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kuIs29 [egl-13p::GFP + unc-119(+)] V. egl-13 is the new gene name for cog-2. Transcriptional fusion of GFP to egl-13 gene. Nuclear localized. Bright expression in body wall muscles, expressed in uterine pi lineage, extensive neuronal expression. Note that a very low penetrance Cog phenotype is seen in this strain. Transgenes with egl-13 promoter can cause Cog phenotype. Conflicting map data: Wendy Hanna-Rose mapped kuIs129 to the left of dpy-11; Shi lab reported it close to gon-10 and unc-76.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, sterile hermaphrodites (gld-1 homozygotes) and larvae that are often stuck in an old cuticle or have old cuticle attached to their posteriors (arrest by L4 stage).

Semi-dominant suppressor of let-60(n1046). Strong reduction of function mutation. At 20C: <1% Muv, 24% Egl, 6% larval lethal, and SM migration defects.

Semidominant suppressor of let-60(n1046).

Superficially wild-type. Identified in a screen for suppressors of the Multivulva (Muv) phenotype in lin-31 loss-of-function (lf) mutants. Reference: Ding L, et al. Mol Cell. 2005 Aug 19;19(4):437-47. PMID: 16109369.

No obvious morphological phenotype on its own. Good suppressor of Muv of let-60(n1046).

keyIs19 [ceh-24::HisCl::unc-54 3'UTR + lin-15(+)]. Animals express Histamine gated chloride channel (HisCl) under the ceh-24 promoter in vulval muscle, a pair of pharyngeal muscles, and two head neurons; can be used for reversible silencing of vulval muscles and inhibition of egg-laying behavior. Reference: Ravi B, et al. J. Neuroscience. 38 (28), 6283-6298.

risIs33 [K03A1.5p::3xFLAG::SV40-NLS::dCas9::SV40-NLS::VP64::HA + unc-119(+)]. risIs33 transgene stably expresses a 171 kDa dCas9::VP64 fusion protein suitable for CRISPR activation (CRISPRa) in C. elegans, as described in Fischer F, et al. J Biol Chem. 2022 May 27;102085. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102085. PMID: 35636511.

risIs33 [K03A1.5p::3xFLAG::SV40-NLS::dCas9::SV40-NLS::VP64::HA + unc-119(+)]. risIs33 transgene stably expresses a 171 kDa dCas9::VP64 fusion protein suitable for for CRISPR activation (CRISPRa) in C. elegans, as described in Fischer F, et al. J Biol Chem. 2022 May 27;102085. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102085. PMID: 35636511. Derived by crossing parental strains MIR249 and ZG31.

risIs33 [K03A1.5p::3xFLAG::SV40-NLS::dCas9::SV40-NLS::VP64::HA + unc-119(+)]. risIs33 transgene stably expresses a 171 kDa dCas9::VP64 fusion protein suitable for for CRISPR activation (CRISPRa) in C. elegans, as described in Fischer F, et al. J Biol Chem. 2022 May 27;102085. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102085. PMID: 35636511. Derived by crossing parental strains MIR249 and PS3551.

risIs33 [K03A1.5p::3xFLAG::SV40-NLS::dCas9::SV40-NLS::VP64::HA + unc-119(+)]. gpIs1 [hsp-16.2p::GFP]. Inducible GFP fluorescence after >1 hour heat shock at 35C. risIs33 transgene stably expresses a 171 kDa dCas9::VP64 fusion protein suitable for for CRISPR activation (CRISPRa) in C. elegans, as described in Fischer F, et al. J Biol Chem. 2022 May 27;102085. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102085. PMID: 35636511. Derived by crossing parental strains MIR249 and TJ375.

ts embryonic lethal. Grows at 15C, 20C. Lethal at 25C. [Also contains a temperature sensitive lin-12 hypomorphic allele called ar170. Has 2 anchor cells. Jane Hubbard, 3/96 See WBPaper00002483. See GS1369 for emb-5 reference strain.]

Reduced lifespan and reduced mitochondrial membrane potential. Transmitochondrial cybrid worm strain was bred to be homoplasmic for the CB4856 mtDNA genome in the N2 nuclear background. Reference: Dingley SD, et al. J Mol Biol. 2014 May 29;426(11):2199-216.

mcEx401 [mlc-4p::GFP::mlc-4(WT) + pie-1p::GFP::mlc-4(WT) + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Apparent homozygous lethal deletion chromosome balanced by glp-1- and dpy-19-marked recombination suppressor. Heterozygotes are WT Rol, and segregate WT Rol, sterile Dpy (qC1 homozygotes), late embryonic - early larval lethal (mlc-4 homozygotes) and Sterile Rollers. Pick WT Rol and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Gally C et al. Development. 2009 Sep;136(18):3109-19.

mcEx402 [mlc-4p::GFP::mlc-4(DD) + pie-1p::GFP::mlc-4(WT) + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Apparent homozygous lethal deletion chromosome balanced by glp-1- and dpy-19-marked recombination suppressor. Heterozygotes are WT Rol, and segregate WT Rol, sterile Dpy (qC1 homozygotes), late embryonic - early larval lethal (mlc-4 homozygotes) and Sterile Rollers. Pick WT Rol and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Gally C et al. Development. 2009 Sep;136(18):3109-19.

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.)

lucIs39 [tbx-37p::mNeonGreen::2xNLS::tbx-37 3'UTR + pal-1p::mScarlet-I::2xNLS::tbb-2 3'UTR + med-2p::mScarlet-I::2xNLS::tbb-2 3'UTR]. Wild-type morphology. Integrated array allows for labeling and sorting of ABa and ABp descendants by FACS. Reference: Charest J, et al. Dev Cell. 2020 Sep 24;S1534-5807(20)30672-9. PMID: 33002421

otIs235 [che-1p::mChopti + rol-6(su1006)] V. 2x ASER phenotype. YFP-tag inserted into endogenous lsy-6 locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineered substitution of the lsy-6 miRNA hairpin for YFP. Reference: Charest J, et al. Dev Cell. 2020 Sep 24;S1534-5807(20)30672-9. PMID: 33002421

Heterozygotes are wild-type with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate wild-type GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP luc161 homozygotes (embryonic lethal). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Pick wild-type GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. vha-1(luc161) is a 454 bp deletion removing most of the coding sequence. Reference: Gutie?rrez-Pérez, P. et al. A deeply conserved miR-1 dependent regulon supports muscle cell physiology. bioRxiv, 2020, doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.31.275644.

lucEx421 [mir-4813p::myr::GFP::unc-54 3’UTR + ttx-3p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain. Reporter contains 1kb upstream mir-4813 promoter sequence and 1kb unc-54 3’UTR downstream sequence. Provides a marker for pharyngeal muscle cell-cell fusion. Reference: Gutie?rrez-Pérez, P. et al. A deeply conserved miR-1 dependent regulon supports muscle cell physiology. bioRxiv, 2020, doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.31.275644.

lucIs24 [mir-52p::mirtron-51 + elt-2::dsRed + myo-2::mCherry]. Pick GFP+ animals to maintain balanced line. Balanced mir-51 family mutant expressing a mirtron-version of mir-51. Heterozygotes are wild-type with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate wild-type GFP, arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids, and non-GFP mir-51 family homozygous mutants. Pick wild-type GFP+ and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Non-GFP mir-51 family homozygous mutants rescued by mirtron-51 transgene are viable, but slow-growing and sick. Strain is derived from injection into parental strain MT17143. lucIs24 is a spontaneous integrant originating from a complex extra-chromosomal array, the genomic location of the transgene is unknown. Reference: Dexheimer, PJ, et al. Curr Biol. 2020. in press.

etyIs1 [gpa-13p::FLPase + sra-6p::FRT::mCherry::StopCodon::FRT::GCaMP6s]. Him. Integrated ASH-specific calcium sensor transgene. Reference: Pechuk V., et al. 2022, Current Biology 32, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.08.038

lb108 is inseparable from dpy-17(e164). Brood size is less than 25% of wild type. Eggs display a variable pale color. 70-95% of adults survive overnight incubation with 0.5 ug/ul nordihydroguairetic acid.

Allele-specific suppressor of unc-8(e49). lb141 single mutant animals are coiler Uncs. Both suppression of e49 and coiling are recessive.

WT. lb88 is a recessive X-linked suppressor of unc-8 dominant mutations.

Animals have nearly WT movement. lb141 is an allele-specific recessive suppressor of e49.

Maternal effect slow growth. Lethal at 25C. Grow at 20C or 15C. See also WBPaper00002456.

Maternal effect Uncoordinated and Dumpy. High degree of embryonic and larval lethality. Dpy phenotype only partially resuced. Hatchlings are of variable length, with poor movement. Adults are short and show kinky uncoordination.

Maternal effect uncoordinated. Stiff posterior body. Severly Unc when attempting to move backwards. Partially wasted posterior body. Some embryonic and larval lethality.

Develops slowly (clk-3(qm38) rate). clk-1(qm30) is maternally rescued. Segregates 1/4 Dpy progeny. To study clk-3; clk-1 doubles place WT worms singly onto plates-the clk doubles will throw no Dpys and their progeny develop extremely slowly (about 3 days to hatch and 10 days for postembryonic development)-they will be sterile when they finally become adults.

Maternally rescued slow growth. Post-embryonic development takes approximately 1.5 days longer then WT at 20C ( clk-2(qm37) is a ts embryonic lethal). Maintain at or below 20C.

Maternally rescued variable abnormal. Some embryonic lethality and a high degree of larval lethality. Worms often have a hypertrophic left side of the head, generally anterior of the terminal bulb.

Maternally rescued variable abnormal. Some embryonic lethality and a very high level of larval lethality. Head frequently deformed because the buccal cavity does not open at the tip of the head but ventrally, dorsally or laterally.

Maternally rescued Dpy. Fully zygotically rescued but only partially maternally rescued. Some embryonic lethality and a high degree of larval lethality. Very poor embryonic elongation. Hatchlings are short and deformed. In later stages the anterior half of the body is short but well developed while the posterior is thin.

Slow development and behavior. Grows better at 15C.

Defecation suppressor of clk-1(qm30).

Slow post-embryonic development and behavior.

GFP tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-16 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. The GFP fusion tag does not interfere with the function of DAF-16 protein. DAF-16::GFP is expressed ubiquitously in most or all somatic tissues, including neurons, intestine, body wall muscles, and hypodermis, and also in the germ cells and oocytes. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. Phenotypic assays have shown that this mNeonGreen tag does not perturb the function of the DAF-2 protein. DAF-2::mNeonGreen is expressed in neurons, XXX cells, vulval cells, germ cells, and oocytes with clear plasma membrane localization as expected for a cell surface receptor. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

hqSi8 [rgef-1p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR+Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. AID* and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi8 was generated by replacing the eft-3 promoter of the ieSi57 insertion (oxTi179 site) with the rgef-1 promoter using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-2 protein in the neurons. hqSi8 previously known as hq373. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

ieSi61 [ges-1p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. AID* and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. A single copy transgene was inserted into chromosome II (oxTi179) expressing modified Arabidopsis thaliana TIR1 tagged with mRuby in the intestine. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-2 protein in the intestine. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

ieSi38 [sun-1p::TIR1::mRuby::sun-1 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] IV. AID* and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. A single copy transgene was inserted into chromosome IV (cxTi10882) expressing modified Arabidopsis thaliana TIR1 tagged with mRuby in germ line and early embryos. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-2 protein in the germ line.

hqSi9 [dpy-7p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. AID* and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi9 was generated by replacing the eft-3 promoter of the ieSi57 insertion (oxTi179 site) with the dpy-7 promoter using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-2 protein in the hypodermis. hqSi9 previously known as hq374. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

hqSi10 [myo-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. AID* and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi10 was generated by replacing the eft-3 promoter of the ieSi57 insertion (oxTi179 site) with the myo-3 promoter using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-2 protein in the body wall muscles. hqSi10 previously known as hq375. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

hqSi11 [lim-7p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. AID* and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi11 was generated by replacing the eft-3 promoter of the ieSi57 insertion (oxTi179 site) with the lim-7 promoter using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-2 protein in the gonadal sheath. hqSi11 previously known as hq378. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

hqSi12 [eak-4p::TIR-1:mRuby::unc-54 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] IV. AID* and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi12 was generated by replacing the sun-1 promoter and 3' UTR of the ieSi38 insertion (cxTi10882 site) with the eak-4 promoter and unc-54 3'UTR using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-2 protein in the XXX cells. hqSi12 previously known as hq388. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

ieSi57 [eft-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. AID* and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. A single copy transgene was inserted into chromosome II (oxTi179) expressing modified Arabidopsis thaliana TIR1 tagged with mRuby in the soma. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-2 protein in somatic tissues. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

ieSi57 [eft-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3' UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15C. GFP tag and AID* inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-16 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering.This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-16 protein in somatic tissues. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

hqSi8 [rgef-1p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR+Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15C. GFP tag and AID* inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-16 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi8 was generated by replacing the eft-3 promoter of the ieSi57 insertion (oxTi179 site) with the rgef-1 promoter using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-16 protein in the neurons. hqSi8 previously known as hq373. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.