Search Strains

sEx17009 [rCesT13F2.11::GFP + pCeh361]. Maintain by picking WT. WT animals are GFP+. Strain construction supported by Genome British Columbia and Genome Canada. Please acknowledge McKay et al, Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology 68: 159-169 2004 (WBPaper00006525).

sEx17132 [rCesC39E6.4::GFP + pCeh361]. Maintain by picking WT. WT animals are GFP+. Strain construction supported by Genome British Columbia and Genome Canada. Please acknowledge McKay et al, Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology 68: 159-169 2004 (WBPaper00006525).

sEx17322 contains [rCesZC373.1::GFP + pCeh361]. Maintain by picking WT. WT animals are GFP+. Strain construction supported by Genome British Columbia and Genome Canada. Please acknowledge McKay et al, Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology 68: 159-169 2004 (WBPaper00006525).

sEx17441 [rCes F58E10.3::GFP + pCeh361]. Maintain by picking WT. WT animals are GFP+. Strain construction supported by Genome British Columbia and Genome Canada. Please acknowledge McKay et al, Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology 68: 159-169 2004 (WBPaper00006525).

sEx17993 contains [rCesC17E4.5::GFP + pCeh361]. Maintain by picking WT. WT animals are GFP+. Strain construction supported by Genome British Columbia and Genome Canada. Please acknowledge McKay et al, Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology 68: 159-169 2004 (WBPaper00006525).

sEx20063[rCesF44E5.5::GFP + pCeh361]. Maintain by picking WT. WT animals are GFP+. Strain construction supported by Genome British Columbia and Genome Canada. Please acknowledge McKay et al, Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology 68: 159-169 2004 (WBPaper00006525).

Heterozygotes are short and somewhat Egl. Offspring are short. Segregate Vuls, early larval lethals which are Unc and Twitch, and dead eggs. Not outcrossed!

Heterozygotes are semi-Dpy and segregate more semi-Dpy, Dpy(ts)Bli(late) and early larval lethals. Pick semi-Dpy to maintain. (Some reports indicate that sDf4 is not transferred through sperm.) 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.

crgSi2081 [rpl-28p::PuroR + myo-2p::GFP + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Superficially wild-type. Puromycin resistant. ttTi5605 transposon in EG4322 has been replaced by a single copy insertion crgSi2081. Reference: Semple JI, et al., Nat Methods. 2010 Sep;7(9):725-7.

GFP knocked into C terminal of vit-2 gene by CRISPR/Cas9 using self-excising drug selection cassette method of Dickinson et al. (2015, Genetics). Strain is derived from BCN9070, which was outcrossed to remove a linked background mutation on LG X causing transgenic males to mate poorly. Reference: Perez MF, et al. Nature. 2017 Dec 7;552(7683):106-109.

unc-26(pek288) is a CRISPR-engineered R216Q substitution in unc-26/synaptojanin 1 associated with early-onset Parkinsonism (EOP) (Quadri et al., 2013; Krebs et al., 2013). This allele shows abnormal focal accumulation of ATG-9 in presynaptic nerve terminals, defects in activity-induced synaptic autophagy, and defects in sustained neurotransmission and locomotory behaviors in aging animals. Reference: Yang S, et al. Neuron. 2022 Mar 2;110(5):824-840.e10. PMID: 35065714

G to A splice acceptor mutation, LG I. position 6561778. Reference: Wolters S, et al. Genetics. 2014 Apr;196(4):985-99.

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.

2nd, 3rd, and 4th Cysteines in EXC-9 LIM domain replaced with Alanines in endogenoulsy-tagged exc-9 locus. Canals slightly shortened. Derived by further CRISPR modification of qp124. Reference: Yang Z, et al. J Cell Biol. 2020 Nov 2;219(11):e202003152. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202003152. PMID: 32860501.

inIs179 [ida-1p::GFP]. GFP is expressed in a subset of neurons and the neuroendocrine uv1 cells of the vulva. Identified neurons include ADE, ALA, ASI, ASK, AUA, ASG, AVH, AVJ, AVK, VC, HSN, PDE, PVP, PHA, PHB, PHC. Male sex-specific neurons include CA and some ray neurons. Plasmid pida-1::GFP 7.6 was injected into N2 and integrated to generate BL5715, then crossed into him-8(e1489) background.

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.

bqSi189 [lmn-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II. GFP tag inserted into N-terminus of endogenous npp-19 using CRISPR/Cas9. FRT sites in GFP introns 1 & 2 (indicated by ">" symbols in genotype) enable FLP-mediated conditional gene knockout. Might still carry unc-119(ed3) or unc-119(ed9) in background. Reference: Thomas L, et al. EMBO J. 42(13): e112987. doi: 10.15252/embj.2022112987. PMID: 37254647.

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi1021 [lin-31p::FLP::SL2::mNG + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock induces nuclear GFP expression in P1.p-P11.p and nuclear mCherry expression elsewhere. Constitutive expression of diffusible mNeonGreen in P1.p-P11.p can mask GFP::HIS-58 signal. May carry unc-119(ed3) or unc-119(ed9) III. Reference: Fragoso-Luna A, et al. 2021 bioRxiv 2021.12.21.473632; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.21.473632

mCherry tag inserted at C-terminus of endogenous emr-1 locus using CRISPR/Cas9 contains FRT sites in 1st intron of emr-1 and 1st intron of mCherry to enable FLP-mediated conditional gene knockout. Reference: Romero-Bueno R, et al. EMBO J. 43(22): 5718-5746. doi: 10.1038/s44318-024-00261-8. PMID: 39367234.

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi1027 [unc-122p::FLP::SL2::mNG + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock induces nuclear GFP expression in coelomocytes and nuclear mCherry expression elsewhere. Constitutive expression of diffusible mNeonGreen in coelomocytes can mask GFP::HIS-58 signal. Might carry unc-119(ed3) or unc-119(ed9) III. Reference: Fragoso-Luna A, et al. 2021 bioRxiv 2021.12.21.473632; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.21.473632

bqSi536 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::dam::baf-1 + unc-119(+)] II. bqSi548 [dpy-7p::FLP + unc-119(+)] IV. Single-copy Dam::baf-1 and dpy-7p::FLP MosSCI transgenes for identifying DNA contacts of BAF-1 in hypodermal nuclei by DamID. Might still carry unc-119(ed3) or unc-119(ed9) in background. Reference: Romero-Bueno R, et al. EMBO J. 43(22): 5718-5746. doi: 10.1038/s44318-024-00261-8. PMID: 39367234.

bqSi777 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::dam::baf-1(G12T) + unc-119(+)] II. bqSi548 [dpy-7p::FLP + unc-119(+)] IV. Single-copy Dam::baf-1(G12T) and dpy-7p::FLP MosSCI transgenes for identifying DNA contacts of BAF-1(G12T) in hypodermal nuclei in baf-1(G12T) mutant background by DamID. Reference: Romero-Bueno R, et al. EMBO J. 43(22): 5718-5746. doi: 10.1038/s44318-024-00261-8. PMID: 39367234.

bqSi447 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::dam + unc-119(+)] II. bqSi997 [nhx-2p::FLP::SL2::mNG + unc-119(+)] IV. Single-copy GFP::Dam and nhx-2p::FLP MosSCI transgenes for identifying DNA contacts of BAF-1 in the intestine by DamID. Might still carry unc-119(ed3) or unc-119(ed9) in background. Reference: Romero-Bueno R, et al. EMBO J. 43(22): 5718-5746. doi: 10.1038/s44318-024-00261-8. PMID: 39367234.

bqSi189 [lmn-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II. Cassette for GFP-labeling and FLP-mediated inactivation of endogenous npp-2 inserted by CRISPR/Cas9 after the npp-2 start codon. FRT sites in GFP introns 2 & 3. Ubiquitous expression of mCh::HIS-58. Might 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. 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

bqSi1103 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::dam::hpl-1 + unc-119(+)] II. bqSi997 [nhx-2p::FLP::SL2::mNG + unc-119(+)] IV. Single-copy Dam::hpl-1 and nhx-2p::FLP MosSCI transgenes for HPL-1 DamID in intestine. Might still carry unc-119(ed3) or unc-119(ed9) in background. Reference: Romero-Bueno R, et al. EMBO J. 43(22): 5718-5746. doi: 10.1038/s44318-024-00261-8. PMID: 39367234.

bqSi1104 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::dam::hpl-2 + unc-119(+)] II. bqSi997 [nhx-2p::FLP::SL2::mNG + unc-119(+)] IV. Single-copy Dam::hpl-2 and nhx-2p::FLP MosSCI transgenes for HPL-2 DamID in intestine. Might still carry unc-119(ed3) or unc-119(ed9) in background. Reference: Romero-Bueno R, et al. EMBO J. 43(22): 5718-5746. doi: 10.1038/s44318-024-00261-8. PMID: 39367234.

bqSi189 [lmn-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II. npp-25(bq41[npp-25::G>F>P]) III. GFP tag inserted into C-terminus of endogenous npp-25 locus using CRISPR/Cas9. FRT sites in GFP introns 1 & 2 (indicated by ">" symbols in genotype) enable FLP-mediated conditional gene knockout. Might still carry unc-119(ed3) or unc-119(ed9) in the background. Reference: El Mossadeq L, et al. J Cell Biol. 224(3): e202403125. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202403125. PMID: 39724138.

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

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II. bqSi1201 [hlh-12p::FLP::SL2::mNG + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock induces nuclear GFP expression in the distal tip cells and nuclear mCherry expression elsewhere. Constitutive expression of diffusible mNeonGreen in the distal tip cells can mask GFP::HIS-58 signal. Might carry unc-119(ed3) or unc-119(ed9) III. Reference: Fragoso-Luna A, et al. 2021 bioRxiv 2021.12.21.473632; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.21.473632

bqSi577 [myo-2p::GFP + unc-119(+)] IV. Cassette for GFP-labeling and FLP-mediated inactivation of endogenous baf-1 inserted by CRISPR/Cas9 after the baf-1 start codon. FRT sites in GFP intron 3 and baf-1 3'UTR are indicated by ">" symbols in genotype. Reference: Fragoso-Luna A, et al. 2021 bioRxiv 2021.12.21.473632; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.21.473632

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi1308 [hlh-12p::FLP::SL2::mTagBFP2 + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock induces nuclear GFP expression in the distal tip cells and nuclear mCherry expression elsewhere. Constitutive expression of diffusible mTagBFP2 in the distal tip cells. Might carry unc-119(ed3) or unc-119(ed9) III. Reference: Fragoso-Luna A, et al. 2021 bioRxiv 2021.12.21.473632; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.21.473632

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II. bqSi1381 [dat-1p::FLP::SL2::mNG + unc-119(+)] V. Stable expression of FLP in dopaminergic neurons. Heat shock induces GFP expression in nuclei of dopaminergic neurons and red nuclei elsewhere. Constitutive expression of diffusible mNeonGreen in dopaminergic neurons can mask GFP::HIS-58 signal. Might still carry unc-119(ed3) or unc-119(ed9) in background. Reference: Fragoso-Luna A, et al. Genetics. 223(1). doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyac166. PMID: 36321973.

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II. bqSi1405 [hlh-12p::FLP::SL2::mTagBFP2 + unc-119(+)] V. Stable expression of FLP in distal tip cells. Heat shock induces nuclear GFP expression in the distal tip cells and nuclear mCherry expression elsewhere. Constitutive expression of diffusible mTagBFP2 in the distal tip cells. Might still carry unc-119(ed3) or unc-119(ed9) in background. Reference: Fragoso-Luna A, et al. Genetics. 223(1). doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyac166. PMID: 36321973.

bqSi1411 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::dam::rpb-6 + unc-119(+)] II. bqSi548 [dpy-7p::FLP + unc-119(+)] IV. Single-copy Dam::rpb-6 and dpy-7p::FLP MosSCI transgenes for for transcriptome analysis in hypodermal nuclei using RNA polymerase DamID. Might still carry unc-119(ed3) or unc-119(ed9) in background. Reference: Fragoso-Luna A, et al. Genetics. 223(1). doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyac166. PMID: 36321973.

bqSi1411 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCh::his-58::FRT::dam::rpb-6 + unc-119(+)] II. bqSi997 [nhx-2p::FLP::SL2::mNG + unc-119(+)] IV. Single-copy Dam::rpb-6 and dpy-7p::FLP MosSCI transgenes for transcriptome analysis in hypodermal nuclei using RNA polymerase DamID. Might still carry unc-119(ed3) or unc-119(ed9) in background. Reference: Romero-Bueno R, et al. EMBO J. 43(22): 5718-5746. doi: 10.1038/s44318-024-00261-8. PMID: 39367234.

Strain ubiquitously expresses GFP::MEL-28 from the endogenous mel-28 locus. Transgene was inserted into parental strain N2 using CRISPR/Cas9 and co-conversion of dpy-10. Outcrossed twice to N2 to remove dpy-10. Reference: Gomez-Saldivar G, et al. PLoS Genet. 2016 Jun 24;12(6):e1006131.

bqSi189 [lmn-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II. Strain ubiquitously expresses GFP::MEL-28 from the endogenous mel-28 locus. Transgene was inserted into parental strain N2 using CRISPR/Cas9 and co-conversion of dpy-10. Outcrossed twice to N2 to remove dpy-10. bqSi189 is a single-copy MosSCI insertion into ttTi5605 derived from injection of pBN13. Derived from parental strains BN189 and BN426. Reference: Gomez-Saldivar G, et al. PLoS Genet. 2016 Jun 24;12(6):e1006131.

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi453 [nhr-82p::FLP_CAI_G5D + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock produces green nuclei in the seam cell lineage and red nuclei elsewhere. Might still carry unc-119(ed3) III in background.

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi487 [mec-7p::FLP D5 + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock produces green nuclei in mechanosensory neurons and red nuclei elsewhere.

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi488 [tph-1p::FLP D5 + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock produces green nuclei in serotonin-producing neurons and red nuclei elsewhere.

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi494 [hlh-8p::FLP D5 + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock produces green nuclei in the M lineage and red nuclei elsewhere.

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi495 [myo-3p::FLP::D5 + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock produces green nuclei in body wall muscles and red nuclei elsewhere.

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi506 [rgef-1p::FLP D5 + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock produces green nuclei in neurons and red nuclei elsewhere.

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi508 [elt-2p::FLP D5 + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock produces green nuclei in intestinal cells (and some cells of the somatic gonad) and red nuclei elsewhere.

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi541 [myo-2p::FLP D5 + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock produces green nuclei in pharyngal muscles and red nuclei elsewhere.

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi542 [unc-47p::FLP D5 + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock produces green nuclei in GABAergic motor neurons and red nuclei elsewhere.

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi548 [dpy-7p::FLP + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock produces green nuclei in the hypodermal cell lineage and red nuclei elsewhere.

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi556 [lag-2p::FLP D5 + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock produces green nuclei in lag-2 expressing cells and red nuclei elsewhere.