when lem-2 is depleted by RNAi; bqSi142 fully rescues this phenotype. Reference: Morales-Martínez A, Dobrzynska A, Askjaer P. J Cell Sci. 2015 Feb 4.

bqSi210 [lem-2p::lem-2::GFP + unc-119(+)] II. Might contain unc-119(ed3) in the background. Single-copy lem-2::GFP transgene under control of lem-2 regulatory sequences. lem-2(tm1582) embryos arrest when emr-1 is depleted by RNAi; bqSi210 fully rescues this phenotype. Reference: Morales-Martínez A, Dobrzynska A, Askjaer P. J Cell Sci. 2015 Feb 4.

F28B12.3. Homozygous sterile deletion chromosome balanced by GFP- and dpy-10-marked inversion. Heterozygotes are WT with relatively dim pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT dim GFP, Dpy bright GFP (mIn1 homozygotes), and non-GFP ok1181 homozygotes (sterile adult). Pick WT dim GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Klerkx et al, Dev Biol. 2009 335:12-21.

Homozygous deletion chromosome balanced by GFP- and dpy-10-marked inversion. tm3039 homozygotes are viable but produce progengy that are primarily Lva or Lvl. Heterozygotes are WT with relatively dim pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT dim GFP, Dpy bright GFP (mIn1 homozygotes), and non-GFP tm3039 homozygotes. Pick WT dim GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Rodenas E, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2012 Mar;23(5):930-44.

vrIs13 [vrk-1p::VRK-1:GFP:VRK3UTR + unc-119(+)]. F28B12.3. Homozygous sterile deletion chromosome balanced by GFP- and dpy-10-marked inversion. Heterozygotes are WT with relatively dim pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT dim GFP, Dpy bright GFP (mIn1 homozygotes), and non-GFP ok1181 homozygotes (sterile adult). Pick WT dim GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Klerkx et al, Dev Biol. 2009 335:12-21.

bqIs51 [pie-1p::GFP::npp-5 + unc-119(+)] IV. ltIs37 [pie-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] IV. Expresses GFP::NPP-5 and mCherry in the germ line. Homozygous deletion chromosome balanced by GFP- and dpy-10-marked inversion. tm3039 homozygotes are viable but produce progengy that are primarily Lva or Lvl; bqIs51 transgene rescues the npp-5(tm3039) phenotype. Heterozygotes are WT with relatively dim pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT dim GFP, Dpy bright GFP (mIn1 homozygotes), and non-GFP tm3039 homozygotes. Pick WT with dim GFP in the pharynx and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Rodenas E, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2012 Mar;23(5):930-44.

Homozygous deletion chromosome balanced by GFP- and dpy-10-marked inversion. ok1966 homozygotes are viable but produce progengy that are primarily Lva or Lvl. Heterozygotes are WT with relatively dim pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT dim GFP, Dpy bright GFP (mIn1 homozygotes), and non-GFP tm3039 homozygotes. Pick WT dim GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Rodenas E, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2012 Mar;23(5):930-44.

Homozygous viable. Modification of endogenous erm-1 locus mimics ERM-1(T544) phosphorylation. Variant affects ERM-1 localization and dynamics. Reduced brood size, increased embryonic and larval lethality. Reference: Ramalho JJ, et al. Development. 2020 Jul 22;147(14):dev188011. PMID: 32586975

Homozygous viable. Modification of endogenous erm-1 locus mimics non-phosphorylated ERM-1(T544). Variant affects ERM-1 localization and dynamics. Reduced brood size, increased embryonic and larval lethality. Reference: Ramalho JJ, et al. Development. 2020 Jul 22;147(14):dev188011. PMID: 32586975

Endogenous erm-1 locus tagged with eGFP. Homozygous viable, partially functional endogenous erm-1 tag. erm-1::GFP animals have a reduced brood size and incomplete outgrowth of the excretory canal, but show no other developmental or morphological abnormalities.

Homozygous viable. Endogenous erm-1 locus tagged with eGFP and modified to mimic ERM-1(T544) phosphorylation. Variant affects ERM-1 localization and dynamics. Reduced brood size, increased embryonic and larval lethality. eGFP-tagged ERM-1 is not fully functional: animals have a reduced brood size and incomplete outgrowth of the excretory canal, but show no other developmental or morphological abnormalities. The penetrance of intestinal phenotypes is slightly higher than in untagged T544 mutants, presumably owing to a detrimental influence of the COOH-terminal GFP tag. Reference: Ramalho JJ, et al. Development. 2020 Jul 22;147(14):dev188011. PMID: 32586975

Homozygous viable. Endogenous erm-1 locus tagged with eGFP and modified to mimic non-phosphorylated ERM-1(T544). Variant affects ERM-1 localization and dynamics. Reduced brood size, increased embryonic and larval lethality. eGFP-tagged ERM-1 is not fully functional: animals have a reduced brood size and incomplete outgrowth of the excretory canal, but show no other developmental or morphological abnormalities. The penetrance of intestinal phenotypes is slightly higher than in untagged T544 mutants, presumably owing to a detrimental influence of the COOH-terminal GFP tag. Reference: Ramalho JJ, et al. Development. 2020 Jul 22;147(14):dev188011. PMID: 32586975

A 1.2 kb deletion in aff-1 (C44B7.3) which introduce stop codon after alanine 47. AFF-1 is a type I membrane protein necessary and sufficient for specific cell fusion events during embryonic and larval development. Temperature sensitivity was not detected. At 20° the fusion of hyp5 in the embryo does not occur as well as anchor cell (AC) fusion, vulval cells fusion of the A and D rings and the terminal fusion between the seam cells late in L4. 6% L1 rod-like lethal and 0% embryonic lethal. Adults are completely Egl, and partially Unc, Pvl. In addition, only 2% of AC in the mutant worms undergo fusion. These animals give very low brood size (16 progeny per worm) and 3.4% of the worms are sterile. This strain gives very small brood size and hence grows slowly. Originally from Shohei Mitani, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Tokyo, Japan.

Temperature sensitive. Cell fusion-defective embryos, larvae and adults at 25C. Cell fusion defects are less penetrant at 15C. Egl, Unv, Pvl, Dpy and 2% Muv at 20C and 25C. Mutants have body morphological defects and bulged tails at all temperatures, male tails are leptoderan. Partial sterility of hermaphrodites: brood size is 48 at 25C. sd-4%. ME=0. ES=3. OA-1 (oj55: complete embryonic and partial post-embryonic epithelial fusion failure). Cloned: encodes a type-I membrane glycoprotein with a single TM domain.

1450 bp deletion. Deletion removes 245 bp of promoter, 1st exon and 2nd exon.