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osIs1 [CYE-1::GFP (pMF101) + unc-76(+)]; probably integrated on LG II. This strain has Ste, Emb, Muv, Him phenotypes (probably dominant effects of the integration). Expression in many blast cells can be detected. Reference: Fujita et al. PLoS ONE 2, e407 (2007).

osIs2 [CYE-1::GFP (pMF101) + unc-76(+)]; probably integrated on LG X. No dominant phenotypes observed (see HS1337). Expression in many blast cells can be detected, but much weaker than osIs1. Reference: Fujita et al. PLoS ONE 2, e407 (2007).

osEx240 [bet-1p::bet-1::GFP + unc-76(+)]. Pick Wild-type (non-Unc) to maintain. GFP expression in most somatic cells. Reference: Shibata Y, et al. Development. 2010 Apr;137(7):1045-53.

wIs51 [SCMp::GFP + unc-119(+)] V. GFP expression in seam cells. Heterozygotes are GFP+(pharynx) wild-type and segregate GFP+(pharynx) wild-type, GFP-(pharynx) Sys Psa Unc and dead eggs. PIck GFP+(pharynx) wild-type to maintain. Presence of cfz-2 was confirmed by PCR; mig-1 by complementation test. Reference: Yamamoto Y, et al. PLoS Genet. 2011 Oct;7(10):e1002308.

wIs51 [SCMp::GFP + unc-119(+)] V. GFP expression in seam cells. Bivulva. Presence of cfz-2 was confirmed by PCR. mig-1 and lin-18 were confirmed by sequencing. Reference: Yamamoto Y, et al. PLoS Genet. 2011 Oct;7(10):e1002308.

osEx108 [(pAY105) let-19::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Pick rollers to maintain. Reference: Yoda et al. Development (2005) vol. 132 (8) pp. 1885-93.

Homozygous lethal deletion chromosome balanced by bli-4- and GFP-marked translocation. Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP tm514 homozygotes (probable embryonic or early larval arrest). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Note: qIs48 has been observed to recombine off hT2, typically leaving behind a functional homozygous viable hT2 with Bli-4 phenotype. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain.

osEx138 [let-526::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Pick rollers to maintain. GFP expression in most somatic nuclei. Reference: Shibata Y, et al. Dev Biol. 2012 Jan 15;361(2):349-57.

lpIs32 [ftt-2::gfp + rol-6]. Rollers. FTT-2::GFP is expressed strongly in the pharynx, and can be observed in the neurons in the head, body and tail, and also weakly expressed in the intestine. Reference: Wang Y, et al. Mech Ageing Dev. 2006 Sep;127(9):741-7. PMID: 16860373.

lpIs1 [jnk-1(+) + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Over-expresses jnk-1(+) with rol-6. Shows life span extension. Integration of lpEx1.

lpIs2 [jnk-1(+) + rol-6(su1006)]. Over-expresses jnk-1(+) with rol-6. Shows life span extension. Integration of lpEx1. Rollers.

Superficially wild-type. CRISPR/Cas9-engineered allele adds GFP and 3xflag tag to the N-terminus of LIN-29A. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC. This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. This strain cannot be used for any commercial purpose or for work on human subjects. Reference: Aeschimann F, et al., (2019). A single let-7 target to coordinate transition to adulthood. Life Science Alliance 2, e201900335. http://dx.doi.org/10.26508/lsa.201900335 )

Partially penetrant Pvl and Egl. xe40 specifically disrupts the LIN-29A isoform. The GFP tag was inserted at the shared C-terminus of LIN-29A/B in the xe40 background, so only the labeled B isoform is expressed. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC. This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. This strain cannot be used for any commercial purpose or for work on human subjects. Reference: Pereira et al., (2019) Timing mechanism of sexually dimorphic nervous system differentiation. eLIFE 8: e42078. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.42078

Pick GFP+ Egl to maintain. Segregates GFP- lin-41(xe8) homozygotes (die by vulval bursting as young adults), lin-41(xe8)/lin-41(bch28[eft-3p::gfp::h2b::tbb-2 3'UTR] xe70) heterozygotes (GFP+ Egl), and lin-41(bch28[eft-3p::gfp::h2b::tbb-2 3'UTR] xe70) (GFP+ Ste Dpy). lin-41(xe8) is a deletion of let-7 binding sites in the lin-41 3'UTR. The balancer was derived from lin-41(bch28), a lin-41(0) allele in which an expression cassette that drives ubiquitous nuclear GFP from the eft-3 promoter has been inserted into the lin-41 coding sequence (Katic et al., G3 (2015) 5:1649-56). References: Katic et al., G3 (2015) 5:1649-56 for lin-41(bch28) starting allele for balancer generation. Aeschimann F, et al. (2019). A single let-7 target to coordinate transition to adulthood. Life Science Alliance 2, e201900335. for balanced line. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC. This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. This strain cannot be used for any commercial purpose or for work on human subjects.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Sterile Dpys and Uncs. Unc worms produce only dead embyros due to strict maternal effect pod-1(ye11) mutation. Embryos from pod-1 homozygous hermaphrodites are osmotically sensitive and exhibit polarity defects.

Temperature-sensitive embryonic lethal, maintain at 15C. Shift L4 hermaphrodites to 25C overnight for mutant embryos. Mutant embryos are sensitive to osmolarity and pressure. Previously called pod-4(or344).

Temperature-sensitive embryonic lethal, maintain at 15C. Shift L4 hermaphrodites to 25C overnight for mutant embryos. Mutant embryos are sensitive to osmolarity and pressure. Previously called pod-5(ye121).

Temperature-sensitive embryonic lethal, maintain at 15C. Shift L4 hermaphrodites to 24C overnight for mutant embryos. Mutant embryos are sensitive to osmolarity and pressure. Previously called pod-3 and mat-2.

Temperature-sensitive embryonic lethal, maintain at 15C. Shift L4 hermaphrodites to 25C overnight for mutant embryos. Mutant embryos are sensitive to osmolarity and pressure. Previously called pod-3 and mat-2..

Temperature-sensitive embryonic lethal, maintain at 15C. Shift L4 hermaphrodites to 25C overnight for mutant embryos. Mutant embryos are sensitive to osmolarity and pressure. Previously called pod-3 and mat-2.

Temperature-sensitive embryonic lethal, maintain at 15C. Shift L4 hermaphrodites to 25C overnight for mutant embryos. Mutant embryos are sensitive to osmolarity and pressure. Previously called pod-6(ye143).

muIs16 [mab-5::GFP]. Larval lethal at L3/L4 stage. Ectopic expression of GFP in the arrested sor-1 mutant homozygotes (L3 stage). NOTE: This allele is published as bp1, but has been curated in WormBase as bp_1 in order to differentiate it from the STS marker bP1.

bnIs1 [pie-1p::GFP::pgl-1 + unc-119(+)] I. Him; ~30% male. Accumulation of GFP::PGL-1 aggregates in somatic cells in embryos.

wIs51 [SCMp::GFP + unc-119(+)] V. GFP expression in seam cells. apr-1(bp298) is a G338E missense mutation disrupts the normal asymmetric division pattern of seam cells, causing symmetric divisions. Reference: Huang XX, et al. Dev Biol. 2009 Sep 15;333(2):337-47.

wIs51 [SCMp::GFP + unc-119(+)] V. GFP expression in seam cells.

wIs51 [SCMp::GFP + unc-119(+)] V. GFP expression in seam cells. Temperature-sensitive: maintain at 20C or lower. bp323 mutants show reduced number of seam cells when raised at restrictive temperature (25C). Reference: Huang XX, et al. Dev Biol. 2009 Sep 15;333(2):337-47.

ijIs10 [cpr-5::GFP::lacZ + unc-76(+)]. Extra intestinal cells.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Roller Unc and embryonic lethals.

quEx102[F25B3.3::SAX-3 + odr-1::RFP]. F25B3.3::SAX-3 partially rescues the lethality and notch phenotype of sax-3(ky123). Maintain by picking RFP+.

quEx100 [ajm-1::sax-3 + odr-1::RFP]. ajm-1::sax-3 partially rescues the lethality of sax-3(ky123). Maintain by picking RFP+.

quEx128 [npr-9::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Maintain by picking Rollers. ZK455.3 is npr-9 and is expressed in AIB neuron.

Maintain at 15C. At 25C, nr2013 homozygotes are not viable. At 15C, less than 10% of nr2013 homozygotes develop into adults that are marginally fertile, while the majority of worms arrest at different developmental stages and exhibit dramatic defects in morphogenesis. Reference: Pujol N, et al. Curr Biol. 2001 Jun 5;11(11):809-21.

frEx479 [F57F4.4p::GFP + col-12p::DsRed]. Pick DsRed+ animals to maintain array. Constitutive GFP expression in posterior intestinal cells induced upon infection with Photorhabdus luminescens in posterior intestinal cells. Reference: Julien-Gau I, et al. Dev Comp Immunol. 2014 Feb;42(2):132-7.

oxEx229 [Mos1 Substrate + myo-2::GFP]. Pick GFP+ to maintain. Should be grown at 25C. Reference: Vallin E, et al. PLoS One. 2012;7(2):e30482.

frEx113 [(pJL44) transposase + col-12p::DsRed]. Should be grown at 25C. Reference: Vallin E, et al. PLoS One. 2012;7(2):e30482.

Thermophilic. Defective chemotaxis to AWA- and AWC- sensed odorants except for partially defective chemotaxis to pyrazine. Defective chemotaxis to NaCl. Defective osmotic avoidance. PKA ttx-4.

Reference: Nishio N, et al. Genes Cells. 2012 May;17(5):365-86.

Thermophilic. Defective chemotaxis to AWA- and AWC- sensed odorants except for partially defective chemotaxis to pyrazine. Partially defective chemotaxis to NaCl. Partially defective osmotic avoidance. PKA ttx-4.

Thermophilic. Defective chemotaxis to AWA- and AWC- sensed odorants except for partially defective chemotaxis to pyrazine. Partially defective chemotaxis to NaCl. Partially defective osmotic avoidance. PKA ttx-4.

Weak allele. Severe thermotaxis defect. Weak defects in chemitaxis. Subcellular localization of SNB-1:GFP is abnormal in RIA interneurons.

Reference: Nishio N, et al. Genes Cells. 2012 May;17(5):365-86.

edIs20 [F25B3.3::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Pan-neuronal GFP expression. ur41 has longitudinal nerve defects.

RNAi-capable OP50 strain. Tetracycline & Chloramphenicol resistant. Uracil auxotroph. E. coli B. Biosafety Level: BSL-1. Standard OP50 (CGC) was rendered RNAi competent through two modifications by phage transduction. The OP50 RNase III (rnc) allele was replaced with the deletion allele (rnc14::?Tn10) found in HT115(DE3), and a genomically encoded IPTG-inducible T7 RNA polymerase (lacz?A::T7pol camFRT) was introduced. Reference: Neve IAA, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2019 Nov 11. pii: g3.400741.2019.

Homozygous nhr-6(lg6001) mutants have defective spermatheca development causing low brood size, abnormally shaped eggs, and occasional Egl. Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, semi-sterile WT, and Sterile Dpys.

kpIs100 [pie-1p::Ub(G76V)::GFP::H2B::drp-1 3' UTR + unc-119(+)]. [NOTE: (4/4/2025): Strain segregates Rol, and non-Rol, possibly due to a background dpy-10 mutation; both express GFP as expected. It was recommended that non-Rollers be picked when maintaining the strain.] Expresses Ubiquitin::GFP fusion protein in the germ line. The last amino acid of ubiquitin is mutated to valine (G76V), which prevents the cleavage of ubiquitin from GFP by the deubiqutinating enzymes and renders the GFP constitutively targeted for degradation by the proteasome. The strain can be used to assay proteasome activity in the germ line. Reference: Kumar GA & Subramaniam K. Development. 2018 Mar 29;145(7):dev163949. PMID: 29540500

mNG tag inserted into endogenous mls-2 locus after the start codon using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering, producing a translational mNG::MLS-2 reporter protein. Derived by SEC excision of mls-2(vy247[mNG::SEC::mls-2 knock-in]) in parental strain. mNG::MLS-2 is detected in the nucleus of a few cells in embryos, and localizes to the nucleus of a subset of head cells and the M mesoblast in larvae and adults. Reference: Xiong R., et al. (2022). mNG-tagged mls-2 knock-in alleles in C. elegans. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.000529.

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.

weIs15 [pie-1p::GFP::eea-1(FYVEx2) + unc-119(+)]. Phenotypically wild type. Early endosomes in germline and embryos are GFP+. GFP is fused to the tandem FYVE domains of eea-1/T10G3.5, under control of the pie-1 promoter. Grows at any temp, but has bright GFP at 25C.

jlgEx220 [nep-2p::nep-2(cDNA)::wrmScarlet + elt-2p::GFP::NLS]. Maintain by picking GFP+ (intestinal nuclear). Extrachromosomal array with a red translational reporter for NEP-2 in nep-2 expressing cells, co-injected with a nuclear GFP intestinal marker. Reference: Lo J, et al. Curr Biol. 2024 Oct 21;34(20):4715-4728.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.09.059. PMID: 39395417.

jlgEx251 [myo-3p::nep-2(cDNA)::wrmScarlet + elt-2p::GFP::NLS]. Maintain by picking GFP+ (intestinal nuclear). Extrachromosomal array with a red translational reporter for NEP-2 in myo-3 expressing muscle cells, co-injected with a nuclear GFP intestinal marker, in nep-2(ok2846) mutant background. Reference: Lo J, et al. Curr Biol. 2024 Oct 21;34(20):4715-4728.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.09.059. PMID: 39395417.