Search Strains

otIs181 [dat-1::mCherry + ttx-3::mCherry]. Him. Expression in DA neurons (ADE, PDE, CEP, male tail) and AIY. Reference: Flames N, Hobert O, 2009 Nature 458, 885-889.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. vsIs33 [dop-3::RFP] V. Rollers. Fewer or extra cells expressing dat-1::GFP.

otIs433 [dat-1::NLS::RFP + ttx-3::mCherry] V. gtEx4094 [glit-1p::GFP::glit-1 3'UTR + myo-3p::mCherry]. Pick animals with red fluorescence in body muscles to maintain. Transcriptional glit-1 reporter. Reference: Offenburger SL, et al. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/10/13/203067.

vprEx133 [hlh-17p::dat-1p::DsRedExpress2]. DsRed2 expression is driven only by downstream (dat-1) promoter.

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi614 [dat-1p::FLP D5::SL2::mNG + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock produces green nuclei in dopaminergic neurons and red nuclei elsewhere. Constitutive expression of diffusible mNeonGreen in dopaminergic neurons can mask GFP::HIS-58 signal.

vtIs7 [dat-1p::GFP]. Integrated reporter with bright GFP observable in all dopaminergic neurons and processes. No behavioral changes have been noted in relation to transgene integration. DA neuron degeneration is evident with easily detectible loss of GFP expression (e.g. Hardaway et al, J. Neurosci, 2015). Reference: Nass, R., et al. (2002). "Neurotoxin-induced degeneration of dopamine neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans." Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 99(5): 3264-3269.

eraIs1 [dat-1p::mCherry + dat-1p::hSNCA::Venus]. Inclusions of human alpha-Synuclein::Venus in dopaminergic neurons with marked with mCherry. Overexpression of human SNCA (alpha-Synuclein tagged with Venus) causes degenerative signs in dopaminergic neurons. Reference: Vozdek R, et al. 2022 Apr 27:14:806000. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.806000. PMID: 35572147.

vxEx105 [dat-1p::ChR2::mCherry + myo-2p::mCherry]. Raise on retinal for optogenetic manipulations (per Vidal-Gadea, 2011). Not necessary for survival. Reference: Vidal-Gadea A, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Oct 18;108(42):17504-9.

oskEx53250 [dat-1p::GCaMP6f + dat-1p::mCherry + lin-44p::mRFP + N2 genomic DNA cut with Pvu II (as a carrier)]. Pick animals with red fluorescence to maintain. GCaMP6f and mCherry expressed in dopaminergic neurons. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Tanimoto Y, et al. Sci Rep. 2016 May 19;6:26297. doi: 10.1038/srep26297. PMID: 27193056.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers. ot406 has a dopaminergic phenotype.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. muEx261 [ceh-20::GFP + odr-1::RFP]. Pick RFP+ animals to maintain. Rollers. ot406 has a dopaminergic phenotype. mu290 is Egl and has a PDE dopaminergic phenotype.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers. ot406 has a dopaminergic phenotype.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. muEx261 [ceh-20::GFP + odr-1::RFP]. Pick RFP+ animals to maintain. Rollers. Embryonic lethality of ceh-20(ok541); ceh-40(gk159) double mutants is rescued by muEx261.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. muEx261 [ceh-20::GFP at C terminus + odr-1::RFP(su1006)]. Pick RFP+ animals to maintain. Rollers. Embryonic lethality of ceh-20(mu290); ceh-40(gk159) double mutants is rescued by muEx261. ot406 has a dopaminergic phenotype.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. muEx261 [ceh-20::GFP + odr-1::RFP]. Pick RFP+ animals to maintain. Rollers. Embryonic lethality of ceh-20(mu290); ceh-40(gk159) double mutants is rescued by muEx261.

egIs1 [dat-1p::GFP]; reportedly maps to LG IV. otIs860 [flp-33p::tagRFP]. CEP neurons are marked with bright green expression (dat-1p::GFP), and can be sorted by selecting the brightest GFP. there are other cells in which the GFP marker shows up, but expression is faint. Other fluorescing neurons (ADE and PDE) will be double positive (GFP and tagRFP). Used by CeNGEN project for RNA-Seq (https://www.cengen.org/).

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers. Homozygous ot283 animals are 100% sterile and variable CEP phenotype. Maintain by picking single animals that segregate Sterile worms (the sterility is easy to see by eye because the sterile worms do not produce eggs or oocytes).

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers. Homozygous ot284 animals are 100% sterile and variable CEP phenotype. Maintain by picking single animals that segregate Sterile worms (the sterility is easy to see by eye because the sterile worms do not produce eggs or oocytes).

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers. Homozygous ot296 animals are 100% sterile and variable CEP phenotype. Maintain by picking single animals that segregate Sterile worms (the sterility is easy to see by eye because the sterile worms do not produce eggs or oocytes).

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers. Missing CEPVs and PDEs; ADEs variably affected.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers. Homozygous ot298 animals are 100% sterile and variable CEP phenotype. Maintain by picking single animals that segregate Sterile worms (the sterility is easy to see by eye because the sterile worms do not produce eggs or oocytes).

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. vsIs33 [dop-3::RFP] V. Missing CEPVs and PDEs; ADEs variably affected.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. vsIs33 [dop-3::RFP] V. CEPDs, ADEs and PDEs variably affected. Rollers.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. vsIs33 [dop-3::RFP] V. CEP vells variably affected (sometimes fewer, sometimes more cells expressing GFP).

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. vsIs33 [dop-3::RFP] V. CEP vells variably affected (sometimes fewer, sometimes more cells expressing GFP).

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. vsIs33 [dop-3::RFP] V. Missing CEPVs and PDEs; ADEs variably affected.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. vsIs33 [dop-3::RFP] V. CEP vells variably affected (sometimes fewer, sometimes more cells expressing GFP).

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers. Reference: Flames N, Hobert O, 2009 Nature 458, 885-889.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers. Reference: Flames N, Hobert O, 2009 Nature 458, 885-889.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers. Reference: Flames N, Hobert O, 2009 Nature 458, 885-889.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers. Reference: Flames N, Hobert O, 2009 Nature 458, 885-889.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. otIs198 [hsp16-2::ast-1 + ttx-3::DsRed + hsp16-2::NLS::mCherry]. Rollers. Heat shock induces expression of nuclear mCherry and AST-1. Reference: Flames N, Hobert O, 2009 Nature 458, 885-889.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. vsIs33 [dop-3::RFP] V. Rollers. Whole genome sequenced strain.

syEx1708 [dat-1p::NLS::GAL4(sk)::VP64::let-858 3'UTR + unc-122p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder (NEB)]. cGAL driver for dopaminergic neurons (CEP, ADE, PDE). syIs300 [15xUAS::(delta)pes-10::GFP::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)] is a GFP cGAL effector. Some worms do not express ttx-3p::RFP marker, but will consistently produce worms with the transgenic marker in next generation.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6] V. Rollers. Reference: Masoudi N, et al. PLoS Genet. 2014 Dec 4;10(12):e1004767.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers. Reference: Masoudi N, et al. PLoS Genet. 2014 Dec 4;10(12):e1004767.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers. Reference: Masoudi N, et al. PLoS Genet. 2014 Dec 4;10(12):e1004767.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers. Reference: Masoudi N, et al. PLoS Genet. 2014 Dec 4;10(12):e1004767.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers. Reference: Masoudi N, et al. PLoS Genet. 2014 Dec 4;10(12):e1004767.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Strain does not roll well, but GFP expression is easily detected. Reference: Nass R, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Mar 5;99(5):3264-9. Masoudi N, et al. PLoS Genet. 2014 Dec 4;10(12):e1004767.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers. [NOTE: tsp-17(tm4995) is the correct allele carried in this strain. The genotype was annotated incorrectly in Masoudi N, et al. (S. Mitani, 11/2016)] Reference: Masoudi N, et al. PLoS Genet. 2014 Dec 4;10(12):e1004767.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Rollers. Reference: Masoudi N, et al. PLoS Genet. 2014 Dec 4;10(12):e1004767.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Strain does not roll obviously. gt1981 is a point mutation in a highly conserved residue. Hypersensitive to oxidative stress: Increased dopaminergic neurodegeneration after 6-OHDA exposure and increased developmental delay after exposure to rotenone and paraquat. Reference: Offenburger SL, et al. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/10/13/203067.

vtIs1 [dat-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Strain does not roll obviously. Hypersensitive to oxidative stress: Increased dopaminergic neurodegeneration after 6-OHDA exposure and increased developmental delay after exposure to rotenone and paraquat. Reference: Offenburger SL, et al. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/10/13/198606.

tmIs905 [dat-1p::alpha-synuclein(A30P) + ges-1p::DsRed] II. egIs1 [dat-1p::GFP]; reportedly maps to LG IV. hrpr-1 also known as hrp-2. yyz8 is a weak loss-of-function allele. Neurodegeneration in ADE neurons. Neurites are shorter in PDE neurons.

uIs69 [(pCFJ90) myo-2p::mCherry + unc-119p::sid-1]. egIs1 [dat-1p::GFP]. hrpr-1 also known as hrp-2. Derived from parental strain TU3401, which has been reported as showing RNAi response in non-neuronal tissues.

tmIs905 [dat-1p::alpha-synuclein(A30P) + ges-1p::DsRed] II. egIs1 [dat-1p::GFP]; reportedly maps to LG IV. yyzSi1 [dat-1p::hrpr-1(genomic)::hrpr-1 3'UTR + HygR]. Transgene expression in dopaminergic neurons rescues yyz8 phenotype. hrpr-1 also known as hrp-2.

yyzEx41 [dat-1p::UbG76V::mRuby::T2A::mClover + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. Red and green fluorescence in dopaminergic neurons. TWH336 can be used as a control strain.

uIs69 [pCFJ90 (myo-2p::mCherry) + unc-119p::sid-1]. yyzEx41 [dat-1p::UbG76V::mRuby::T2A::mClover + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. Red and green fluorescence in dopaminergic neurons. Red fluorescence in pharynx. Derived from parental strain TU3401, which has been reported as showing RNAi response in non-neuronal tissues.