Search Strains

otEx6955 [srz-32p::GFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to select for transgenic array. Reference: Vidal B, et al. (2018) PLoS Biol 16(1): e2004218.

otEx6957 [sri-45p::GFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to select for transgenic array. Reference: Vidal B, et al. (2018) PLoS Biol 16(1): e2004218.

otEx6959 [srz-61p::GFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to select for transgenic array. Reference: Vidal B, et al. (2018) PLoS Biol 16(1): e2004218.

otEx6962 [srx-44p::GFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to select for transgenic array. Reference: Vidal B, et al. (2018) PLoS Biol 16(1): e2004218.

otEx6963 [srj-23p::GFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to select for transgenic array. Reference: Vidal B, et al. (2018) PLoS Biol 16(1): e2004218.

otEx6964 [srbc-7p::GFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to select for transgenic array. Reference: Vidal B, et al. (2018) PLoS Biol 16(1): e2004218.

otEx6966 [srw-119p::GFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to select for transgenic array. Reference: Vidal B, et al. (2018) PLoS Biol 16(1): e2004218.

otEx6968 [srj-13p::GFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to select for transgenic array. Reference: Vidal B, et al. (2018) PLoS Biol 16(1): e2004218.

otEx7020 [srg-64p::GFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to select for transgenic array. Reference: Vidal B, et al. (2018) PLoS Biol 16(1): e2004218.

otEx7026 [srn-1p::GFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to select for transgenic array. Reference: Vidal B, et al. (2018) PLoS Biol 16(1): e2004218.

No obvious phenotype.

CRISPR/Cas9-engineered insertion of mNeonGreen::3xFLAG::AID* tags into endogenous ceh-34 locus. 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

otIs695 [nlp-3p::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Reference: Vidal B, et al. bioRxiv 2021.11.30.470650; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.30.470650

ot856 [che-1::SEC-GFP::TEV::3xFLAG]. Endogenous locus of che-1 carrying mutation in regulatory region (ASE motif) and tagged with GFP. che-1 expression, molecular marker expression and neuronal function (chemotaxis assays) severely affected. Reference: Leyva-Díaz E, Hobert O. Transcription factor autoregulation required for acquisition and maintenance of neuronal identity. (Under revision).

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

ot856 [che-1::SEC-GFP::TEV::3xFLAG]. Endogenous locus of che-1 carrying mutation in regulatory region (ASE motif) and tagged with GFP. che-1 expression, molecular marker expression and neuronal function (chemotaxis assays) severely affected. Reference: Leyva-Díaz E, Hobert O. Transcription factor autoregulation required for acquisition and maintenance of neuronal identity. (Under revision).

C09C7.1 Deletion breakpoints at position 237 and 803 with insertion of CTTGTATAGCAAGAAACC at this breakpoint. Predicted molecular null. About 30% penetrance of displaced axons in the ventral nerve cord. Homozygous viable.

CRISPR-engineered deletion in dmd-4(ot935[dmd-4::GFP]) removing +3201 to +3710 relative to start codon. Partial removal of intron 3 results in loss of somatic nervous system expression without affecting pharyngeal expression.

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

otDf1is a deletion obtained using Cas9-sgRNA ribonucleoprotein complex, following Dokshin et al, 2018 method removing ceh-41, ceh-21, T26C11.9, and ceh-39. 8968 bp deletion, from position -159 upstream ceh-39 ATG, to +1608 from ATG ceh-41 (+89 from STOP ceh-41).

otIs672 [rab-3::NLS::GCaMP6s + arrd-4::NLS::GCaMP6s]. otIs670 provides a healthier alternative to otIs669, performing better in a variety of phenotypic assays. See description of strain OH15263 for full description of otIs670 NeuroPAL (Neuronal Polychromatic Atlas of Landmarks) transgene. Reference: Yemini E, et al. Cell. 2021 Jan 7;184(1):272-288.e11. PMID: 33378642 Free pre-print available at https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/676312v2

wtfIs5 [rab-3p::NLS::GCaMP6s + rab-3p::NLS::tagRFP]. Integrated calcium indicator GCaMP6s and calcium-insensitive fluorescent protein RFP in the nuclei of all neurons. otIs670 provides a healthier alternative to otIs669, performing better in a variety of phenotypic assays. See description of strain OH15263 for full description of otIs670 NeuroPAL (Neuronal Polychromatic Atlas of Landmarks) transgene (Yemini E, et al. Cell. 2021 Jan 7;184(1):272-288.e11. PMID: 33378642). Reference: Yemini E, et al. Cell. 2021 Jan 7;184(1):272-288.e11. PMID: 33378642 Free pre-print available at https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/676312v2

Him. [NOTE: strain does not segregate many male progeny.] otIs670 provides a healthier alternative to otIs669, performing better in a variety of phenotypic assays. otIs670 [UPN::NLS::TagRFP-T + acr-5::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-1::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-6::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-18::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-19::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-26::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + gcy-18::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + ggr-3::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + lim-4::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + pdfr-1::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + srab-20::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + unc-25::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + cho-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + flp-13::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + flp-20::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + gcy-36::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + gpa-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + nlp-12::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + nmr-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + ocr-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + osm-9::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + srh-79::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + sri-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + srsx-3::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + unc-8::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + acr-2::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + ceh-2::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + dat-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + dhc-3::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + eat-4::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + flp-3::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + gcy-35::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + glr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + gcy-21::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + klp-6::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + lim-6::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + mbr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + mec-3::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + odr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + srab-20::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B] V. UPN (Ultra Pan-Neuronal) promoter contains four short pan-neuronal promoters fused together (unc-11::rgef-1::ehs-1::ric-19). NeuroPAL (Neuronal Polychromatic Atlas of Landmarks) transgene used to resolve unique neural identities in whole-brain images. Reference: Yemini E, et al. Cell. 2021 Jan 7;184(1):272-288.e11. PMID: 33378642 Free pre-print available at https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/676312v2

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

ot1065 is a CRISPR/Cas9-engineered allele removing the entire ceh-45 locus. Reference: Vidal B, et al. bioRxiv 2021.11.30.470650; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.30.470650

ot1066 is an engineered deletion of the full ceh-53 locus. Reference: Vidal B, et al. Elife. 2022 Mar 24;11:e76003. doi: 10.7554/eLife.76003. PMID: 35324425

ot1067 is an engineered deletion of the full ceh-79 locus. Reference: Vidal B, et al. Elife. 2022 Mar 24;11:e76003. doi: 10.7554/eLife.76003. PMID: 35324425

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

otIs788 [cat-4p::GFP::cla-1 + cat-4p::mCherry + inx-16p::tagRFP]. GFP-tagged CLA-1 provides a synaptic marker in HSN neurons. Reference: Leyva-Diaz E & Hobert O. Current Biol. 2022 Mar 3;S0960-9822(22)00262-7. PMID: 35259341

otIs809 [glr-7::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Reference: Vidal B, et al. bioRxiv 2021.11.30.470650; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.30.470650

otIs736 [cat-4p::mCherry + rol-6(su1006)]. evIs111 [F25B3.3::GFP + dpy-20(+)]. Rollers. Pan-neural GFP expression. The two HSN neurons are marked with both GFP and mCherry. Can be used to isolate HSN by FACS. Used by CeNGEN project for RNA-Seq (https://www.cengen.org/).

otDf2 is a 25,484 bp deletion of the insulin cluster from Chr I, removing ins-28, ZC334.13, ins-29, ins-25, ins-27, linc-124, ZC334.12, ZC334.17, ins-24, ins-30, and ins-26. Reference: Sural S, et al. Sci Adv. 2025 Sep 26;11(39):eadw1270. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw1270. PMID: 40991693.

unc-86(ot1158) is a CRISPR-engineered null allele removing the entire unc-86 coding region. Very slightly Unc. The repair ssODN is TCTGTCTCCTCCCAGCTTCAAGGTCCCCCTCTTTTACCTTGATTCTTTGATTAGTTTCGTTTTCGTGAAC, and the two sgRNAs are acaacatacaatgggctacc (start) caaggtccccctcttttcca (end). References: Cros C & Hobert O. bioRxiv 2022.04.19.488792; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.19.488792. Reilly MB, et al. bioRxiv 2022.04.29.490095; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.29.490095.

otEx7895 [nmr-1p::CyoFP + flp-3p::mNeptune + gcy-35p::mNeptune flp-7p::tagRFP + klp-6::tagRFP + C42D4.1::GFP]. Pick animals with red or green fluorescence to maintain. AxoPAL strain for visualizing axonal neighborhoods. Reference: Majeed M, et al. Sci Adv. 2025 Feb 21;11(8):eads2852. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.ads2852. PMID: 39983000.

Dpy Rol. Heterozygotes are Left-handed Rol. R92C mutation in Cbr-dpy-10 generated via CRISPR/Cas9. Homologous to the C. elegans dpy-10(cn64) mutation.

The Null Transcriptional Reporter (NuTR) cassette was used to remove the lep-5 locus resulting in a null allele and transcriptional reporter driving expression of GFP. The cassette contains the dominant sqt-1(e1350) allele that results in roller animals. Expression of Cre (via crossing into a strain expressing a germline Cre or by injection of a Cre transgene) will result in removal of the selectable markers and result in non-roller animals. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette. Males exhibit typical leptoderan tails.

The Null Transcriptional Reporter (NuTR) cassette was used to remove the linc-3 locus resulting in a null allele and transcriptional reporter driving expression of GFP. The cassette contains the dominant sqt-1(e1350) allele that results in roller animals. Expression of Cre (via crossing into a strain expressing a germline Cre or by injection of a Cre transgene) will result in removal of the selectable markers and result in non-roller animals. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette. GFP expression is seen in dauers.

The Null Transcriptional Reporter (NuTR) cassette was used to remove the linc-19 locus resulting in a null allele and transcriptional reporter driving expression of GFP. The cassette contains the dominant sqt-1(e1350) allele that results in roller animals. Expression of Cre (via crossing into a strain expressing a germline Cre or by injection of a Cre transgene) will result in removal of the selectable markers and result in non-roller animals. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette. GFP expression is seen in dauers.

The Null Transcriptional Reporter (NuTR) cassette was used to remove the linc-23 locus resulting in a null allele and transcriptional reporter driving expression of GFP. The cassette contains the dominant sqt-1(e1350) allele that results in roller animals. Expression of Cre (via crossing into a strain expressing a germline Cre or by injection of a Cre transgene) will result in removal of the selectable markers and result in non-roller animals. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette. GFP expression is seen in the male somatic gonad.

The Null Transcriptional Reporter (NuTR) cassette was used to remove the linc-23 locus resulting in a null allele and transcriptional reporter driving expression of GFP. The cassette contains the dominant sqt-1(e1350) allele that results in roller animals. Expression of Cre (via crossing into a strain expressing a germline Cre or by injection of a Cre transgene) will result in removal of the selectable markers and result in non-roller animals. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette. GFP expression is seen in the male somatic gonad and extremely dim expression in hermaphrodite spermatheca.

The Null Transcriptional Reporter (NuTR) cassette was used to remove the linc-36 locus resulting in a null allele and transcriptional reporter driving expression of GFP. The cassette contains the dominant sqt-1(e1350) allele that results in roller animals. Expression of Cre (via crossing into a strain expressing a germline Cre or by injection of a Cre transgene) will result in removal of the selectable markers and result in non-roller animals. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette. GFP expression is seen in the sperm of both hermaphrodites and males.

The Null Transcriptional Reporter (NuTR) cassette was used to remove the linc-41 locus resulting in a null allele and transcriptional reporter driving expression of GFP. The cassette contains the dominant sqt-1(e1350) allele that results in roller animals. Expression of Cre (via crossing into a strain expressing a germline Cre or by injection of a Cre transgene) will result in removal of the selectable markers and result in non-roller animals. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette. GFP expression is seen in the male somatic gonad, spermatheca of hermaphrodites, as well as several other tissues in the head.

The Null Transcriptional Reporter (NuTR) cassette was used to remove the tts-1 locus resulting in a null allele and transcriptional reporter driving expression of GFP. The cassette contains the dominant sqt-1(e1350) allele that results in roller animals. Expression of Cre (via crossing into a strain expressing a germline Cre or by injection of a Cre transgene) will result in removal of the selectable markers and result in non-roller animals. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette. GFP expression is seen in several tissues including the pharynx but is significantly upregulated in a stress-dependent manner in a variety of tissues.

The Null Transcriptional Reporter (NuTR) cassette was used to remove the linc-1 locus resulting in a null allele and transcriptional reporter driving expression of GFP. The cassette contains the dominant sqt-1(e1350) allele that results in roller animals. Expression of Cre (via crossing into a strain expressing a germline Cre or by injection of a Cre transgene) will result in removal of the selectable markers and result in non-roller animals. Pick Rollers to retain full transgene cassette. GFP expression is seen in the male somatic gonad.

ot1264 is a CRISPR deletion removing -10.8 kb to -1.8 kb before the first exon of ttx-1, made in the context of the ttx-1::GFP allele syb1679. Notably ttx-1 expression in RIB is lost, and RIB markers are off or dim. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. Widespread employment of conserved C. elegans homeobox genes in neuronal identity specification. bioRxiv 2022.04.29.490095; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.29.490095

ot1015 is a GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous ceh-44 locus by CRISPR. ot1294 is a deletion removing intron 7 from the endogenously-tagged ceh-44 locus, which also removes the UNC-75 binding site. No pan-neuronal nuclear GFP expression. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.

ot1015 is a GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous ceh-44 locus by CRISPR. ot1402 is a deletion removing the UNC-75 binding site within intron 7 of the endogenously-tagged ceh-44 locus. Reduced pan-neuronal nuclear CEH-44::GFP expression. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.

ot1326 is CRISPR-engineered 2,029 bp deletion removing the entire ins-18 coding region. Sequence after edit: AGCTCATTTTAATTTAACACAATGGTCCACCGACTACGTGGAAGATCTTCTTGCCTACTGTGCCCCAATT. Reference: Sural S, et al. Sci Adv. 2025 Sep 26;11(39):eadw1270. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw1270. PMID: 40991693.

otEx8029 [ceh-19(prom 2)::GFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain 25C to select for array. Modified ceh-19 promoter fragment drives bright expression of GFP in MC L/R. There is also expression in an additional unidentified cell in the tail but this expression is much much dimmer and typically not visible under the dissecting scope. GFP expression in MC can be used to isolate MC by FACS. Used by CeNGEN project for RNA-Seq (https://www.cengen.org/).

GFP tag inserted at the N-terminus of the endogenous cone-1 locus by CRISPR. ot1015 is a GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous ceh-44 locus by CRISPR. ot1294 is a deletion removing intron 7 from the endogenously-tagged ceh-44 locus, which also removes the UNC-75 binding site. Normally broad, punctate expression of GFP::CEH-44 is not present. Please contact Oliver Hobert prior to publishing work using this strain.