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feIs4 [sur-5p::luciferase::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. rmIs133 [unc-54p::Q40::YFP]. Rollers. Strain is bioluminescent when provided with exogenous D-luciferin (potassium salt) due to sur-5 promoter driving expression of firefly (Photinus pyralis) luciferase (lacking the peroxisome tagging signal) fused in-frame to GFP(S65C). Pick animals with high levels of fluorescence to retain expression of luciferase transgene. This strain is for academic use only. This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. This strain cannot be used for any commercial purpose or for work on human subjects. References: Lagido C, et al. BMC Physiol. 2008 Apr 2;8:7. McLaggan D, et al. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e46503. Lagido C, et al. Toxicol Sci. 2009 May;109(1):88-95.

feIs4 [sur-5p::luciferase::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. pkIs2386 [unc-54p::alphasynuclein::YFP + unc-119(+)]. alphasynuclein::YFP is localized throughout the body-wall muscle cells. Rollers. Strain is bioluminescent when provided with exogenous D-luciferin (potassium salt) due to sur-5 promoter driving expression of firefly (Photinus pyralis) luciferase (lacking the peroxisome tagging signal) fused in-frame to GFP(S65C). Pick animals with high levels of fluorescence to retain expression of luciferase transgene. This strain is for academic use only. This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. This strain cannot be used for any commercial purpose or for work on human subjects. References: Lagido C, et al. BMC Physiol. 2008 Apr 2;8:7. McLaggan D, et al. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e46503. Lagido C, et al. Toxicol Sci. 2009 May;109(1):88-95.

feIs5 [sur-5p::luciferase::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] X. pkIs2386 [unc-54p::alphasynuclein::YFP + unc-119(+)]. alphasynuclein::YFP is localized throughout the body-wall muscle cells. Rollers. Strain is bioluminescent when provided with exogenous D-luciferin (potassium salt) due to sur-5 promoter driving expression of firefly (Photinus pyralis) luciferase (lacking the peroxisome tagging signal) fused in-frame to GFP(S65C). Pick animals with high levels of fluorescence to retain expression of luciferase transgene. This strain is for academic use only. This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. This strain cannot be used for any commercial purpose or for work on human subjects. References: Lagido C, et al. BMC Physiol. 2008 Apr 2;8:7. McLaggan D, et al. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e46503. Lagido C, et al. Toxicol Sci. 2009 May;109(1):88-95.

feIs5 [sur-5p::luciferase::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] X. dvIs14 [(pCL12) unc-54::beta 1-42 + (pCL26) mtl-2::GFP]. Rollers. mtl-2::GFP produces strong constitutive intestinal expression of GFP at all developmental stages. Expresses human AB peptide and accumulates B-amyloid fibrils. AB toxicity enhanced at higher temperatures. Strain is bioluminescent when provided with exogenous D-luciferin (potassium salt) due to sur-5 promoter driving expression of firefly (Photinus pyralis) luciferase (lacking the peroxisome tagging signal) fused in-frame to GFP(S65C). Pick animals with high levels of fluorescence to retain expression of luciferase transgene. This strain is for academic use only. This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. This strain cannot be used for any commercial purpose or for work on human subjects. References: Lagido C, et al. BMC Physiol. 2008 Apr 2;8:7. McLaggan D, et al. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e46503. Lagido C, et al. Toxicol Sci. 2009 May;109(1):88-95.

feIs5 [sur-5p::luciferase::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] X. dvIs15 [(pPD30.38) unc-54(vector) + (pCL26) mtl-2::GFP]. Rollers. Strain is bioluminescent when provided with exogenous D-luciferin (potassium salt) due to sur-5 promoter driving expression of firefly (Photinus pyralis) luciferase (lacking the peroxisome tagging signal) fused in-frame to GFP(S65C). Pick animals with high levels of fluorescence to retain expression of luciferase transgene. This strain is for academic use only. This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. This strain cannot be used for any commercial purpose or for work on human subjects. References: Lagido C, et al. BMC Physiol. 2008 Apr 2;8:7. McLaggan D, et al. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e46503. Lagido C, et al. Toxicol Sci. 2009 May;109(1):88-95.

Semi-viable Vab. Homozygotes produce approximately 40% arrested embryos/L1 larvae. Severe morphogenesis defects show maternal rescue: homozygous progeny of heterozygotes display only minor morphological defects.

Maintain at 20C or cooler. qIs26 [lag-2::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. set-2 mutation balanced by glp-1- and dpy-19-marked recombination suppressor. qIs26 was integrated into qC1 and in the process made qC1 homozygous lethal. Heterozygotes are Rollers and GFP+ in the distal tip cell, and segregate WT Rol, lethal qC1 homozygotes, and set-2(bn129) homozygotes (Mrt phenotype at 25C -- viable but homozygotes will become sterile in successive generations). Pick WT GFP+ Rol and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. set-2(bn129) homozygotes are short-lived on OP50. bn129 is a deletion removing 748 bp from exon 11 of SET-2L and from exon 3 of SET-2S resulting in a frameshift after 885 aa of SET-2L and after 117 aa of SET-2S with a premature stop four codons later. References: Robert VJ, et al. Front Cell Dev Biol. Dec 2020 Sep 22:8:561791. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2020.561791. PMID: 33072747. Xiao Y, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2011 May 17;108(20):8305-10. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1019290108. PMID: 21527717.

Resistant to 300 mM caffeine. No gross phenotype. Previously called caf-1(hf3).

Resistant to caffeine. Previously called caf-2(hf5).

Dpy. Resistant to caffeine. Previously called caf-2(hf5).

GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous hdl-1 locus by CRISPR/Cas9. Reference: Wang C, et al. Elife. 2024 Oct 18:13:RP95402. doi: 10.7554/eLife.95402. PMID: 39422452.

GFP inserted at N-terminus of endogenous vha-13 locus. GFP expression in the intestine and other tissues. Reference: Goudeau J, et al. Genetics. 2021 Apr 15;217(4):iyab014. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyab014. PMID: 33693628.

syb11029 is a replacement of the asp-1 locus, removing the entire coding sequence and inserting the myo-2p::mCherry reporter. Upstream flanking sequence: tccttcttccaggta. Downstream flanking sequence: gtaggaatggtgtttt. Guide sequences: Sg1:ccaggtaATGCAGACCTTCGTTT Sg2:TTCGCCACCGCCGTCCACAAGGG.

egl-23 cDNA(A383V) was knocked into the endogenous locus of flp-11 to express a potassium channel in RIS that causes moderate inactivation of RIS. Reference: Busack I & Bringmann H. PLOS Genetics 19(3): e1010665. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010665.

Reduced survival after wounding. PHX1446 carries knockouts of 19 members of the nlp and cnc peptide families. sybDf1 is a deletion of a gene cassette including nlp-34, nlp-31, nlp-30, nlp-29, nlp-28, and nlp-27. sybDf2 is a deletion of a gene cassette including cnc-11, cnc-1, cnc-5, cnc-4, cnc-3, and cnc-2. Reference: Sinner MP, et al. Curr Biol. 2021 Feb 8;31(3):564-577.e12. PMID: 33259791

egl-23 cDNA(L229N) was knocked into the endogenous locus of flp-11 to express a potassium channel in RIS that causes strong inactivation of RIS. Reference: Busack I & Bringmann H. PLOS Genetics 19(3): e1010665. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010665.

Superficially wild-type. Insertion of GFP and FLAG tags directly before the stop codon of endogenous ceh-51 locus. Verified by sequencing. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. Nature. 2020 Aug;584(7822):595-601. PMID: 32814896.

Superficially wild-type. Insertion of GFP and FLAG tags directly before the stop codon of endogenous tab-1 locus. Verified by sequencing. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. Nature. 2020 Aug;584(7822):595-601. PMID: 32814896.

Superficially wild-type. Insertion of GFP and FLAG tags directly before the stop codon of endogenous ceh-5 locus. Verified by sequencing. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. Nature. 2020 Aug;584(7822):595-601. PMID: 32814896.

Superficially wild-type. Insertion of GFP and FLAG tags directly before the stop codon of endogenous ceh-92 locus. Verified by sequencing. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. Nature. 2020 Aug;584(7822):595-601. PMID: 32814896.

Superficially wild-type. Insertion of GFP and FLAG tags directly before the stop codon of endogenous ceh-8 locus. Verified by sequencing. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. Nature. 2020 Aug;584(7822):595-601. PMID: 32814896.

Superficially wild-type. Insertion of GFP and FLAG tags directly before the stop codon of endogenous unc-4 locus. Verified by sequencing. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. Nature. 2020 Aug;584(7822):595-601. PMID: 32814896.

Superficially wild-type. Insertion of GFP and FLAG tags directly before the stop codon of endogenous ttx-1 locus. Verified by sequencing. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. Nature. 2020 Aug;584(7822):595-601. PMID: 32814896.

Endogenous ser-1 locus tagged with mNeonGreen. Inclusion of the T2A self-cleaving peptide allows mNeonGreen to be expressed as a cytosolic protein. Derived in N2 background. Reference: Dag U, et al. bioRxiv 2023.01.15.524132; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.15.524132.

A4e enhancer was deleted in endogenously-tagged cfi-1(kas16[mNG::AID*::cfi-1]). Expression of cfi-1::mNG::AID* is lost in VNC motor neurons. Reference: Li Y, et al. Elife. 2020 Oct 1;9:e59464. doi: 10.7554/eLife.59464. PMID: 33001031.

Endogenous mod-1 locus tagged with mNeonGreen. Inclusion of the T2A self-cleaving peptide allows mNeonGreen406 to be expressed as a cytosolic protein. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Dag U, et al. bioRxiv 2023.01.15.524132; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.15.524132.

Superficially wild-type. Insertion of GFP and FLAG tags directly before the stop codon of endogenous ceh-23 locus. Verified by sequencing. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. Nature. 2020 Aug;584(7822):595-601. PMID: 32814896.

Eight COE motifs in A4e were mutated in endogenously-tagged cfi-1(kas16[mNG::AID*::cfi-1]). Expression of cfi-1::mNG::AID* is down-regulated in late larval stages and adults. Reference: Li Y, et al. Elife. 2020 Oct 1;9:e59464. doi: 10.7554/eLife.59464. PMID: 33001031.

Endogenous ser-4 locus tagged with mNeonGreen. Inclusion of the T2A self-cleaving peptide allows mNeonGreen406 to be expressed as a cytosolic protein. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Dag U, et al. bioRxiv 2023.01.15.524132; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.15.524132.

Endogenous ser-5 locus tagged with mNeonGreen. Inclusion of the T2A self-cleaving peptide allows mNeonGreen406 to be expressed as a cytosolic protein. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Dag U, et al. bioRxiv 2023.01.15.524132; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.15.524132.

Superficially wild-type. Insertion of GFP and FLAG tags directly before the stop codon of endogenous ceh-75 locus. Verified by sequencing. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. Nature. 2020 Aug;584(7822):595-601. PMID: 32814896.

Endogenous ser-7 locus tagged with mNeonGreen. Inclusion of the T2A self-cleaving peptide allows mNeonGreen406 to be expressed as a cytosolic protein. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Dag U, et al. bioRxiv 2023.01.15.524132; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.15.524132.

Superficially wild-type. Insertion of GFP and FLAG tags directly before the stop codon of endogenous ceh-87 locus. Verified by sequencing. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. Nature. 2020 Aug;584(7822):595-601. PMID: 32814896.

Endogenous locus tagged with mKate2 using CRISPR/Cas9. Enables visualisation of this secreted AMP in the cuticle upon genetic or physical cuticle damage. Reference: Pujol N & Bringmann H. 2025. microPublication Biology. A knock-in translational reporter for NLP-29 reveals AMP secretion to the apical extracellular matrices following epidermal damage in Caenorhabditis elegans. 10.17912/micropub.biology.001435.

Superficially wild-type. Insertion of GFP and FLAG tags directly before the stop codon of endogenous ceh-58 locus. Verified by sequencing. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. Nature. 2020 Aug;584(7822):595-601. PMID: 32814896.

Complete CRISPR/Cas-9 knock-out (1143bp deletion) of the gene R12G8.1. Homozygous. Superficial wild-type. Primers for crossing: Fwd: agctccggggacatcaaata InFwd: CTGAAAACTCGTCGTAGCCG Rev: tcagaggtccgtggttcaaa Wild-type bands: 402bp, 1427bp. Mutation band: 284bp.

Maintain at 20C or cooler. qIs26 [lag-2::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. set-2 mutation balanced by glp-1- and dpy-19-marked recombination suppressor. qIs26 was integrated into qC1 and in the process made qC1 homozygous lethal. Heterozygotes are Rollers and GFP+ in the distal tip cell, and segregate WT Rol, lethal qC1 homozygotes, and set-2(syb2085) homozygotes (Mrt phenotype at 25C -- viable but homozygotes will become sterile in successive generations). Pick WT GFP+ Rol and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. set-2(syb2085) mutant animals that express a catalytically inactive form of SET-2, the C. elegans SET1 homolog. set-2(syb2085) homozygotes are not long-lived on OP50. Reference: Caron M, et al. Life Sci Alliance. Dec 2021, 5 (3) e202101140; DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202101140. PMID: 34893559.

Maternal effect sterile deletion 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 syb2172 homozygotes (maternal effect sterile). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Pick WT GFP+ and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. syb2172 is CRISPR-engineered deletion removing the ATG start codon and entire sin-3 coding region. Reference: Robert VJ, et al. Development. 2023 Oct 17;150(21):dev201755. doi: 10.1242/dev.201755 PMID: 37818613.

twk-18(e1913) was knocked into the endogenous locus of flp-11 to express a potassium channel in RIS that causes very strong inactivation of RIS. Reference: Busack I & Bringmann H. PLOS Genetics 19(3): e1010665. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010665.

Molecular null allele. syb2457 is a CRISPR-engineered deletion of the entire dmsr-7 coding region. Reference: Rossi L, et al. Curr Biol. 2025 Apr 20:S0960-9822(25)00355-0. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.03.039. PMID: 40273913.

Superficially wild-type. Insertion of GFP and FLAG tags directly before the stop codon of endogenous ceh-86 locus. Verified by sequencing. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. Nature. 2020 Aug;584(7822):595-601. PMID: 32814896.

Superficially wild-type. Deletion removes of wac-1.1/Y40B1A.1 and wac-1.2/Y40B1A.3 (I:13344075 to 13358647, version WS276, PRJNA13758).

GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous ceh-13 locus by CRISPR. Reference: Murray JI, et al. PLOS Genet. 2022 May 2;18(5):e1010187. PMID: 35500030

GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous flp-3 locus by CRISPR. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Reference: Tekieli T. et al. Development. 2021 Sep 15;148(18):dev199687. doi: 10.1242/dev.199687. PMID: 34415309.

GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous flp-1 locus by CRISPR. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Reference: Taylor SR, et al. Cell. 2021 Aug 5;184(16):4329-4347.e23. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.06.023. PMID: 34237253.

GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous nob-1 locus by CRISPR. Reference: Murray JI, et al. PLOS Genet. 2022 May 2;18(5):e1010187. PMID: 35500030

GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous nlp-51 locus by CRISPR. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Reference: Taylor SR, et al. Cell. 2021 Aug 5;184(16):4329-4347.e23. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.06.023. PMID: 34237253.

T2A::3xNLS::GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous ric-4 locus by CRISPR. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Reference: Leyva-Diaz E & Hobert O. Current Biol. 2022 Mar 3;S0960-9822(22)00262-7. PMID: 35259341

GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous ceh-16 locus by CRISPR. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. bioRxiv 2022.04.29.490095; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.29.490095

Increased lethargus duration and increased movement quiescence during lethargus. syb293 is a clean C-terminal deletion starting from the same position where nas-38(ok3407) is truncated, removes a large part of the TSP domain. Reference: Sinner MP, et al. Curr Biol. 2021 Feb 8;31(3):564-577.e12. PMID: 33259791