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ltSi912 [myo-3p::vhhGFP4::zif-1::operon-linker::mCherry::his-11::tbb-2 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Muscle-specific expression of anti-GFP nanobody fused to ZIF-1 mediates body wall muscle-specific degradation of GFP-tagged proteins (through recruited ZIF-1 but NOT requiring ZF1 tags). Can be combined with endogenous locus GFP-tagging or rescue of a null mutant with a GFP fusion to examine body wall muscle-specific functions of target genes. Reference: Wang S, et al. Development. 2017 Jun 15. pii: dev.150094. doi: 10.1242/dev.150094.

ltSi914 [osm-6p::vhhGFP4::zif-1::operon-linker::mCherry::his-11::tbb-2 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Sensory neuron-specific expression of anti-GFP nanobody fused to ZIF-1 mediates sensory neuron-specific degradation of GFP-tagged proteins (through recruited ZIF-1 but NOT requiring ZF1 tags). Can be combined with endogenous locus GFP-tagging or rescue of a null mutant with a GFP fusion to examine sensory neuron-specific functions of target genes. Reference: Wang S, et al.  Development. 2017 Jun 15. pii: dev.150094. doi: 10.1242/dev.150094.

ltSi915 [osm-6p::zif-1::operon-linker::mCherry::histone::tbb-2 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. This strain provides a sensory neuron-specific source of ZIF-1 alone and serves as a control strain for OD2772, which mediates ciliated sensory neuron-specific degradation of GFP-tagged proteins. It can also be used as source of sensory-specific ZIF-1 for other applications. Superficially wild type. Reference: Wang S, et al. Development. 2017 Jun 15. pii: dev.150094. doi: 10.1242/dev.150094.

mNeonGreen and Flag tags inserted at 5' end of endogenous mdf-1 locus using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. gRNA sequence: tgattgcattaaacatatt Reference: Kim T, et al. Genes Dev. 2017 Jun 1;31(11):1089-1094. doi: 10.1101/gad.302067.117. PMID: 28698300.

GFP tag inserted at 5' end of endogenous san-1 locus using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. gRNA sequence: taaaataatatgtataaac

ltSi953 [mec-18p::vhhGFP4::zif-1::operon-linker::mKate::tbb-2 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Touch response neuron (TRN)-specific expression of anti-GFP nanobody fused to ZIF-1 mediates TRN-specific degradation of GFP-tagged proteins (through recruited ZIF-1 but NOT requiring ZF1 tags). Can be combined with endogenous locus GFP-tagging or rescue of a null mutant with a GFP fusion to examine TRN neuron-specific functions of target genes. Reference: Wang S, et al. http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/01/30/104398

mCherry tag inserted at N-terminus of endogenous knl-1 locus using by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. Reference: Cheerambathur DK, et al. Dev Cell. 2019 Mar 25;48(6):864-872.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.02.002. PMID: 30827898

Analog-sensitive allele generated by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering of the endogenous plk-1 locus. Engineered mutations confer sensitivity to 1-NM-PP1 for drug inhibition of plk-1. gRNA sequences: GGACGATTTTTGGGCAAGGG & TCTCAACGTGTATATCACTT Reference: Gomez-Cavazos JS, et al. Curr Biol. 2020 Aug 17;30(16):3101-3115.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.090 PMID: 32619481.

CRISPR/Cas9 engineered deletion of cyb-3. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ and segregate mdf-2 null homozygotes (embryonic lethal), wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, and arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids. Pick wild-type GFP+ and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. gRNA sequences: tcaggtcgacattcttggcc & gttatgggtatgagagcatt Reference: Lara-Gonzalez P, et al. Dev Cell. 2019 Nov 4;51(3):313-325.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.09.005. PMID: 31588029.

mNeonGreen and Flag tags inserted at 3' end of endogenous cyb-1 locus using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. gRNA sequence: atgcgtccacttttgcattc Reference: Lara-Gonzalez P, et al. Dev Cell. 2019 Nov 4;51(3):313-325.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.09.005. PMID: 31588029.

ltSi448 [csr-1p::GFP::csr-1(re-encoded; GFP inserted after aa #5 of isoform b) + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. ItIs37 [pie-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] IV. The csr-1 coding sequence in the transgene was re-encoded for RNAi-resistance (see Gerson-Gurwitz A, et al. Cell. 2016, Supplementary Figure S3A). [NOTE: it is not known if unc-119(ed3) is still present in the background of this strain.] Derived from strain OD1764; transgene rescues csr-1, so the balancer is not needed to maintain transgenic strain. Reference: Gerson-Gurwitz A, et al. Cell. 2016 Apr 7;165(2):396-409.

ltSi240 [csr-1p::csr-1(re-encoded) + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. The csr-1 coding sequence in the transgene was re-encoded for RNAi-resistance (see Gerson-Gurwitz A, et al. Cell. 2016, Supplementary Figure S3A). [NOTE: it is not known if unc-119(ed3) is still present in the background of this strain.] Derived from strain OD1463; transgene rescues csr-1, so the balancer is not needed to maintain transgenic strain. Reference: Gerson-Gurwitz A, et al. Cell. 2016 Apr 7;165(2):396-409.

mNeonGreen and Flag tags inserted at 5' end of endogenous cyb-3 locus using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. Strain has lethality and brood size defects. gRNA sequence: tgaagtcaggtcgacattct Reference: Lara-Gonzalez P, et al. Dev Cell. 2019 Nov 4;51(3):313-325.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.09.005. PMID: 31588029.

CRISPR/Cas9 engineered. Tagged MDF-1 at its endogenous locus with mScarlet. gRNA sequence: tgattgcattaaacatatt Reference: Lara-Gonzalez P, et al. Science. 2021 Jan 1;371(6524):64-67. doi: 10.1126/science.abc1424. PMID: 33384372.

mNeonGreen tag inserted at 5' end of endogenous ify-1 locus using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. gRNA sequence: catactcgcacaagtcaaaA

GFP tag inserted at 3' end of endogenous sep-1 locus using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. gRNA sequence: tcagattataTTACAAATTT

ltIs37 [pie-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] IV. his-58 genomic sequence is inserted at Spe I site. Robust expression of transgene in early embryos and germ line; some expression in somatic cells also detectable. Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: McNally et al., JCB (2006).

ltSi264 [bub-1p::bub-1(re-encoded)::RFP + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. BUB-1::RFP has been re-coded to be knl-1(RNAi) resistant. Reference: Pelisch F, et al. Mol Cell. 2017 Jan 5;65(1):66-77. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.11.001. PMID: 27939944

Defective in dye filling (FITC or DiO) of amphid and phasmid neurons. Chemotaxis defective. Throws males.

Dyf. Osm. Throws males. Reduced mating efficiency (ME 2-3). Deletion extends over 1610 bp in the intron between exons 3 and 4 and ending 30 bp after the STOP codon (cosmid F02D8 pb 25954-27563 are deleted). Complements dyf-4(m158).

Daf-c. Dyf. Maintain at 15C.

Daf-c. Dyf. Maintain at 15C.

Daf-c. Dyf. Maintain at 15C.

oqEx500 [tmem-107::GFP + unc-122p::DsRed]. Pick DsRed+ animals to maintain. TMEM-107::GFP accumulates in the ciliary transition zones of ciliated neurons. Reference: Lambacher NJ, et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2016 Jan;18(1):122-31.

F39B2.9/TMEM-107 has been shown to control the localization of 4 peripheral ciliary transition zone proteins. tmem-107(oq100); nphp-4(tm925) double mutants display ultra-structural malformations in ciliary transition zones, and exhibit sensory abnormalities including roaming, chemoattractant, and dye-filling defects. TRAM-1::tdTomato leaks into cilia in oq100 mutants. Genotyping primers: Forward cgcggttcttcttgtttctt, Reverse wildtype gagatcgagacggcgacg, Reverse oq100 gaaaaacaacgtggaagtcca. Reference: Lambacher NJ, et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2016 Jan;18(1):122-31.

Shortened locomotor healthspan. ix261 missense allele causes phenotype similar to that of deletion alleles. Reference: Kawamura K, & Maruyama IN. Aging (Albany NY). 2020 Dec 3;12(23):23525-23547.

drIs4 [gpdh-1p::GFP + col-12p::DsRed] IV. drEx468 [ogt-1p::ogt-1(cDNA)::ogt-1 3'UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. Over-expression of OGT-1 in presumptive null mutant ogt-1(dr20) background. gpdh-1p::GFP is induced during hypertonic stress. Constitutive col-12p::DsRed expression. Reference: Urso SJ, et al. (2020). The O-GlcNAc transferase OGT is a conserved and essential regulator of the cellular and organismal response to hypertonic stress. bioRxiv, 2020.2005.2001.072033.

drIs4 [gpdh-1p::GFP + col-12p::DsRed] IV. drEx469 [dpy-7p::ogt-1(cDNA)::ogt-1 3'UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. Hypodermal expression of OGT-1 rescues presumptive null allele ogt-1(dr20). gpdh-1p::GFP is induced during hypertonic stress. Constitutive col-12p::DsRed expression. Reference: Urso SJ, et al. (2020). The O-GlcNAc transferase OGT is a conserved and essential regulator of the cellular and organismal response to hypertonic stress. bioRxiv, 2020.2005.2001.072033.

drIs4 [gpdh-1p::GFP + col-12p::DsRed] IV. drEx470 [nhx-2p::ogt-1(cDNA)::ogt-1 3'UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. Intestinal expression of OGT-1 provides tissue-specific rescue in ogt-1(dr20) presumptive null background. gpdh-1p::GFP is not induced during hypertonic stress. Constitutive col-12p::DsRed expression. Reference: Urso SJ, et al. (2020). The O-GlcNAc transferase OGT is a conserved and essential regulator of the cellular and organismal response to hypertonic stress. bioRxiv, 2020.2005.2001.072033.

drIs4 [gpdh-1p::GFP + col-12p::DsRed] IV. drEx471 [myo-3p::ogt-1(cDNA)::ogt-1 3'UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. Muscle-specific expression of OGT-1 provides tissue-specific rescue in ogt-1(dr20) presumptive null background. gpdh-1p::GFP is not induced during hypertonic stress. Constitutive col-12p::DsRed expression. Reference: Urso SJ, et al. (2020). The O-GlcNAc transferase OGT is a conserved and essential regulator of the cellular and organismal response to hypertonic stress. bioRxiv, 2020.2005.2001.072033.

drIs4 [gpdh-1p::GFP + col-12p::DsRed] IV. drEx472 [rab-3p::ogt-1(cDNA)::ogt-1 3'UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. Neuronal expression of OGT-1 provides tissue-specific rescue in ogt-1(dr20) presumptive null background. gpdh-1p::GFP is not induced during hypertonic stress. Constitutive col-12p::DsRed expression. Reference: Urso SJ, et al. (2020). The O-GlcNAc transferase OGT is a conserved and essential regulator of the cellular and organismal response to hypertonic stress. bioRxiv, 2020.2005.2001.072033.

Endogenous ogt-1 locus tagged with C-terminal GFP. OGT-1::GFP is expressed ubiquitously in somatic tissues with a nuclear localization. The OGT::GFP allele is functional. Superficially wild-type. Sanger sequence confirmed. Reference: Urso SJ, et al. (2020). The O-GlcNAc transferase OGT is a conserved and essential regulator of the cellular and organismal response to hypertonic stress. bioRxiv, 2020.2005.2001.072033.

drIs4 [gpdh-1p::GFP + col-12p::DsRed] IV. K957M mutation introduced into the endogenous ogt-1 locus using CRISPR/Cas9; Sanger sequence confirmed. The K957M mutation ablates the O-GlcNAcylation activity of OGT-1 as measured by the RL2 O-GlcNAc antibody. gpdh-1p::GFP reporter is induced in the hypodermis and intestines during hypertonic stress. col-12p::GFP is constitutively expressed in the hypodermis. Reference: Urso SJ, et al. (2020). The O-GlcNAc transferase OGT is a conserved and essential regulator of the cellular and organismal response to hypertonic stress. bioRxiv, 2020.2005.2001.072033.

K957M mutation introduced into the endogenous ogt-1 locus tagged with C-terminal GFP. The K957M mutation ablates the O-GlcNAcylation activity of OGT-1 as measured by the RL2 O-GlcNAc antibody. OGT-1(K957M)::GFP is expressed ubiquitously in somatic tissues with a nuclear localization. Sanger sequence confirmed. Reference: Urso SJ, et al. (2020). The O-GlcNAc transferase OGT is a conserved and essential regulator of the cellular and organismal response to hypertonic stress. bioRxiv, 2020.2005.2001.072033.

drIs4 [gpdh-1p::GFP + col-12p::DsRed] IV. H612A mutation introduced into the endogenous ogt-1 locus using CRISPR/Cas9; Sanger sequence confirmed. The H612A mutation decreases, but does not completely ablate, the O-GlcNAcylation activity of OGT-1 as measured by the RL2 O-GlcNAc antibody. gpdh-1p::GFP reporter is induced in the hypodermis and intestines during hypertonic stress. col-12p::GFP is constitutively expressed in the hypodermis. Reference: Urso SJ, et al. (2020). The O-GlcNAc transferase OGT is a conserved and essential regulator of the cellular and organismal response to hypertonic stress. bioRxiv, 2020.2005.2001.072033.

drIs4 [gpdh-1p::GFP + col-12p::DsRed] IV. H612A mutation introduced into the endogenous ogt-1 locus tagged with C-terminal GFP. OGT-1(H612A)::GFP is expressed ubiquitously in somatic tissues with a nuclear localization. The H612A mutation decreases, but does not completely ablate, the O-GlcNAcylation activity of OGT-1 as measured by the RL2 O-GlcNAc antibody. Sanger sequence confirmed. Reference: Urso SJ, et al. (2020). The O-GlcNAc transferase OGT is a conserved and essential regulator of the cellular and organismal response to hypertonic stress. bioRxiv, 2020.2005.2001.072033.

drIs4 [gpdh-1p::GFP + col-12p::DsRed] IV. TPR domain deleted in the endogenous ogt-1 locus using CRISPR/Cas9; Sanger sequence confirmed. The TPR domain deletion (128 aa - 583 aa) ablates the O-GlcNAcylation activity of OGT-1 as measured by the RL2 O-GlcNAc antibody. Defective gpdh-1p::GFP induction in the hypodermis and intestine during hypertonic stress. Constitutive col-12p::DsRed expression. Impaired adaptation to hypertonic stress. Reference: Urso SJ, et al. (2020). The O-GlcNAc transferase OGT is a conserved and essential regulator of the cellular and organismal response to hypertonic stress. bioRxiv, 2020.2005.2001.072033.

TPR domain deleted in the endogenous ogt-1 locus tagged with C-terminal GFP. The TPR domain deletion spans 128 aa - 583 aa. OGT-1(delta-TPR)::GFP is expressed ubiquitously in somatic tissues with a nuclear localization. The TPR domain deletion ablates the O-GlcNAcylation activity of OGT-1 as measured by the RL2 O-GlcNAc antibody. Sanger sequence confirmed. Reference: Urso SJ, et al. (2020). The O-GlcNAc transferase OGT is a conserved and essential regulator of the cellular and organismal response to hypertonic stress. bioRxiv, 2020.2005.2001.072033.

drIs4 [gpdh-1p::GFP + col-12p::DsRed] IV. gpdh-1p::GFP reporter is induced in the hypodermis and intestines during hypertonic stress. col-12p::dsRed is constitutively expressed in the hypodermis. Reference: Urso SJ, et al. (2020). The O-GlcNAc transferase OGT is a conserved and essential regulator of the cellular and organismal response to hypertonic stress. bioRxiv, 2020.2005.2001.072033.

drEx206 [hsf-1p::hsf-1::YFP::unc-54 3'UTR + unc-119(+)]. Reference: Morton EA, Lamitina T. Aging Cell. 2012 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/acel.12024.

drIs20 [vha-6p::Q44::YFP + rol-6(su1006) + pBluescript II]. Integration of dgEx80. Animals express Q44-YFP in the intestine. YFP is soluble in young animals but forms aggregates with either aging or osmotic stress (500 mM NaCl). Reference: Moronetti Mazzeo LE, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jun 26;109(26):10587-92.

drSi2 [vha-6p::3XFLAG::pgp-3/CFTR(wt)::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR] II. Superficially wild-type with mCherry expression only in the intestine with enrichment at the apical membrane. Single copy integration of the vha-6 promoter driving the PGP-3 protein with an N-terminal 3XFLAG tag and a C-terminal mCherry tag. Amino acids 476-484 of PGP-3 have been replaced with amino acids 501-509 of human CFTR (TIKENIIFG). Transgene was inserted at the ttTi5605 locus on LGII and verified to be a single copy insertion by long range PCR across the genomic locus. Reference: He L, et al. Dis Model Mech. 2012 Nov;5(6):930-9.

drSi4 [vha-6p::3XFLAG::pgp-3/CFTR(delta F508)::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR] II. Superficially wild-type with mCherry expression only in the intestine with significantly diminished expression as compared to drSi2. Single copy integration of the vha-6 promoter driving the PGP-3 protein with an N-terminal 3XFLAG tag and a C-terminal mCherry tag. Amino acids 476-484 of PGP-3 have been replaced with amino acids 501-509 of human CFTR with F508 deleted (TIKENII_G). Transgene was inserted at the ttTi5605 locus on LGII and verified to be a single copy insertion by long range PCR across the genomic locus. Reference: He L, et al. Dis Model Mech. 2012 Nov;5(6):930-9.

drSi12 [hsf-1p::human hsf-1::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+) II. Human hsf-1 cDNA with a C-terminal GFP and controlled by 4 kb of the C. elegans hsf-1 promoter, integrated at a single copy by MosSCI on chromosome II at ttTi5605 in EG4322. Exhibits nuclear GFP expression that redistributes into granules only after prolonged (1 hr) 35C heat shock. Reference: Morton EA, Lamitina T. Aging Cell. 2012 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/acel.12024.

drSi13 [hsf-1p::hsf-1::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. hsf-1 cDNA with a C-terminal GFP and controlled by 4 kb of the hsf-1 promoter, integrated at a single copy by MosSCI on chromosome II at ttTi5605 in EG4322. Exhibits nuclear GFP expression that redistributes into granules after >1 min 35C heat shock. Reference: Morton EA, Lamitina T. Aging Cell. 2012 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/acel.12024.

drSi12 [hsf-1p::human hsf-1::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Expresses single-copy human HSF1 (drSi12) in hsf-1(sy441) hypomorph. drSi12 includes human hsf-1 cDNA with a C-terminal GFP and controlled by 4 kb of the C. elegans hsf-1 promoter, integrated at a single copy by MosSCI on chromosome II at ttTi5605. Larval arrest at 25C. Reference: Morton EA, Lamitina T. Aging Cell. 2012 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/acel.12024.

drSi13 [hsf-1p::hsf-1::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Expresses single-copy C. elegans HSF-1 (drSi13) in hsf-1(sy441) hypomorph. drSi13 includes hsf-1 cDNA with a C-terminal GFP and controlled by 4 kb of the hsf-1 promoter, integrated at a single copy by MosSCI on chromosome II at ttTi5605. Moderate rescue of sy441 25C growth arrest, but should be maintained at 20C or lower. Reference: Morton EA, Lamitina T. Aging Cell. 2012 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/acel.12024.

drSi28 [hsf-1p::hsf-1(R145A)::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. hsf-1 cDNA containing an arginine to alanine mutation at residue 145 in the DNA binding domain, with a C-terminal GFP and under control of 4 kb of the hsf-1 promoter, integrated at a single copy by MosSCI on chromosome II at ttTi5605 in EG4322. Exhibits nuclear GFP expression that redistributes into granules at a reduced rate compared to wild type immediately after 1 min 35C heat shock. Reference: Morton EA, Lamitina T. Aging Cell. 2012 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/acel.12024.

drSi13 [hsf-1p::hsf-1::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Expresses single-copy drSi13 in the background of balanced hsf-1(ok600). drSi13 includes hsf-1 cDNA with a C-terminal GFP and controlled by 4 kb of the hsf-1 promoter, integrated at a single copy by MosSCI on chromosome II at ttTi5605. Segregates WT GFP+ heterozygotes, non-GFP rescued ok600; drSi13 homozygotes, very rare GFP+ homozygous hT2, and dead eggs. Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+. Reference: Morton EA, Lamitina T. Aging Cell. 2012 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/acel.12024.

Segregates WT GFP+ heterozygotes, larval-arrested ok600 homozygotes, very rare GFP+ homozygous hT2, and dead eggs. Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+. [NOTE: Although ok600 has been reported as a 1085 bp deletion in hsf-1, sequencing of the hsf-1 PCR product revealed only an 877 bp deletion (5'-AAATAAAAATTTCTTAGAAA [877 bp deletion] TGTACATGGGATCCGGTCCA-3'). (Lamitina Lab, 12/17/2012)]