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wbmIs63 [myo-3p::3XFLAG::wrmScarlet::unc-54 3'UTR *wbmIs61] (I:2851000). Superficially wild-type. SKI LODGE system allows for CRISPR knock-in of single-copy transcripts downstream of a tissue-specific promoter. wbmIs63 exhibits muscle-specific wrmScarlet expression driven the myo-3 promoter. Derived from parental strain WBM1126 by CRISPR-mediated insertion of wrmScarlet downstream of tissue-specific myo-3 promoter inserted as a single copy into the C. elegans genome (wbmIs61). Reference: Silva-García CG, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2019 Jul 9;9(7):2195-2198.

wbmIs65 [eft-3p::3XFLAG::dpy-10 crRNA::unc-54 3'UTR] (V:8645000). Superficially wild-type. SKI LODGE system allows for CRISPR knock-in of single-copy transcripts downstream of a tissue-specific promoter. wbmIs65 can be used to direct soma-specific gene expression from the eft-3 promoter through CRISPR-mediated insertion of transcripts downstream of tissue-specific eft-3 promoter inserted as a single copy into the C. elegans genome. Reference: Silva-García CG, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2019 Jul 9;9(7):2195-2198.

wbmIs67 [eft-3p::3XFLAG::wrmScarlet::unc-54 3'UTR *wbmIs65] (V:8645000). Superficially wild-type. SKI LODGE system allows for CRISPR knock-in of single-copy transcripts downstream of a tissue-specific promoter. wbmIs67 exhibits soma-specific wrmScarlet expression driven the eft-3 promoter. Derived from parental strain WBM1140 by CRISPR-mediated insertion of wrmScarlet downstream of tissue-specific eft-3 promoter inserted as a single copy into the C. elegans genome (wbmIs65). Reference: Silva-García CG, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2019 Jul 9;9(7):2195-2198.

wbmIs68 [rab-3p::3XFLAG::wrmScarlet::unc-54 3'UTR *wbmIs66] (IV:5015000). Superficially wild-type. SKI LODGE system allows for CRISPR knock-in of single-copy transcripts downstream of a tissue-specific promoter. wbmIs68 exhibits neuron-specific wrmScarlet expression driven the rab-3 promoter. Derived from parental strain WBM1141 by CRISPR-mediated insertion of wrmScarlet downstream of tissue-specific rab-3 promoter inserted as a single copy into the C. elegans genome (wbmIs66). Reference: Silva-García CG, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2019 Jul 9;9(7):2195-2198.

wbmIs72 [pie-1p::3XFLAG::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR *wbmIs60] (III:7007600). Superficially wild-type. SKI LODGE system allows for CRISPR knock-in of single-copy transcripts downstream of a tissue-specific promoter. wbmIs72 exhibits germline-specific GFP expression driven the pie-1 promoter. Derived from parental strain WBM1119 by CRISPR-mediated insertion of GFP downstream of tissue-specific pie-1 promoter inserted as a single copy into the C. elegans genome (wbmIs60). Reference: Silva-García CG, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2019 Jul 9;9(7):2195-2198.

wbmIs79 [eft-3p::3XFLAG::raga-1::SL2::wrmScarlet::unc-54 3'UTR] *wbmIs67. Somatic-specific RAGA-1 and wrmScarlet expression driven by the eft-3p promoter. Derived by CRISPR-mediated insertion of raga-1 downstream of tissue-specific eft-3 promoter of wbmIs67 insertion in parental strain WBM1143. wbmIs67 [eft-3p::3XFLAG::wrmScarlet::unc-54 3'UTR *wbmIs65] (V:8645000). Reference: Zhang Y, et al. Elife. 2019 Aug 14;8:e49158. doi: 10.7554/eLife.49158. PMID: 31411562.

wbmIs80 [rab-3p::3XFLAG::raga-1::SL2::wrmScarlet::rab-3 3'UTR] *wbmIs68. Neuron-specific RAGA-1 and wrmScarlet expression driven by the rab-3 promoter. Derived by CRISPR-mediated insertion of raga-1 downstream of tissue-specific eft-3 promoter of wbmIs68 insertion in parental strain WBM1144. wbmIs68 [rab-3p::3XFLAG::wrmScarlet::unc-54 3'UTR *wbmIs66] (IV:5015000). Reference: Zhang Y, et al. Elife. 2019 Aug 14;8:e49158. doi: 10.7554/eLife.49158. PMID: 31411562.

wbmIs81 [eft-3p::3XFLAG::GFP::SKL::unc-54 3'UTR *wbmIs65] (V:8645000). Ubiquitous expression of peroxisome-targeted GFP. SKI LODGE system allows for CRISPR knock-in of single-copy transcripts downstream of a tissue-specific promoter. Derived from parental strain WBM1140 by CRISPR-mediated insertion of peroxisome-targeted GFP downstream of tissue-specific eft-3 promoter inserted as a single copy into the C. elegans genome (wbmIs65). Outcrossed six times to WBM lab stock of N2. Reference: Papsdorf K, et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2023 May;25(5):672-684. doi: 10.1038/s41556-023-01136-6. 2023. PMID 37127715.

wbmIs76 [eft-3p::3XFLAG::dpy-10 crRNA::unc-54 3'UTR] (IV:5015000). Superficially wild-type. SKI LODGE system allows for CRISPR knock-in of single-copy transcripts downstream of a tissue-specific promoter. wbmIs76 can be used to direct soma-specific gene expression from the eft-3 promoter through CRISPR-mediated insertion of transcripts downstream of tissue-specific eft-3 promoter inserted as a single copy into the C. elegans genome. Reference: Silva-García CG, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2019 Jul 9;9(7):2195-2198.

wbmIs88 [eft-3p::3XFLAG::dpy-10::SL2::wrmScarlet::unc-54 3'UTR, *wbmIs67]. (V:8645000). Superficially wild-type. SKI LODGE system allows for CRISPR knock-in of single-copy transcripts downstream of the soma-specific eft-3 promoter. wbmIs88 exhibits soma-specific dpy-10 and wrmScarlet expression driven the eft-3 promoter. Derived from parental strain WBM1143 by CRISPR-mediated modification of tissue-specific transgene. Reference: Silva-García CG, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2019 Jul 9;9(7):2195-2198.

wbmIs97 [eft-3p::tomm-20(aa1-49)::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR] *wbmIs65. Somatic-specific TOMM-20(1-49)::GFP expression driven by the eft-3p promoter allows imaging of mitochondria without some of the adverse side effects of extrachromosomal arrays. Derived by CRISPR-mediated insertion of TOMM-20::GFP downstream of tissue-specific eft-3 promoter of wbmIs65 insertion in parental strain WBM1140. wbmIs65 [eft-3p::3XFLAG::dpy-10 crRNA::unc-54 3'UTR] (V:8645000). Reference: Valera-Alberni M, et al. Life Science Alliance Sep 2024, 7 (11) e202402918; DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202402918. PMID: 39071403.

wbmIs98 [eft-3p::tomm-20(aa1-49)::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR] *wbmIs65. Somatic-specific TOMM-20(1-49)::mCherry expression driven by the eft-3p promoter allows imaging of mitochondria without some of the adverse side effects of extrachromosomal arrays. Derived by CRISPR-mediated insertion of TOMM-20::mCherry downstream of tissue-specific eft-3 promoter of wbmIs65 insertion in parental strain WBM1140. wbmIs65 [eft-3p::3XFLAG::dpy-10 crRNA::unc-54 3'UTR] (V:8645000). Reference: Valera-Alberni M, et al. Life Science Alliance Sep 2024, 7 (11) e202402918; DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202402918. PMID: 39071403.

wbmEx49 [rab-3p::crtc-1(S76A, S179A)::tdTomato::unc-54 UTR]. tdTOMATO-tagged, non-phosphorylatable CRTC-1 expression in neurons. Pick fluorescent animals to maintain. Reference: Burkewitz K, et al. Cell. 2015 Feb 26; 160(5): 842-55.

wbmIs118 [myo-3p::3XFLAG::rpl-22::SL2::wrmScarlet::unc-54 3'UTR, *wbmIs114] I. N-terminal 3x flag tagged RPL-22 ribosomal subunit expressed in muscle. wrmScarlet expression in muscle. Can be used for Single-copy Knock-In Translating Ribosome Immunoprecipitation (SKI TRIP) experiments. Derived by modification of wbmIs114. Reference: Wester LE, et al. Cell Rep. Methods 2023 3, 100433. 10.1016/j.crmeth.2023.100433

wbmIs119 [eft-3p::3XFLAG::rpl-22::SL2::wrmScarlet::unc-54 3'UTR, *wbmIs88] V. N-terminal 3x flag tagged RPL-22 ribosomal subunit expressed in soma. wrmScarlet expression in soma. Can be used for Single-copy Knock-In Translating Ribosome Immunoprecipitation (SKI TRIP) experiments. Derived by modification of wbmIs88. Reference: Wester LE, et al. Cell Rep. Methods 2023 3, 100433. 10.1016/j.crmeth.2023.100433

ieSi57 [eft-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Auxin-inducible degron (AID*) and EmGFP tags inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous raga-1 locus using CRISPR/Cas9. Somatic expression of TIR1 allows for auxin-inducible degradation of RAGA-1 in the soma. Reference: Smith HJ, et al. PLOS Genetics 19(9): e1010938. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010938. PMID: 3772195

wbmIs131 [nep-17p::3XFLAG::rpl-22::SL2::wrmScarlet::unc-54 3'UTR, *wbmIs119] V. N-terminal 3x flag tagged RPL-22 ribosomal subunit expressed in the intestine. wrmScarlet expression in the intestine. Can be used for Single-copy Knock-In Translating Ribosome Immunoprecipitation (SKI TRIP) experiments. Derived by modification of wbmIs119. Reference: Wester LE, et al. Cell Rep. Methods 2023 3, 100433. 10.1016/j.crmeth.2023.100433

wbmEx64 [rab-3p::nhr-49(cDNA)::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-3p::mCherry::unc54 3'UTR]. mCherry expression in muscle. Pick fluorescent animals to maintain. Reference: Burkewitz K, et al. Cell. 2015 Feb 26; 160(5): 842-55.

wbmEx69 [ges-1p::crtc-1(cDNA S76A, S179A)::tdTOMATO::unc-54 3'UTR]. tdTOMATO-tagged, non-phosphorylatable CRTC-1 expression in intestinal cells. Fluorescence may be difficult to see at lower magnifications. Pick fluorescent animals to maintain. Reference: Burkewitz K, et al. Cell. 2015 Feb 26; 160(5): 842-55.

uthIs205 [crtc-1p::crtc-1::tdTOMATO::unc-54 3'UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. tdTOMATO-tagged CRTC-1 expression from native promoter. Reference: Burkewitz K, et al. Cell. 2015 Feb 26; 160(5): 842-55.

wbmEx149 [ges-1p::3xHA::nhr-49(cDNA)::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-3p::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR]. mCherry expression in muscle cells. Pick fluorescent animals to maintain. Intestine-specific rescue of nhr-49 null animals. Reference: Burkewitz K, et al. Cell. 2015 Feb 26; 160(5): 842-55.

uthIs226 [crtc-1p::crtc-1(S76A, S179A)::tdTOMATO::unc-54 3'UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. tdTOMATO-tagged, non-phosphorylatable CRTC-1 expression from native promoter. Constitutively nuclear expression in neurons and intestine. Reference: Burkewitz K, et al. Cell. 2015 Feb 26; 160(5): 842-55.

uthIs248 [aak-2p::aak-2(genomic aa1-321)::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::tdTOMATO]. Ubiquitous GFP expression and pharynx-specific tdTomato expression. Small with slight developmental delay and reduced reproductive capacity. Some phenotypes silence quickly. Reference: Burkewitz K, et al. Cell. 2015 Feb 26; 160(5): 842-55.

Unc. Reporter for no-go mRNA decay. Reference: Monem PC et al. PLOS Genet. 2023 Jan 10;19(1):e1010577. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010577. PMID: 36626369.

Nuclear body wall muscle GFP+.

srf780 is a deletion of the Smr nuclease domain of nonu-1. Unc. GFP expression in body wall muscle. Reference: Glover ML, et al. Cell Rep. 2020 Mar 31;30(13):4321-4331.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.03.023. PMID: 32234470.

opIs170 [sdn-1p::sdn-1::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + lin-15(+)]. lin-15B(n765) might be present in background. GFP expression in neurons and hypodermis. Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: Rhiner C, et al. Development. 2005 Oct;132(20):4621-33.

opIs171 [sdn-1p::sdn-1::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + lin-15(+)]. lin-15B&lin-15A(n765) might be present in background. GFP expression in neurons and hypodermis. Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: Rhiner C, et al. Development. 2005 Oct;132(20):4621-33.

wpEx287 [unc-47p::aex-6::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ to maintain. aex-6 a.k.a. rab-27. Reference: Sekine Y, et al. Cell reports. 2018; 23(2):415-428.

wpEx287 [unc-47p::aex-6::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ to maintain. aex-6 a.k.a. rab-27. Reference: Sekine Y, et al. Cell reports. 2018; 23(2):415-428.

qxIs612 [hsp-16.2p::nuc-1::sfGFP::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR + hsp-16.41p::nuc-1::sfGFP::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR + unc-76(+)]. Heat-shock inducible NUC-1::sfGFP::mCherry fusion transgene for monitoring lysosomal activity. Array contains p76-16B, a plasmid containing 10.5 kb genomic DNA including unc-76. Reference: Miao R, et al. Dev Cell. 2020 Jan 6;52(1):21-37.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.10.020. PMID: 31735670.

qxIs750 [hsp-16.2p::nuc-1::pHTomato::unc-54 3'UTR + hsp-16.41p::nuc-1::pHTomato::unc-54 3'UTR + odr-1p::GFP]. Heat-shock inducible pHTomato transgene for monitoring lysosomal activity. Reference: Sun Y, et al. Elife. 2020 Jun 2:9:e55745. doi: 10.7554/eLife.55745. PMID: 32482227.

qIs19 [lag-2p::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + rol-6(su1006)] V. Heterozygotes are Rollers with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP gk324 homozygotes (Sterile and Unc). All worms express lag-2p::GFP at the distal tip cells. qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed brightly in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in embryos, and a gut promoter driving GFP in the intestine, and is homozygous lethal.

wfIs232 [app-1p::mCherry::H2B::unc-54 + unc-119(+)]. mCherry::H2B expression in the nuclei of intestinal cells. YQ243 can serve as a control strain for YQ95. Reference: Chen HD, et al. Autophagy. 2016 Nov 22:1-15.

wfIs120 [app-1p::atg-18::unc-54 + unc-119(+)]. Intestine-specific promoter app-1 drives atg-18 expression in the atg-18(gk378) mutant background, providing rescue in intestinal cells. Reference: Chen HD, et al. Autophagy. 2016 Nov 22:1-15.

qdEx4 [ges-1p::sek-1(cDNA)::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR + myo-2p::mStrawberry::unc-54-3' UTR]. Array rescues sek-1 in the intestine. References: Shivers RP, et al. Cell Host Microbe. 2009 Oct 22;6(4):321-30.

qdEx8 [unc-119p::sek-1(cDNA)::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR + myo-2p::mStrawberry::unc-54-3' UTR]. Array rescues sek-1 in neurons. References: Shivers RP, et al. Cell Host Microbe. 2009 Oct 22;6(4):321-30.

agIs219 [T24B8.5p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR + ttx-3p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR] III. qd130 suppresses increased pathogen susceptibiliy (Esp) of atf-7(qd22). References: Shivers RP, et al. PLoS Genet. 2010 Apr 1;6(4):e1000892.

agIs219 [T24B8.5p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR + ttx-3p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR] III. atf-7(qd22 qd130) suppresses increased pathogen susceptibiliy (Esp) of pmk-1(km25). References: Shivers RP, et al. PLoS Genet. 2010 Apr 1;6(4):e1000892.

agIs219 [T24B8.5p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR + ttx-3p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR] III. atf-7(qd22 qd130) suppresses increased pathogen susceptibiliy (Esp) of sek-1(km4). References: Shivers RP, et al. PLoS Genet. 2010 Apr 1;6(4):e1000892.

agIs219 [T24B8.5p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR + ttx-3p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR] III. Intestinal GFP expression from agIs219 is abolished by km25. References: Shivers RP, et al. PLoS Genet. 2010 Apr 1;6(4):e1000892. Shivers RP, et al. Cell Host Microbe. 2009 Oct 22;6(4):321-30.

agIs219 [T24B8.5p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR + ttx-3p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR] III. Enhanced susceptibility to pathogens. References: Shivers RP, et al. PLoS Genet. 2010 Apr 1;6(4):e1000892. Shivers RP, et al. Cell Host Microbe. 2009 Oct 22;6(4):321-30.

agIs219 [T24B8.5p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR + ttx-3p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR] III. T16G1.11 Increased lifespan and enhanced resistance to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, independent of IRE-1-XBP-1, ATF-6, and PEK-1. Reference: Cattie DJ, et al. PLoS Genet. 2016 Sep 30;12(9):e1006326.

hpEx3371 [rgef-1p::GFP::daf-16a::unc-54 3' UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick RFP+ and keep at 15C to maintain. Can be kept at 20C, but some animals will form dauers. Transgenic animals have GFP in gut and RFP in pharynx and will form dauers at 25C. Non-transgenic animals are dauer-defective (Daf-d). Reference: Hung WL. et al., Development (2014) 141 (8): 1767–1779.

hpEx3370 [dpy-30p::daf-16a::unc-54 3' UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick RFP+ and keep at 15C to maintain. Can be kept at 20C, but some animals will form dauers. Transgenic strain expressing DAF-16A isoform from pan-tissue dpy-30 promoter. Transgenic animals have RFP in pharynx and will form dauers at 25C. Non-transgenic animals are dauer-defective (Daf-d). Reference: Hung WL. et al., Development (2014) 141 (8): 1767–1779.

hpEx3373 [ges-1p::GFP::daf-16a::unc-54 3' UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick RFP+ and keep at 15C to maintain. Can be kept at 20C, but some animals will form dauers. Transgenic animals have GFP in gut and RFP in pharynx and will form dauers at 25C. Non-transgenic animals will not form dauers. Reference: Hung WL. et al., Development (2014) 141 (8): 1767–1779.

hpEx3507 [ges-1p::GFP::daf-16d/f::unc-54 3' UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick RFP+ and keep at 15C to maintain. Can be kept at 20C, but some animals will form dauers. Transgenic animals have GFP in gut and RFP in pharynx and will form dauers at 25C. Non-transgenic animals will not form dauers. Reference: Hung WL. et al., Development (2014) 141 (8): 1767–1779.

xzEx1 [unc-54p::Dendra2]. Maintain at 15C; sterile at 25C. Pick animals with green fluorescence in body wall muscle to maintain. Reference: Vilchez D, et al. Nature. 2012 Sep 13;489(7415):263-8.

xzEx3 [unc-54p::UbG76V::Dendra2]. Maintain at 15C; sterile at 25C. Pick animals with green fluorescence in body wall muscle to maintain. Reference: Vilchez D, et al. Nature. 2012 Sep 13;489(7415):263-8.

rmIs126 [unc-54p::Q0::YFP]. Diffuse distribution of Q0::YFP throughout the body-wall muscle cells. Worms maintain a soluble phenotype for the duration of their lifespan. [NOTE: This strain is a replacement for AM134, which was removed from distribution due to reports that it did not carry the correct transgene.]