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Entire che-12 coding sequence deleted and replaced with GFP. This produced a phenotype that is more penetrant than that reported for the original che-12 strain, which introduced a nonsense mutation midway through the coding region. Short amphid and phasmid cilia. Defective chemotaxis to NaCl. Dye-filing defective. Reference: Das A, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2015 Nov 15;26(23):4248-64.

cpIs56 [mex-5p::TagRFP-T::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 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.

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.

cpIs53 [mex-5p::GFP-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.

cpIs54 [mex-5p::mKate::PLC(delta)-PH(A735T)::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.

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.

cpIs64 [mex-5p::mYPet::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.

T07E3.6 deletion mutant.

jjIs2277 [pCXT51(5*RLR::pes-10p(deleted)::GFP) + LiuFD61(mec-7p::RFP)]; integrated on LG I or IV. Reference: Tian et al. (2010) Development 137(14):2375-84.

jjIs2277 [pCXT51(5*RLR::pes-10p(deleted)::GFP) + LiuFD61(mec-7p::RFP)]; integrated on LG I or IV. Reference: Tian et al. (2010) Development 137(14):2375-84.

jjIs2277 [pCXT51(5*RLR::pes-10p(deleted)::GFP) + LiuFD61(mec-7p::RFP)]; integrated on LG I or IV. Reference: Tian et al. (2010) Development 137(14):2375-84.

sma-4(jj278) worms are small, and the mutation can suppress the sma-9(0) loss of M-derived coelomocyte defect. sma-4(jj278) is a true molecular null allele of sma-4; the 3,556 bp deletion (position: Chromosome III: 5,816,203….5,819,759) removes almost the entire coding region of sma-4. Reference: McKillop AN, et al. (2018). A new deletion allele of sma-4. microPublication Biology. https://doi.org/10.17912/Z4Z9-CE10.

vs163 is a 169 bp deletion removing exon 2 and causing frameshift.

Very weak Egl. rgs-1=C05B7.7, a C. elegans RGS (Regulator of G protein Signaling) gene. nr2017 is a presumptive null allele. nr2017 is a 638 bp deletion of sequences whose limits are CGAGAAATTGTCAACACTAAC...GTTTGGAATGGTTTATCAGTT. The deleted material is replaced by the following 35 bp insertion: TATGTTTAAGTTAAGTTTATAGTTTAAGTTTAAAG.

rgs-2=F16H9.1, a C. elegans RGS (Regulator of G protein Signaling) gene. vs17 is a presumptive null allele. vs17 is a 1136 bp deletion of sequences with limits: ATATATATATCTCATTACTGG...AATCAAGTGTAACACTAATAT. rgs-1;rgs-2 double mutants fail to rapidly turn on egg-laying behavior when fed after starvation.

Healthy and appears grossly WT. This allele is a 1563 bp deletion of sequences AATTGAGTAGACAAC....GTGTCTTAAATAT. Removes almost all of the 2nd RGS domain. Previously known as cec-9.

Deletion removes 1465 bp. Removes start site and majority of RGS domain. Has beginning and end sequences AAAAAGATCGAATATCGGTTGT...TATGACGTAGCACAATATCAGG.

2446 bp deletion. Endpoints: CAAAGGGAAACTTCACGAGAAA...ATTGATTATTACTAACCAAAGT.

231 bp deletion removes all of exons 2 and 3 and throws the remaining portion of the proten (which contains the RGS domain) out of frame. Deletion endpoints are: GCAGCTCACGGAGCCCGGAGTT...CACCGTCGCCAAGACTTAGGTA.

This deletion removes most of exon1, all of exon 2, and most of exon 3. It removes a good chunk of the protein region, including the RGS domain.

167 bp deletion which takes out most of exon 3 and the first 42 bases of exon 4. The first 22 bp of the deletion are: TATGGCTGATATCCGCAGGAAT.

328 bp deletion which completely removes exons 8 and 9. The first 22 bp deleted are: cgttagtcccccttttaaaatt.

Heterozygotes are WT. Animals which have lost the duplication are Unc and homozygous for rgs-7. Animals which are homozygous for the duplication are dead. Unc is temperature sensitive. vs92 is a 361 bp deletion which removes the 3' splice site of exon 6, all of exon 7 and half of exon 8. All of the deleted region is within the RGS domain.

125 bp deletion. First 22 bp of deletion: AAGTATATTTTATTTTCAGGTA. Last 22 bp: GTGGCCATCATAGTTATGCCAT.

292 bp deletion. First 22 bp are: ACTTCCGTATTCCTTCTACTAC. Last 22 bp are: CTTAGCAGTTTCTGATTTTCTG.

This deletion removes sequence 5' to start of rgs-10 and may therefore remove promoter sequence for rgs-10&rgs-11.

Double mutants have reduced AWA gene expression. ok132 is a deletion and putative null allele. The boundaries of the deletion are: AGATTACTGATGCCATTGAACAAGTTCTCGTCA......TGATGTTTGAAAGGTGGAGT AGCAAAGAGA. ak47 is chemosensory, mechanosensory and osmosensory defective, and is a null allele.

Phenotypically WT. Deletion allele. A "T" is added also. The end points of the deletion are: TCGAACGTCAACAACATATTGCAAAT.....t.....TTGGAAAGGTAGGCTTACACTT TTTTTAA.

vs137 is a deletion allele. A "T" has been added. The endpoints of the deletion are: TCGAACGTCAACAACATATTGCAAAT.......T.......TTGGAAAGGTAGGCTTAC ACTTTTTTTAA. Double mutants have reduced AWA gene expression. ok132 is a deletion and putative null allele. The boundaries of the deletion are: AGATTACTGATGCCATTGAACAAGTTCTCGTCA......TGATGTTTGAAAGGTGGAGT AGCAAAGAGA.

ak47 is chemosensory, mechanosensory and osmosensory defective, and is a null allele. vs137 is a deletion allele. A "T" has been added. The endpoints of the deletion are: TCGAACGTCAACAACATATTGCAAAT.......T.......TTGGAAAGGTAGGCTTAC ACTTTTTTTAA.

Hypersensitive to hypoxia. Deletion corresponds to base pairs 13056-13629 in the published F08B12 sequence (genebank accession # Z68104).

Hypersensitive to hypoxia. Deletion corresponds to base pairs 13009-13380 in the published F08B12 sequence (genebank accession # Z68104).

Temperature sensitive Egl and Unc. 318 pb deletion including exons 6 and 7. Possibly an allele of exp-3.

A deletion in F22B7.7 corresponding to base pairs #9512-9815 in the published C. elegans cosmid F22B7 sequence (Genbank accession #L120180. Predicted protein F22B7.7 is part of a family of 2-pore domain potassium channels.

A 1215 bp deletion in C40C9.1 corresponding to base pairs #9009-10223 in the published C. elegans cosmid C40C9 sequence (Genbank accession #Z70266).

A 150 bp deletion in F44A2.2 corresponding to base pairs #27451-27600 in the published C. elegans cosmid F44A2 sequence (Genbank accession #U41993). The predicted protein F44A2.2 is called "nshab1", which is homologous to potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily B, member 2.

Full CRISPR deletion of sqst-1 locus. Reference: Kumsta C, et al. Nat Commun. 2019 Dec 11;10(1):5648.

Superficially wild-type. Seed mutation of mir-35 was made by two rounds of CRISPR/Cas9 editing. cdb2 is a 50 bp deletion of the mir-35 locus. cdb4 was created by successive homology-directed repair of the disrupted mir-35 locus with a protospacer to preserve the secondary structure of the primary and precursor hairpin. Reference: Yang B, et al. Genes Dev. 2020 Sep 1;34(17-18):1227-1238. PMID: 32820039

Superficially wild type. Seed mutation of mir-35 was made by two rounds of CRISPR/Cas9 editing. cdb2 is a 50 bp deletion of the mir-35 locus. cdb4 was created by successive homology-directed repair of the disrupted mir-35 locus with a protospacer to preserve the secondary structure of the primary and precursor hairpin. egl-1(cdb97) contains engineered mutations in mir-35 binding site in the 3’UTR region making the sequence complementary to the mir-35(cdb4) variant. Reference: Yang B, et al. Genes Dev. 2020 Sep 1;34(17-18):1227-1238. PMID: 32820039

Deletion allele.

Heterozygotes are Unc. ku423 homozygotes have delayed heterochronic phenotype and are L4 lethal.

Developmental timing delay. Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: Zhang X, et al. PNAS. 2011 Nov 1;108(44):17997-8002.

Suppresses the developmental arrest of elo-5(gk208). Slightly delayed development/growth.

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.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate dead eggs, DpyUncs and WT. lin-26(mc15) is a molecular null due to a deletion of most of lin-26 coding sequence.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Uncs and dead eggs and larvae with severe body morphology defects that do not develop beyond the L2 stage. A few very rare mc44 larvae reach adulthood but they become sterile. mc 44 is a deletion affecting the downstream transcription unit of vab-10 named vab-10b. Fails to complement the vab-10 null reference allele vab-10(h1356), but complements the vab-10a alleles vab-10a(e698) and vab-10a(ju281).

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, arrested szT1 aneuploids, Lon males, mc46 hemizygotes (WT males) and mc46 homozygotes. mc46 is a deletion that results in homozygotes which show enlarged vacuoles (late endosomes and lysosomes) and lay eggs with enlarged vacuoles that die at different stages of embyronic development.

Superficially wild-type. CRISPR/Cas9-engineered mir-236 deletion allele; miRNA hairpin replaced by unc-119.