Search Strains

ckSi4 [cdk-9::mCherry + unc-119(+)] II. ckSi4 rescues cdk-9(tm2884). mCherry is expressed in all nuclei. Reference: Bowman EA, et al. Development. (In Press).

ckSi6 [cdk-12::GFP + unc-119(+)] I. ckSi6 rescues cdk-12(tm3846). ckSi4 [cdk-9::mCherry + unc-119(+)] II. ckSi4 rescues cdk-9(tm2884). GFP and mCherry is expressed in all nuclei. Reference: Bowman EA, et al. Development. (In Press).

ckSi20 [cdk-9::mCherry::mex-5 3'UTR + unc-119(+)] II. mCherry is expressed in all somatic nuclei; expressed in germline only at end of oogenesis. Reference: Bowman EA, et al. Development. (In Press).

ckSi21 [cdk-9::mCherry::pal-1 3'UTR + unc-119(+)] II. mCherry is expressed in all somatic nuclei; expressed in germline only at end of oogenesis. hT2 segregates WT green-glowing heterozygotes and non-GFP cdk-9 homozygotes (normally arrest as L1-L2 larvae; cdk-9 homozygotes carrying ckSi21 (GFP- mCherry+) are viable but sterile. qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 (carries myo-2::GFP, pes-10::GFP, and a gut enhancer fused to GFP) onto the hT2 chromosome and is homozygous lethal. Reference: Bowman EA, et al. Development. (In Press).

rnyEx60 [vha-6p:::vha-6::mCherry + myo-3p::GFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to select for animals carrying the array. Labels apical intestinal membrane. Reference: Allman et al. (2009) Am J Physiol Cell 297:C1071-81.

uIs69 [(pCFJ90) myo-2p::mCherry + unc-119p::sid-1]. Hypersensitive neuronal RNAi by feeding. Dpy, Unc. Maintain 15-20 degrees. [NOTE: uIs69 is closely linked and maps to the right of dpy-11. (C. Loer 08/2011)] Derived from (BC277 x N2 Male) x TU3401. Reference: Calixto et al. (2010) Nature Methods 7:554-9.

uIs69 [(pCFJ90) myo-2p::mCherry + unc-119p::sid-1]. Hypersensitive neuronal RNAi by feeding. Superficially wild-type. Maintain 15-20 degrees. [NOTE: uIs69 is closely linked and maps to the right of dpy-11. (C. Loer 08/2011)] Derived from (unc-46(e177) uIs69) x N2 Male. Reference: Calixto et al. (2010) Nature Methods 7:554-9.

rdvIs1 [egl-17p::Myri-mCherry::pie-1 3'UTR + egl-17p::mig-10::YFP::unc-54 3'UTR + egl-17p::mCherry-TEV-S::his-24 + rol-6(su1006)] III. Rollers, red fluorescence in vulvae. YFP cannot be detected. lqIs58 [gcy-32::CFP] V. Reference: Josephson MP, et al. PLoS One. 2016 Feb 10;11(2):e0148658.

rdvIs1 [egl-17p::Myri-mCherry::pie-1 3'UTR + egl-17p::mig-10::YFP::unc-54 3'UTR + egl-17p::mCherry-TEV-S::his-24 + rol-6(su1006)] III. lqIs80 [SCMp::GFP::caax] IV. Rollers. GFP expression in seam cells. Red fluorescence in vulvae. YFP cannot be detected.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. lqIs345 [egl-17p::mCherry + gcy-32p::CFP + scm::GFP]. VD/DD axon guidance defects. lq176 is a short isoform-specific allele of tom-1. Reference: Mahadik SS & Lundquist EA. Development 2023 Apr 1;150(7):dev201031. Doi: 10.1242/dev.201031. PMID: 37014062

ldrIs1 [dhs-3p::dhs-3::GFP + unc-76(+)]. ldrIs2 [mdt-28p::mdt-28::mCherry + unc-76(+)]. ldr6 is G-to-A causing a G158E substitution. Super-sized lipid droplets. [NOTE: The positions indicated in the original Figure 1C of Xie, et al. (2019) are based on an incorrect sequence map and do not reflect the position of the affected amino acid or position in a spliced transcript. The G158E substitution site of the ldr6 mutant is correct and has been independently confirmed by sequence analysis in another lab.] Reference: Xie K, et al. Sci Rep. 2019 Oct 17;9(1):14902. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-51399-z. PMID: 31624276

ldrIs2 [mdt-28p::mdt-28::mCherry + unc-76(+)]. mdt-28::mCherry is expressed ubiquitously in the intestine, muscle, hypodermis, and embryos, and localized primarily to the lipid droplets. Reference: Na H, et al. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 2015 S0167-S4889.

ldrIs1 [dhs-3p::dhs-3::GFP + unc-76(+)]. ldrIs2 [mdt-28p::mdt-28::mCherry + unc-76(+)]. ldr5 is C-to-T substitution causing a premature stop (Q139*). Super-sized lipid droplets. [NOTE: The positions indicated in the original Figure 1C of Xie, et al. (2019) are based on an incorrect sequence map and do not reflect the position of the affected amino acid or position in a spliced transcript. The Q139* premature stop in the ldr5 mutant is correct and has been independently confirmed by sequence analysis in another lab.] Reference: Xie K, et al. Sci Rep. 2019 Oct 17;9(1):14902. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-51399-z. PMID: 31624276

ldrIs1 [dhs-3p::dhs-3::GFP + unc-76(+)]. ldrIs2 [mdt-28p::mdt-28::mCherry + unc-76(+)]. ldr4 is a G-to-A mutation in the splice donor site of Intron 1. Super-sized lipid droplets. [NOTE: The positions indicated in the original Figure 1C of Xie, et al. (2019) are based on an incorrect sequence map and do not reflect the position of the affected amino acid or position in a spliced transcript. The G-to-A mutation in the splice donor site is correct and has been independently confirmed by sequence analysis in another lab.] Reference: Xie K, et al. Sci Rep. 2019 Oct 17;9(1):14902. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-51399-z. PMID: 31624276

rcIs31 [pie-1p::GFP::ubiquitin + unc-119] II. ItIs37 [pie-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] IV. GFP::ubiquitin is visible in the germline when worms are grown at 25C. [NOTE: the ltIs37 [pie-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] IV transgene was previously annotated as itIs37 in this strain. The correct name of the transgene is ltIs37 and not itIs37.] Reference: Al Rawi S, et al. Science. 2011 Nov 25;334(6059):1144-7.

rcSi1 [mex-5p::rpt-1::mCherry + unc-119(+)] II. RPT-1::mCherry allows visualization of the proteasome in the germline. Reference: Sampuda KL, et al. BMC Cell Biol. 2017 Apr 19;18(1):18.

ltIs37 [pie-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] IV. avIs116 [pie-1p::GFP::ubiquitinAA + unc-119(+)]. GFP::ubiquitinAA is visible in the germline when raised at 25C. GFP::ubiquitinAA is a mutated form of ubiquitin that has a dialanine at the C-terminus instead of the diglycine required for conjugation onto protein substrates. Useful control strain for LN130. [NOTE: the ltIs37 [pie-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] IV transgene was previously annotated as itIs37 in this strain. The correct name of the transgene is ltIs37 and not itIs37.] Reference: Sampuda KL, et al. BMC Cell Biol. 2017 Apr 19;18(1):18.

cpEx25 [mrck-1(delta CRIB)::YPet + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain array. YPet-tagged MRCK-1 truncated upstream of the CRIB domain to inhibit binding to CDC-42. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Marston DJ, et al. Curr Biol. 2016 26:2079-2089.

cpIs55 [mex-5p::mCherry-C1::PLC(delta)-PH::tbb-2 3'UTR + unc-119 (+)] II. Reporter labels plasma membrane in early embryo. Transgene construct consisted of a germline promoter sequence (mex-5) driving the expression of a fluorescent protein fused to the N-terminus of the pleckstrin homology domain from phospholipase C-(delta)1 (PH domain) and a 2x Flag epitope tag. Reference: Heppert JK, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2016 Nov 7;27(22):3385-3394.

lstEx6 [pdf-2p::GFP + myo-3p::mCherry]. Pick GFP+ mCherry+ animals to maintain. Reference: Janssen T, et al. J Neurochem. 2009 Oct;111(1):228-41.

wleSi151 [unc54p::mCherryTAG156 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. It is likely that unc-119(ed3) remains in the background. Superficially wild-type. Expression of the mCherry reporter is dependent upon temperature-sensitive suppression of premature amber stop codon. Strain may be raised at 20C, but should be raised at 15C for several generations before assaying reporter expression. Reference: Parrish AR, et al. ACS Chem Biol. 2012 Jul 20;7(7):1292-302.

wleSi151 [unc54p::mCherryTAG156 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. wleEx35 [unc-54p::DanRS_rpr-1::tRNA(CUA)Tyr + myo-2p::GFP]. Pick animals expressing GFP in their pharynx to maintain wleEx35. It is likely that unc-119(ed3) remains in the background. Superficially wild-type. Expression of the mCherry reporter is dependent upon expression of temperature-sensitive suppression of premature amber stop codon. Strain may be raised at 20C, but should be raised at 15C for several generations before assaying reporter expression. Reference: Parrish AR, et al. ACS Chem Biol. 2012 Jul 20;7(7):1292-302.

vsIs164 [unc-103p(E)::GCaMP5 + unc-103p(E)::mCherry + lin-15(+)] X. Integrated transgene using unc-103e promoter to drive GCaMP5 and mCherry expression in vulval muscles; useful for visualizing and quantitating calcium influx in vulval muscle cells. Reference: Collins K, et al. Elife. 2016 Nov 16;5. pii: e21126. doi: 10.7554/eLife.21126.

vsIs172 [lin-11(enhancer)::pes-10p::GCaMP5 + lin-11(enhancer)::pes-10p::mCherry + lin-15(+)]. Integrated transgene using lin-11 enhancer region fused to the pes-10 basal promoter to drive GCaMP5 and mCherry expression in VC motor neurons; useful for visualizing and quantitating calcium influx in VC motor neurons. Reference: Collins K, et al. Elife. 2016 Nov 16;5. pii: e21126. doi: 10.7554/eLife.21126.

vsIs177 [ocr-2p::GCaMP5::ocr-2 3'UTR + ocr-2p::mCherry::ocr-2 3'UTR + lin-15(+)] X. Integrated transgene using ocr-2 promoter to drive GCaMP5 and mCherry expression in uv1; useful for visualizing and quantitating calcium influx in uv1 cells. Reference: Collins K, et al. Elife. 2016 Nov 16;5. pii: e21126. doi: 10.7554/eLife.21126.

vsIs183 [nlp-3p::GCaMP5::nlp-3 3'UTR + nlp-3p::mCherry::nlp-3 3'UTR + lin-15(+)] X. Integrated transgene using nlp-3 promoter to drive GCaMP5 and mCherry expression in HSN; useful for visualizing and quantitating calcium influx in HSN. Reference: Collins K, et al. Elife. 2016 Nov 16;5. pii: e21126. doi: 10.7554/eLife.21126.

mjIs15 [dlg-1::mCherry + lin-15(+)]. [NOTE: the mjIs15 transgene has been incorrectly described in some publications. The correct description of mjIs15 is a dlg-1::mCherry fusion protein and lin-15 rescue construct.] Reference: Lehrbach NJ, et al. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2009 Oct; 16(10): 1016–1020. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.1675 PMID: 19713957

dqIs3 [pie-1p::dyn1B::GFP + unc-119(+)]. ddIs26 [pie-1::mCherry::par-6 + unc-119(+)]. Grow at 24 degrees.

dqIs44 [pie-1::mCherry::moe + unc-119(+)]. Can be maintained at room temperature; shift to 25C for RNAi and imaging. Strain does not do well when kept at 25C for multiple generations. Reference: Shivas JM & Skop AR. Mol Biol Cell. 2012 May;23(10):1917-27.

sqEx9 [argk-1p::argk-1::mCherry + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick mCherry+ Rollers to maintain. Reference: McQuary et. al., Cell Report. 2016 doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.02.012.

sqIs11 [lgg-1p::mCherry::GFP::lgg-1 + rol-6]. Rollers. Tandem-tagged autophagy reporter strain.

sqEx67 [rgef-1p::mCherry::GFP::lgg-1 + rol-6]. Rollers. Pick Rollers to maintain.

adIs2122 [lgg-1p::GFP::lgg-1 + rol-6(su1006)]. mgEx779 [lipl-4p::lipl-4::SL2::GFP + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick RFP+ Rollers to maintain. Reference: Lapierre LR, Curr Biol. 2011 Sep 27;21(18):1507-14.

sqIs71 [rgef-1p::GFP + rgef-1p::sid-1]. Pan-neuronal expression of sid-1 driven by the rgef-1 promoter. Expression remains neuron-specific until at least Day 10. Animals respond to feeding RNAi against gfp and neuronal genes snb-1 and unc-13. In contrast, animals are resistant to phenotypes induced by feeding RNAi constructs targeting non-neuronal genes pept-1, unc-112, bli-1 and die-1. Reference: Yang Y, et al. Nat Aging 2024 Jan 4. doi: 10.1038/s43587-023-00548-1. PMID: 38177330. MAH677 effectively replaces strain TU3401 sid-1(pk3321) uIs69 [pCFJ90 (myo-2p::mCherry) + unc-119p::sid-1] V., which was found to show RNAi response in non-neuronal tissues.

mgEx779 [lipl-4p::lipl-4::SL2::GFP + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick RFP+ to maintain. Reference: Lapierre LR, Curr Biol. 2011 Sep 27;21(18):1507-14.

wIs51 [SCMp::GFP + unc-119(+)]. icbSi2 [dpy-7p::mCherry::H2B::unc-54 + Cbr-unc-119(+)]. Seam cell nuclei labelled with GFP. hyp7 nuclei labelled with mCherry. Reference: Hintze M, et al. Genetics. 2020 Apr;214(4):927-939. doi: 10.1534/genetics.119.302896. PMID: 31988193.

icbIs4 [chil-27p::GFP + col-12p::mCherry] II. Reference: Osman GA, et al. Curr Biol. 2018 Feb 19;28(4):640-648.e5.

otIs339 [ceh-43(+)(fosmid)::GFP + ttx-3::DsRed + rol-6(su1006)]. otIs355 [rab-3::NLS::tagRFP]. norEx42 [ast-1 Cosmid + ttx-3::GFP + dat-1::mCherry]. Rollers. gk463 embryonic lethality is rescued by extrachromosomal array. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. norEx42 [ast-1(+)(cosmid) + ttx-3::GFP + dat-1::mCherry]. Rollers. gk463 embryonic lethality is rescued by extrachromosomal array. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. norEx42 [ast-1(+)(cosmid) + ttx-3::GFP + dat-1::mCherry]. Rollers. ot406 has a dopaminergic phenotype. gk463 embryonic lethality is rescued by extrachromosomal array. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain.

kuIs118 [daf-15p::daf-15::mCherry + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. kuIs118 is a single copy insertion into ttTi5605 via CRISPR/Cas9. Superficially wild-type. mCherry expression observed throughout the body. mCherry detected throughout development by western blot with anti-mCherry antibody, with highest expression levels in early larval stages. Reference: Sewell AK, et al. "The TORC1 phosphoproteome in C. elegans reveals roles in transcription and autophagy” iScience, 20 May 2022, 104186. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222004564.

keyIs21 [egl-6p::HisCl::unc-54 3' UTR + egl-6p::mCherry::unc-54 3' UTR + lin-15(+)]. Animals express HisCl and mCherry in the HSN neurons, two head sheath glia, two tail neurons, and 1-2 head neurons. Expression is bright in the head and tail. Animals are slightly egg-laying defective, ~10% of animals are Egl. Reference: Ravi B, et al. J. Neuroscience. 38 (28), 6283-6298.

Superficially wild-type. Endogenous noah-1 locus tagged with mCherry. Reference: Vuong-Brender TTK, et al. Development. 2017 May 19. pii: dev.150383.

mcIs54 [dpy-7p::spas-1::SL2(operon)::mCherry + unc-119(+)] X. Dpy. Expression of Spastin transgene depletes microtubules specifically in the hypodermis, creating a Dpy phenotype. Reference: Quintin S, et al. Development. 2016 Jan 1;143(1):160-73.

mcIs40 [lin-26p::ABDvab-10::mCherry + myo-2p::GFP]. Reference: Gally C, et al. Development. 2009 Sep;136(18):3109-19.

lucIs20 [mir-35p::mirtron-35 + myo-2::mCherry]. Position of integrated transgene unknown (not on X). mir-35 family mutant expressing a mirtron-version of mir-35. nDf50 nDf49 mutants are partially rescued by expression of mirtron-35 from integrated transgene; mild mir-35-related phenotypes are more severe at elevated temperatures. Strain is derived from injection into parental strain MT14533. Position of integrated transgene unknown (not on X). Reference: Dexheimer, PJ, et al. Curr Biol. 2020. in press.

lucEx628 [tbx-33::GFP(fosmid) + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain. Wild-type morphology. Extrachromosomal TBX-33 direct fusion fosmid-based reporter. Reference: Charest J, et al. Dev Cell. 2020 Sep 24;S1534-5807(20)30672-9. PMID: 33002421

lucSi100 [hsp16.41::vhhGFP4::zif-1::SL2::mCherry::his-11::tbb-2 3'UTR] II. Superficially wild-type morphology. Single-copy insertion of a GFP-nanobody::zif-1 fusion transgene under a heat-shock promoter. Allows conditional depletion of GFP-tagged proteins in all tissues via heat-shock expression of anti-GFP nanobody fusion to ZIF1 (mediated by recruited ZIF-1 but NOT requiring ZF1 tags). (Wang et al. (2017). A toolkit for GFP-mediated tissue-specific protein degradation in C. elegans. Development 144, 2694-2701.)

lucSi102 [hsp16.41::zif-1::SL2::mCherry::his-11::tbb-2 3'UTR] II. Superficially wild-type morphology. Single-copy insertion of a zif-1 transgene under a heat-shock promoter. Used as control for MLC1092 or for conditional depletion of ZF1 degron-tagged proteins (aka ZF) in all tissues via heat-shock expression of ZIF-1. (Wang et al. (2017) A toolkit for GFP-mediated tissue-specific protein degradation in C. elegans. Development 144, 2694-2701.)

lucEx755 [tbx-32::GFP(fosmid) + ttx-3p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain. Wild-type morphology. Extrachromosomal TBX-32 direct fusion fosmid-based reporter. Reference: Charest J, et al. Dev Cell. 2020 Sep 24;S1534-5807(20)30672-9. PMID: 33002421