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Unc. Recessive. Levamisole resistant. M-MATING++ 1-10%WT. Also contains an unc-11 mutation->Aixa Alfonso 10/94. See WBPaper00002195. Use ZZ37 for unc-63 reference strain.

Animals with the Dup are WT. Animals which have lost the Dup are Unc and female. Maintain by picking WT.

Spontaneous mutation in TR679. Adults slightly Unc, slow and loopy. Larvae more affected, slow moving.

Spontaneous mutation in parental strain TR679. Adults backward coiler, slow forward, slight kinker. Larvae more affected, strong kinkers. Variable penetrance.

Wild type. previously called unc-110.

Paralyzed Unc. This strain carries a tightly linked mutation, che-3(ky1018), that changes Q1107 of che-3 to a stop codon. Reference: Larsch, et al. (2015) Cell Reports.

Small, severely uncoordinated. Spontaneous segregant from N2/RW7000 (Bristol/Bergerac) hybrid strain. Daf-d.

Medium coiler Unc at all stages.

Unc. See WBPaper00003781 regarding the unc-122 mutation.

Severely uncoordinated coiler, slow growing. Useful strain for selecting non-Sup-1 suppressors of unc-17(e245). Reference: Mathews et al. (2012) PMID: 23051648.

Unc.

eIs101 [dpy-17(E301K) + unc-119(+)]. Weakly dumpy, non-Unc. dpy-31 lethality suppressed by integrated dpy-17(gf) transgene. Reference: Novelli et al. (2006) PMID: 16452136.

eEx650 [ilys-3p::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Pick wild-type to maintain. Transcriptional reporter transgene for ilys-3. Reference: Gravato-Nobre et al. (2016) PMID: 27525822.

eEx652 [ilys-1p::DsRed2 + unc-119(+)]. Pick wild-type to maintain. Transcriptional reporter for ilys-1Reference: Gravato-Nobre et al. (2016) PMID: 27525822.

eEx655 [ilys-2p::CFP; unc-119(+)]. Pick wild-type (non-Unc) to maintain. Transgenic animals carry ilys-2 transcriptional reporter. Reference: Gravato-Nobre et al. (2016) PMID: 27525822.

eEx665 [trf-1p::dsRed2 + unc-119(+)]. Pick wild-type to maintain. Transcriptional reporter for trf-1. Reference: Wang et al. (2015) PMID: 26687621.

eEx650 [ilys-4p::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Transcriptional reporter for ilys-4. Reference: Gravato-Nobre et al. (2016) PMID: 27525822.

eEx671 [ilys-5p::GFP; unc-119(+)]. Pick wild-type (non-Unc) to maintain. Transcriptional reporter for ilys-5. Reference: Gravato-Nobre et al. (2016) PMID: 27525822.

Unc. M-MATING++ 1-10%WT. Previously called unc-67.

eEx781 [ilys-6p::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Pick wild-type (non-Unc) to maintain. Transcriptional reporter for ilys-6. Reference: Gravato-Nobre et al. (2016) PMID: 27525822.

wIs78 [SCMp::GFP + ajm-1p::GFP + F58E10 (cosmid) + unc-119(+)] IV. Heterozygous strain. Wild-type hermaphrodites segregating wild-type, Dpy-18, and dead eggs (subs-4 homozygotes). Pick wild-type to maintain. Reference: Gravato-Nobre et al (in preparation).

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. mIs12 [myo-2p::GFP + pes-10p::GFP + F22B7.9p::GFP] II. frIs7 [nlp-29p::GFP + col-12p::DsRed] IV. uIs69 [pCFJ90(myo-2p::mCherry) + unc-119p::sid-1] V. Mapping strain. This strain is homozygous for integrated fluorescence markers on LG I, II, IV and V, all of which are easily and independently scored using a fluorescent dissecting microscope, plus an easily scored visible marker (dpy-17) for LGIII. The good markers on all five autosomes facilitate linkage assignment of unmapped mutations, and enable rapid replacement of chromosomes when outcrossing heavily mutagenized strains such as those from the Million Mutation Project.

Paralyzed Unc. Semi-dominant. M-MATING-NO SUCCESS.

eEx835 [bah-2(+) + unc-119(+)]. Pick wild-type to maintain. bah-2(gk487599) rescued by transgene. Reference: O'Rourke et al (in preparation).

eEx849 [C28H8.4(sdmV186E)]. unc-17 missense mutant suppressed by missense C28H8.4 transgene. Pick non-Unc hermaphrodites to maintain. Animals that have lost the array are severely Unc (coilers). Reference: Stroud et al (in preparation).

eEx855 [erd-2(sdmV186E) + sur-5p::GFP]. unc-17 missense mutant partly suppressed by missense erd-2 (a.k.a. sup-2) transgene. Pick GFP+ (weak Unc) hermaphrodites to maintain. Animals that have lost the array are severely Unc (coilers). Reference: Stroud et al (in preparation).

eEx861 [bus-8(U1,2)::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Pick wild-type (non-Unc) to maintain. bus-8 exon U1 mutation rescued by small U1,2 transgene. lj22 is a missense mutation (R32C) in bus-8A and might also affect bus-8B (out-of-frame 5'exon U1). Reference: O'Rourke et al (in preparation).

Val186Glu. Null allele. Slightly cold-sensitive; dominant suppressor of unc-17(e245). Lethal with erd-2.2(RNAi). Also known as sup-2(e997). Reference: Mathews EA, et al. Genetics. 2021;218(4):iyab065. doi:10.1093/genetics/iyab0. PMID: 33914877.

Recessive, paralysed, kinky, thin at all stages, able to lay eggs.

M-MATING-NO SUCCESS. UNC-Severe coiler at all stages-small and thin. SCORED EASILY. Suppressed by sup-1, sup-2, and snb-1. Resistant to lannate. See also CGC 1770.

cerIs7 [lsm-1::GFP(fosmid) + unc-119(+)]. cerIs7 rescues all the temperature-sensitive phenotypes of lsm-1(tm3585). Reporter contains full-length lsm-1 tagged with GFP. GFP was inserted into a fosmid containing lsm-1. GFP is expressed diffusely in the cytoplasm of somatic cells. Under heat shock conditions, GFP accumulates forming cytoplasmic foci. Reference: Cornes E, et al. RNA. 2015 Sep;21(9):1544-53.

cerIs2 [lsm-4p::lsm-4::GFP::lsm-4 3'UTR + unc-119(+)]. Reporter contains full-length lsm-4 tagged with GFP. GFP was inserted into a fosmid containing lsm-4. Ubiquitous nuclear GFP expression in somatic and germ cells under normal growth conditions. Cytoplasmic GFP accumulation after exposure to heat-shock. Reference: Cornes E, et al. RNA. 2015 Sep;21(9):1544-53.

Missense mutations D1135L and S1136W, G1218K and E1219Q, and R1335Q and T1337R were introduced on the Cas9 gene at EG9615 strain, to cause endogenous expression of the Cas9 variant SpG. SpG is efficient for CRISPR on NGN PAM sites. Reference: Vicencio J, et al. Nature Communication, 2022. May 12;13(1):2601. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-30228-4.

muEx169 [unc-119p::GFP::daf-16 + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. May grow better at 15C.

muIs131 [unc-119p::GFP::daf-16 + rol-6(su1006)]. Maintain at 15-20C. Rollers. Modestly long-lived. Gamma irradiation-induced integration of muEx184. Rescues daf-16a1/c in neurons (described in Libina et al, 2003). Reference: Zhang P, et al. Cell Metab, 2013. 17(1): p. 85-100.

muIs252 [eft-3p::wrmScarlet1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Somatic expression of wrmScarlet1-10 (under the control of the eft-3 promoter and unc-54 3'UTR). Reference: Goudeau J, et al. Genetics. 2021 Apr 15;217(4):iyab014. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyab014. PMID: 33693628

muIs252 [eft-3p::wrmScarlet1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Homozygous viable. Endogenously-tagged wrmScarlet11::vha-13 generated via CRISPR/Cas9 insertion into parental strain CF4582. Reference: Goudeau J, et al. Genetics. 2021 Apr 15;217(4):iyab014. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyab014. PMID: 33693628

muIs253 [eft-3p::sfGFP1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Somatic expression of sfGFP1-10 (under the control of the eft-3 promoter and the unc-54 3'UTR). [NOTE: A low level of "leaky" GFP expression from sfGFP1-10 is detected at high magnifications.] Reference: Goudeau J, et al. Genetics. 2021 Apr 15;217(4):iyab014. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyab014. PMID: 33693628

muIs253 [eft-3p::sfGFP1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. muIs252 [eft-3p::wrmScarlet1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Somatic expression of sfGFP1-10 and wrmScarlet1-10 (both under the control of the eft-3 promoter and the unc-54 3'UTR). [NOTE: A low level of "leaky" GFP expression from sfGFP1-10 is detected at high magnifications.] Reference: Goudeau J, et al. Genetics. 2021 Apr 15;217(4):iyab014. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyab014. PMID: 33693628

muIs253 [eft-3p::sfGFP1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Somatic expression of sfGFP1-10 (under the control of the eft-3 promoter and the unc-54 3'UTR). GFP11 tag inserted into endogenous his-3 locus via CRISPR/Cas9 insertion into parental strain CF4587. Reference: Goudeau J, et al. Genetics. 2021 Apr 15;217(4):iyab014. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyab014. PMID: 33693628

muIs252 [eft-3p::wrmScarlet1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Homozygous viable. Endogenously-tagged his-3::wrmScarlet11 generated via CRISPR/Cas9 insertion into parental strain CF4582. Reference: Goudeau J, et al. Genetics. 2021 Apr 15;217(4):iyab014. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyab014. PMID: 33693628

muIs252 [eft-3p::wrmScarlet1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Homozygous viable. Endogenously-tagged wrmScarlet11::linker::fib-1 generated via CRISPR/Cas9 insertion into parental strain CF4582. Reference: Goudeau J, et al. Genetics. 2021 Apr 15;217(4):iyab014. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyab014. PMID: 33693628

muIs252 [eft-3p::wrmScarlet1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Homozygous viable. Endogenously-tagged his-3::wrmScarlet11(x3) generated via CRISPR/Cas9 insertion of three wrmScarlet11 tags into the endogenous his-3 locus in parental strain CF4582. Reference: Goudeau J, et al. Genetics. 2021 Apr 15;217(4):iyab014. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyab014. PMID: 33693628

muIs252 [eft-3p::wrmScarlet1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. split-wrmScarlet11 inserted at the N-terminus of the endogenous tbb-2 locus; detectable in all somatic tissues where wrmScarlet1-10 is present. Figure 3B from Goudeau et al., Genetics 2021. Reference: Goudeau J, et al. Genetics. 2021 Apr; 217(4): iyab014. PMID: 33693628.

muIs252 [eft-3p::wrmScarlet1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Two tandem repeats of split-wrmScarlet11 inserted at the N-terminus of the endogenous VHA-13 locus; detectable in somatic tissues where wrmScarlet1-10 is present. Figure 4A from Goudeau et al., Genetics 2021. Reference: Goudeau J, et al. Genetics. 2021 Apr; 217(4): iyab014. PMID: 33693628.

muIs252 [eft-3p::wrmScarlet1-10::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. split-wrmScarlet11(MDELYK) inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous TOMM-20 locus; detectable in somatic tissues where wrmScarlet1-10 is present. Figure S6B from Goudeau et al., Genetics 2021. Reference: Goudeau J, et al. Genetics. 2021 Apr; 217(4): iyab014. PMID: 33693628.

kstSi60 [LoxP + Cbr-unc-119(+) + LoxP + mlc-2p::GFP(kst32)] II. N2-like, no MLC-2::GFP fluorescence. mlc-2p::GFP(kst32) is a partial, non-functional GFP reporter used for section in MosTI, an updated technique for targeted single-copy and extra-chromosomal array insertion. Cbr-unc-119(+) is flanked by LoxP sites, facilitating removal by recombination. Reference: El Mouridi S, et al. 2022.

kstSi61 [LoxP + Cbr-unc-119(+) + LoxP + hygroR(kst31)] II. N2-like, no hygromycin resistance (HygroR). hygroR(kst31) is a partial, non-functional hygromycin-resistance construct used for section in MosTI, an updated technique for targeted single-copy and extra-chromosomal array insertion. Cbr-unc-119(+) is flanked by LoxP sites, facilitating removal by recombination. Reference: El Mouridi S, et al. 2022.

kstSi84 [LoxP + Cbr-unc-119(+) + LoxP + mlc-2p::GFP(kst32)] I. N2-like, no MLC-2::GFP fluorescence. mlc-2p::GFP(kst32) is a partial, non-functional GFP reporter used for section in MosTI, an updated technique for targeted single-copy and extra-chromosomal array insertion. Cbr-unc-119(+) is flanked by LoxP sites, facilitating removal by recombination. Reference: El Mouridi S, et al. 2022.