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Pick wild-type GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ (pharynx), and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, Dpy Sterile GFP+, and non-GFP om129 homozygotes (reduced fertility, maternal effect embryonic lethality, and high incidence of male offspring). om129 homozygote defects become more severe over successive generations and are more severe at 25C. om129 is a CRISPR-engineered deletion completely removing cid-1 and pup-2 loci. cid-1 also known as pup-1. nIs189 [myo-2::GFP] integrated in or near qC1. No recombination seen between nIs189 and qC1; fails to complement all markers on qC1. Reference: Yang B, et al. PLoS Genet. 2019 Feb 22;15(2):e1007992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007992. PMID: 30794539. Superficially wildtype strain expresses GFP in the pharynx and segregates GFP+ dumpy sterile qC1 homozygotes and homozygous pup-1/-2(om129) animals that have reduced fertility and maternal effect embryonic lethality and are Him. Phenotype becomes more severe over successive generations and is more severe at 25°C. Reference: Li Y, et al. Development. 2018 Oct 10;145(19):dev165944. doi: 10.1242/dev.165944. PMID: 30305273.

Pick wild-type GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ (pharynx), and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, Dpy Sterile GFP+, and non-GFP om138 homozygotes (reduced fertility, reduced embryonic viability and a high proportion of male offspring). om138 is a frameshift mutation. nIs189 [myo-2::GFP] integrated in or near qC1. No recombination seen between nIs189 and qC1; fails to complement all markers on qC1. Reference: Yang B, et al. PLoS Genet. 2019 Feb 22;15(2):e1007992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007992. PMID: 30794539.

Pick wild-type GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ (pharynx), and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, Dpy Sterile GFP+, and non-GFP non-GFP smrc-1(om138) met-2(n4256) homozygotes (reduced fertility, reduced embryonic lethality, and produce a high frequency of male offspring). These phenotypes are more severe at 25C, and at 25C the subsequent M-Z- generation produces essentially no viable embryos. The smrc-1(om138) allele was generated with CRISPR/Cas9 on the met-2(n4256) chromosome. nIs189 [myo-2::GFP] integrated in or near qC1. No recombination seen between nIs189 and qC1; fails to complement all markers on qC1. Reference: Yang B, et al. PLoS Genet. 2019 Feb 22;15(2):e1007992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007992. PMID: 30794539.

Pick wild-type GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ (pharynx), and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, Dpy Sterile GFP+, and non-GFP smrc-1(om138) met-2(om142) homozygotes (reduced fertility, reduced embryonic viability and high incidence of male offspring). Defects are more prominent in M-Z- animals at 25C. 3xFlag tag inserted at N-terminus of endogenous met-2 locus using Crispr/Cas9. nIs189 [myo-2::GFP] integrated in or near qC1. No recombination seen between nIs189 and qC1; fails to complement all markers on qC1. Reference: Yang B, et al. PLoS Genet. 2019 Feb 22;15(2):e1007992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007992. PMID: 30794539.

bxIs13 [egl-5::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Him. egl-5::GFP reporter made from EM#286 (GFP inserted within the last few amino acids of the C-terminus) by integrating bxEx30 in EM588. High nuclear expression of transgene in males (good in seam cells, none in rectal epithelium), weak expression in hermaphrodites. Expression in 2-4 head neurons in males and hermaphrodites. egl-5 gene on reporter does not rescue egl-5(-).

mgIs35 [ins-1(genomic) + mec-7p::GFP]. Temperature-sensitive. Maintain at 15C. Daf-c. High penetrance of dauer formation at 20C. Integration of mgEx557. Reference: Pierce SB, et al. Genes Dev. 2001 Mar 15;15(6):672-86.

arSi159 [rps-27p::GFP(LoxP-flexon-LoxP)::H2B::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Inserted into ttTi5605 (II). The first intron of GFP was replaced with a Flexon containing two loxP sites. High level GFP::H2B expression requires Cre expression from a second transgene. Reference: Wittes J & Greenwald I. (2024). New Flexon-based reagents for tissue-specific Auxin-Inducible Degradation and for characterizing Cre and Flp drivers in C. elegans. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.001315.

Pick non-Uncs to maintain. arDp2 is derived from mnC1, hence carries dpy-10(e128) and possibly unc-52(e444). arDp2 is a free duplication but does not pass at a high frequency. arDp2 is not stable as a balancer. It is prone to recombination; pick non-Unc and check for segregation of unc-4 and WT in progeny. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

Unc. At 25C ar39 recessively suppresses the Egl phenotype of n676n930. At 15C a high percentage of hermaphrodites have a 0 AC-Egl phenotype. ar39 recessively suppresses vulval lineage defects and proximal mitosis. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

RollerUnc. At 25C e1948 recessively suppresses the Egl phenotype of n676n930. At 15C a high percentage of hermaphrodites have a 0 AC-Egl phenotype. e1948 recessively suppresses vulval lineage defects and proximal mitosis. sc8 previously called rol-4(sc8). See also WBPaper00002448. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

DpyUnc. ar40 is a semi-dominant suppressor. At 25C ar40 suppresses the Egl phenotype of ne676n930. At 15C a high percentage of hermaphrodites have a 0 AC-Egl phenotype. ar40 suppresses proximal mitosis. ar40 does not suppress vulval lineage defects. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

arTi362 [rps-27p::TIR1(lox2272-flexon-lox2272)::unc-54 3'UTR + HygroR] V (-19.98). The first intron of TIR1 was replaced with a Flexon containing two lox2272 sites. TIR1 is expressed at a high level in lineages where Cre is expressed. Reference: Wittes J & Greenwald I. (2024). New Flexon-based reagents for tissue-specific Auxin-Inducible Degradation and for characterizing Cre and Flp drivers in C. elegans. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.001315.

arTi361 [rps-27p::GFP(lox2272-flexon-lox2272)::H2B::unc-54 3'UTR + NeoR] I (-12.74). First intron of GFP is replaced with a Flexon containing two lox2272 sites. GFP::H2B is expressed at a high level in lineages where Cre is expressed with a second transgene. Transgene maps to -12.74 (I). Reference: Wittes J & Greenwald I. (2024). New Flexon-based reagents for tissue-specific Auxin-Inducible Degradation and for characterizing Cre and Flp drivers in C. elegans. microPublication Biology.

arTi443 [rps-27p::TIR1(F79G)(lox2272-flexon-lox2272)::unc-54 3'UTR + HygroR] V (+21.99). The first intron of TIR1(F79G) was replaced with a Flexon containing two lox2272 sites. TIR1(F79G) is expressed at a high level in lineages where Cre is expressed with a second transgene. Reference: Wittes J & Greenwald I. (2024). New Flexon-based reagents for tissue-specific Auxin-Inducible Degradation and for characterizing Cre and Flp drivers in C. elegans. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.001315.

arTi452 [rps-27p::GFP(LoxP-flexon-LoxP)::H2B::unc-54 3'UTR + NeoR] I (-4.81). First intron of GFP is replaced with a Flexon containing two loxP sites. GFP::H2B is expressed at a high level in lineages where Cre is expressed with a second transgene. Reference: Wittes J & Greenwald I. (2024). New Flexon-based reagents for tissue-specific Auxin-Inducible Degradation and for characterizing Cre and Flp drivers in C. elegans. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.001315.

arTi461 [rps-27p::GFP(FRT-flexon-FRT)::H2B::unc-54 3'UTR + NeoR] I (-3.80). The first intron of GFP was replaced with a Flexon containing two FRT sites. GFP::H2B is expressed at a high level in lineages where Flp recombiase is expressed with a second transgene. Flexon contains two FRT sites. Reference: Wittes J & Greenwald I. (2024). New Flexon-based reagents for tissue-specific Auxin-Inducible Degradation and for characterizing Cre and Flp drivers in C. elegans. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.001315.

goeEx737 [flp-24p::SL1::GCaMP3.35-SL2::SL2::mKate2::unc-54 3'UTR + unc-119(+)]. ALA-specific expression of GCaMP with an additional mKate marker for expression reference. Pick mKate+ to maintain. High transmission rate (>99%). Reference: Konietzka et al. 2019. Current Biology (accepted).

ufIs104 [nlp-12(+) + lgc-11p::GFP]. ufIs104 contains a 1.76 kb PCR product containing the nlp-12 genomic locus (?354 bp to +1407 bp relative to the transcriptional start). Over-expression of nlp-12 results in increased body bend amplitude. This strain has a high rate of sterility but can be successfully maintained as a homozygote. Reference: Bhattacharya R, et al. PLoS Genet. 2014 Aug 28;10(8):e1004584. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004584. PMID: 25167143.

Slow pumping. High reversal frequency. Ivermectin resistant. This strain is a replacement for the strain DA1316 currently in the CGC stock and whose genotype is actually avr-14(ad1305) I; avr-15(vu227) glc-1(pk54) V. Reference: Dent et al., 2000, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 97(6): 2674-2679.

wrdSi22 [^SEC^eft-3p::TIR1::F2A::mTagBFP2::AID*::NLS::tbb-2 3'UTR] (I:-5.32). SEC spotaneously excises at a high frequency so non-rollers will appear. Pick Rollers to maintain. Pan-somatic expression of TIR1 co-factor for AID, and expression of AID-tagged blue protein in somatic nuclei. Self-excising cassette with Rol and HygroR markers still in strain to facilitate crosses. Heat-shock to remove SEC as described in Dickinson et al. 2015. Reference: Ashley GE, et al. Genetics. 2021 Mar 31;217(3):iyab006. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyab006. PMID: 33677541

P granule defect. High sterility. Reference: Wang JT, et al. eLife 2014;3:e04591.

zuEx24 [hmp-1::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Animals with the duplication are WT. Occasionally pick green hermaphrodites to maintain. zuEx24 transmits at a very high frequency.

This strain shows a preference for high salt concentration when conditioned with food. Reference: Ohno H, et al. Cell Rep. 2017 Sep 5;20(10):2294-2303. PMID: 28877465

lkIs2 [elp-1::GFP + lin-15(+)] IV. Relatively high levels of GFP expression as compared to KA41. Superficially wild-type. Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: Hueston JL, et al. BMC Dev Biol. 2008 Nov 17;8:110.

Sensitive to high and low calcium conditions.

Maternal effect lethal mutation. High incidence of males in surviving offspring. Not rescued by male mating. Temperature sensitive.

nuIs26 [cat-1::GFP] IV. nuIs26 contains a full length CAT-1::GFP fusion protein (with GFP fused at the predicted carboxy terminus of CAT-1). This transgene rescues the hyperactive locomotion defect of cat-1(e1111). This strain is slightly sluggish for locomotion and has a high degree of sterility (80%), both of which appear to be associated with the transgene. GFP expression in this strain is similar to the CAT expression pattern described by Duerr et al (1999) J Neurosci 19: 72-84.

hEx16 [C32E7 + rol-6(su1006)]. Segregates 65% Unc Rollers. Semi-sterile: high sterility rate and low brood size. Maintain by picking Unc Rollers. This strain was generated by the Genetic Toolkit project, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use: The Genetic Toolkit is funded by the NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) (USA) to Ann M. Rose, David L. Baillie, and Donald L. Riddle. Report all experimental results to Ann Rose.

abcIs3 [pie-1p::ebp-2::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Superficially wild-type. Maternal expression of EBP-2::GFP microtubule end-binding protein. In early embryos, EBP-2 encodes an EB1-like protein (end-binding) that locates to the growing tips of microtubules (not detected on depolymerizing microtubules). A strong fluorescent signal localizes to the centrosome due to high concentration of polymerizing microtubule ends. References: Gusnowski EM, Srayko M. J Cell Biol. 2011 Aug 8;194(3):377-86. Tegha-Dunghu J, et al. Methods Mol Biol. 2014;1136:103-16.

abcIs3 [pie-1p::ebp-2::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Embryonic-lethal at 25ºC due to dominant gain-of-function mutation mei-1(ct46), and Uncoordinated due to unc-13 mutation. Maternal expression of EBP-2::GFP microtubule end-binding protein. EBP-2 encodes an EB1-like protein (end-binding) that, in early embryos, locates to the growing tips of microtubules. A strong fluorescent signal localizes to the centrosomes of early embryos due to a high concentration of polymerizing microtubules. mei-1(ct46)-based ectopic microtubule severing causes mitotic spindle defects in the early embryo. References: Gusnowski EM, Srayko M. J Cell Biol. 2011 Aug 8;194(3):377-86. Tegha-Dunghu J, et al. Methods Mol Biol. 2014;1136:103-16.

Recessive. Mild uncoordination and aldicarb resistance. Marked resistance to volatile anesthetics, isoflurane and halothane, is semi-dominant. Isolated in RM25 (essentially the same as TR403 - high copy Tc1). [NOTE (07/09/2020): a user has reported their stock received in Dec 2019 is not resistant to isofluorane]

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 dumpy. Adults are short but larvae are not. Animals are lethargic but display hyperactive foraging movement and very rapid pumping when stimulated by light touch. Hermaphrodite and male tails are abnormal. Very slow development. High degree of embryonic and larval lethality.

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.

Maternal-effect morphologically abnormal. Variably deformed; frequent hypertrophic ventral side of the head. This strain has a high degree of embryonic and larval lethality. No zygotic rescue and full maternal rescue. Strict maternal effect. PKA mal-2.

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.

Maternal effect Dpy. High level of embryonic and larval lethality. Lethal at 25C. Males are Dpy.

Nuclear Ultrabright GFP::mNeonGreen Fluorescent protein (NuGFP) tag inserted downstream of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. NuGFP cassette is composed of an intercistronic region (ICR) from the C. elegans SL2-type operon, a SV40 nuclear localization sequence (NLS), the coding sequence of GFP, the coding sequence of mNeonGreen, and egl-13 NLS. The expression of NuGFP is tied to that of the endogenous daf-2, but after trans-splicing, the NuGFP protein is synthesized independently of DAF-2. This high-sensitivity daf-2 expression reporter was readily detectable in most C. elegans cells throughout development and adulthood. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

Pick WT to maintain strain. Dp lost at high frequency, usable for mosaic analysis. Animals without the Dp are Unc, Vul and Ncl.

CRISPR/Cas9 insertion of mNeonGreen tag into endogenous let-60 locus. Fairly high penetrance of L1 rod-like lethality. Reference: Jayadev et al. 2023. Post-embryonic endogenous expression and localization of LET-60/Ras in C. elegans. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.000931.

qyIs108 [lam-1p::lam-1::Dendra + unc-119(+)]. High expression in basement membranes; cleaner laminin-dendra expression than NK652. Reference: Ihara S, et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2011 Jun;13(6):641-51.

qyIs109 [lam-1p::lam-1::Dendra + unc-119(+)]. High expression in basement membranes, also accumulates in body wall muscle. Reference: Ihara S, et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2011 Jun;13(6):641-51.

NL subclone of KR1787. NL received strain KR1787 from Ann Rose 11/93. High copy Tc1 strain. See WBG 14(4): 16-17.

NL subclone of CB4000. High Tc1 copy number strain. See WBG 14(4): 16-17.

jsSi1623 [loxP::mex-5p::phiC31::SL2::mNG::glh-2 3’ FRT3] IV. Transgene expresses phiC31 and mNG in the germline, facilitates integration of extrachromosomal arrays at high efficiency. Reference: Nonet ML. bioRxiv 2024.03.01.583017.

High incidence of males (Him). otIs669 [UPN::NLS::TagRFP-T + acr-5::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-1::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-6::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-18::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-19::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-26::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + gcy-18::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + ggr-3::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + lim-4::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + pdfr-1::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + srab-20::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + unc-25::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + cho-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + flp-13::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + flp-20::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + gcy-36::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + gpa-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + nlp-12::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + nmr-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + ocr-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + osm-9::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + srh-79::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + sri-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + srsx-3::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + unc-8::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + acr-2::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + ceh-2::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + dat-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + dhc-3::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + eat-4::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + flp-3::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + gcy-35::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + glr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + gcy-21::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + klp-6::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + lim-6::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + mbr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + mec-3::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + odr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + srab-20::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B] V. UPN (Ultra Pan-Neuronal) promoter contains four short pan-neuronal promoters fused together (unc-11::rgef-1::ehs-1::ric-19). NeuroPAL (Neuronal Polychromatic Atlas of Landmarks) transgene used to resolve unique neural identities in whole-brain images. Not known where otIs669 maps relative to him-5. Reference: Yemini E, et al. Cell. 2021 Jan 7;184(1):272-288.e11. PMID: 33378642 Free pre-print available at https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/676312v2

High incidence of males (Him). otIs696 [UPN::NLS::TagRFP-T + acr-5::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-1::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-6::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-18::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-19::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-26::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + gcy-18::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + ggr-3::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + lim-4::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + pdfr-1::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + srab-20::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + unc-25::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + cho-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + flp-13::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + flp-20::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + gcy-36::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + gpa-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + nlp-12::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + nmr-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + ocr-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + osm-9::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + srh-79::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + sri-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + srsx-3::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + unc-8::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + acr-2::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + ceh-2::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + dat-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + dhc-3::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + eat-4::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + flp-3::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + gcy-35::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + glr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + gcy-21::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + klp-6::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + lim-6::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + mbr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + mec-3::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + odr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + srab-20::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B] V. UPN (Ultra Pan-Neuronal) promoter contains four short pan-neuronal promoters fused together (unc-11::rgef-1::ehs-1::ric-19). NeuroPAL (Neuronal Polychromatic Atlas of Landmarks) transgene used to resolve unique neural identities in whole-brain images. Reference: Yemini E, et al. Cell. 2021 Jan 7;184(1):272-288.e11. PMID: 33378642 Free pre-print available at https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/676312v2

kyEx4787 [rig-3p::iGluSnFR + unc-122p::dsRed]. kyEx4786 [rig-3p:: RCaMP1e + unc-122p::GFP]. Pick animals with dsRed+ and GFP+ coelomocytes to maintain arrays. mgl-2(tm355) mutation rescues the high reversal rate of glt-1(ok206). Strain carrying transgenes to monitor glutamate input and Ca activity in AVA. Reference: Katz M, et al. Nat Commun. 2019 Apr 23;10(1):1882.

Male-female strain. Inbred derivative of EM464. Inbred one gravid female per generation for 20 generations. Fitness high. Recommended for sequencing. [In Aug. 2005 the CGC received the 20 generation inbred line. Previous to this the CGC had been sending out a 14 generation inbred line, also called PB4641.] Strain used for sequencing.