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mfIs4 [egl-17::YFP + daf-6::CFP + unc-119(+)]. YFP is expressed in the secondary vulval lineage (vulC, D) and CFP in the primary vulval lineage (vulE, F). egl-17::YFP from the pDRS17 plasmid (D. Sherwood and P. Sternberg). daf-6::CFP from the pCK1 plasmid (C. Kolditz and MA Felix). Slightly Egl, Pvl. unc-119(ed3) might still be present in the background.

[NOTE: (04/06/2023) A user has reported that they have performed whole-genome sequencing and found this strain is actually Lelliottia nimipressuralis, not Lelliottia amnigena.] Bacteria. CeMbio Collection. Natural isolate from C. elegans natural habitat (Rotting apple). LB, 20-26C. Sampled in Santeuil, France. More information about collection on the project's wiki: http://www.cembio.uni-kiel.de/. 16S rRNA primer: 27F/1492R. 16S rRNA sequence: TTGAAGAGTTTGATCATGGCTCAGATTGAACGCTGGCGGCAGGCCTAACACATGCAAGTCGA GCGGTAGCACAGAGAGCTTGCTCTCGGGTGACGAGCGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAATGTCTG GGAAACTGCCTGATGGAGGGGGATAACTACTGGAAACGGTAGCTAATACCGCATAACGTCGC AAGACCAAAGAGGGGGACCTTCGGGCCTCTTGCCATCAGATGTGCCCAGATGGGATTAGCT AGTAGGTGGGGTAATGGCTCACCTAGGCGACGATCCCTAGCTGGTCTGAGAGGATGACCAG CCACACTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGC ACAATGGGCGCAAGCCTGATGCAGCCATGCCGCGTGTATGAAGAAGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAA AGTACTTTCAGCGAGGAGGAAGGCATTGTGGTTAATAACCGCAGTGATTGACGTTACTCGCA GAAGAAGCACCGGCTAACTCCGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGGAGGGTGCAAGCGTTA ATCGGAATTACTGGGCGTAAAGCGCACGCAGGCGGTCTGTCAAGTCGGATGTGAAATCCCC GGGCTCAACCTGGGAACTGCATTCGAAACTGGCAGGCTAGAGTCTTGTAGAGGGGGGTAGA ATTCCAGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGAGATCTGGAGGAATACCGGTGGCGAAGGCGGCC CCCTGGACAAAGACTGACGCTCAGGTGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCC TGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGTCGACTTGGAGGTTGTTCCCTTGAGGAGTGGCTTCC GGAGCTAACGCGTTAAGTCGACCGCCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAAGGTTAAAACTCAAATGA ATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGATGCAACGCGAAGAAC CTTACCTACTCTTGACATCCAGAGAACTTAGCAGAGATGCTTTGGTGCCTTCGGGAACTCTG AGACAGGTGCTGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTTGTGAAATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAA CGAGCGCAACCCTTATCCTTTGTTGCCAGCGGTTCGGCCGGGAACTCAAAGGAGACTGCC AGTGATAAACTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAGTCATCATGGCCCTTACGAGTAGGGCT ACACACGTGCTACAATGGCATATACAAAGAGAAGCGACCTCGCGAGAGCAAGCGGACCTCA CAAAGTATGTCGTAGTCCGGATCGGAGTCTGCAACTCGACTCCGTGAAGTCGGAATCGCTA GTAATCGTAGATCAGAATGCTACGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCA CACCATGGGAGTGGGTTGCAAAAGAAGTAGGTAGCTTAACCTTCGGGAGGGCGCTTACCAC TTTGTGATTCATGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAACCGTAGGGGAACCTGCGGTTGGA TCACCTCCTT GenBank: BioSample SAMN10361116

jrIs1 [rpl-17p::HyPer + unc-119(+)]. Stable transgene ubiquituously expressing the YFP-based hydrogen peroxide sensor HyPer under a ribosomal promoter. Reference: Back P, et al. Free Radic Biol Med. 2012 Mar 1;52(5):850-9.

jrIs2 [rpl-17p::Grx1-roGFP2 + unc-119(+)]. Stable transgene ubiquituously expressing the roGFP2 sensor under a ribosomal promoter for in vivo estimation of GSSG/2GSH ratios. Reference: Back P, et al. Free Radic Biol Med. 2012 Mar 1;52(5):850-9.

mMaple tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous car-1 locus. Reference: Bhatia P, et al. Life Sci Alliance. 2025 May 29;8(8):e202503387. doi: 10.26508/lsa.202503387. PMID: 40441896.

lkIs1 [elp-1::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. Relatively low levels of GFP expression as compared to KA42. Superficially wild-type. Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: Hueston JL, et al. BMC Dev Biol. 2008 Nov 17;8:110.

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.

lkEx1 [elp-1::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Animals carrying the aray are superficially wild-type. Pick wild-type to maintain. Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: Hueston JL, et al. BMC Dev Biol. 2008 Nov 17;8:110.

louIs8 [ges-1p::nuc-1::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR]. mCherry-tagged lysosomal nuclease NUC-1 expression can be used to monitor lysosomes in the gut. Reference: Villalobos TV, et al. Nat Aging. 2023 Sep;3(9):1091-1106. PMID: 37580394.

louIs10 [myo-3p::sqst-1::mCherry::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR]. Tandemly-tagged p62/sequestosome marker expressed in the muscle can be used to monitor autophagic activity. Reference: Villalobos TV, et al. Nat Aging. 2023 Sep;3(9):1091-1106. PMID: 37580394.

Triple mutant of the three spinster paralogs expressed exclusively in somatic tissues. Reference: Villalobos TV, et al. Nat Aging. 2023 Sep;3(9):1091-1106. PMID: 37580394.

seaSi40 [(pCFJ448) (eft-3p::fmo-2 + H2B::GFP) + Cbr-unc-119(+)] I. Higher level of FMO-2 over-expression compared to KAE9. Improved healthspan, stress resistance and longevity. Reference: Leiser SF, et al. Science 350.6266 (2015): 1375-8.

seaIs201 [myo-3p::human tau (0N4R;V337M)::unc-54 3'UTR + vha-6p::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR]. Reduced crawling speed, reduced brood size, shortened lifespan, slow development, early paralysis. Human tau transgene is expressed in body wall muscles, producing strong phenotypes suitable for screening and is sensitive to knockdown by feeding RNAi. Generated in N2 background.

seaSi182 [(pCFJ150) (vha-6p::fmo-2 + H2B::GFP) + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Over-expression of FMO-2 in the intestine. Long-lived. Reference: Leiser SF, et al. Science 350.6266 (2015): 1375-8.

seaEx13 [fmo-2p::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Pick non-Unc to maintain. Reference: Leiser SF, et al. Science 350.6266 (2015): 1375-8.

seaSi39 [(pCFJ448) (eft-3p::fmo-2 + H2B::GFP) + Cbr-unc-119(+)] I. Lower level of FMO-2 over-expression compared to KAE10. Improved healthspan, stress resistance and longevity. Reference: Leiser SF, et al. Science 350.6266 (2015): 1375-8.

ok98/+ animals are slightly Egl-d and have a small vulval bump. ok98 homozygotes are straight and paralyzed and slow growing. About 2/3 eventually reach adulthood and are paralyzed and sterile (they produce few if any oocytes). Segregates Unc Muv(ts).

Defective response to short wavelength light; response strongly reduced but not eliminated. All other characteristics seem wild type, including reponse to mechanosensory stimuli. Strong, probably null, allele. This mutation also blocks the coordinated light response of unc-31(e928) and egl-30(ad805). To identify lite-1 homozygous mutants when crossing into different backgrounds, use a fluorescence stereomicroscope with a GFP filter and zoom to the hightest magnification (60-100X) to distinguish Lite from non-Lite animals. This works best when the animals are mired in thicker parts of the food to slow their spontaneous locomotion but not their response to light. Scan animals around the edge of the food where it is thickest. Leave the lid of the plate off for a minute or so before starting to let the animals adjust to air currents.

ceIs56 [unc-129p::ctns-1::mCherry + nlp-21p::Venus + ttx-3p::RFP]; Maps to X: 9.0 +/ 3.0 m.u. Expresses the lysosomal membrane marker CTNS-1 in a subset of 9 DA/DB cholinergic motor neurons in the ventral cord, and NLP-21::Venus in the same neurons as a marker for soluble DCV cargo and to help identify the boundaries of the somas and axons when imaging lysosomes. Reference: Edwards SL, et al. Genetics. 2015 Sep;201(1):91-116. Edwards SL, et al. Genetics. 2015 Sep;201(1):117-41.

Mild locomotory defects, sluggish response to physical stimuli, and reduced thrashing rate. Phenotype more severe than ok3. ok2 is a 1189 bp deletion (III:9519159-9520346) removing amino acids 314-693 and inserting a glutamic acid at the deletion site. Flanking sequence: GACCGACTTCCAACCAGTTACCCAG...ATGTTATGAAGTTCAATCCGGATTGTTTCTC ATCAAATGT.

Temperature sensitive. Maintain at 15C. Animals grown at 14C take 23% longer than wild-type to reach adulthood, exhibit 0% larval arrest, locomotion rates that are ~40% of wild type, and synaptic vesicle densities at synapses that are ~60% of wild type. Animals grown at 20C take 80% longer than wild type to reach adulthood, exhibit locomotion rates that are ~3% of wild type, and synaptic vesicle densities at synapses that are ~2% of wild type. Animals grown at 25C exhibit >90% larval arrest. When shifting late larval stage and adult animals from 14C to 25C, it takes 8-12 hours to see effects on locomotion and SV density. Reference: Edwards SL, et el. Genetics. 2015 Sept 201(1): 91-116.

Superficially wild-type on plates. Shows defects in the transport and capture of dense core vesicles and synaptic vesicles in cholinergic motor neurons. Suppresses organelle accumulation (lysosomes, early endosomes, Golgi) in axons in an unc-16(-) background. Reference: Edwards SL, et al. Genetics. 2015 Sep;201(1):91-116. Edwards SL, et al. Genetics. 2015 Sep;201(1):117-41.

ceIs259 [unc-129p::RFP::syn-13 + unc-129p::Venus + ttx-3p::RFP]; Inserted at center of LG IV. Expresses RFP::SYN-13 to mark early endosomes in a set of 9 DA/DB cholinergic motor neurons in the ventral nerve cord. unc-129::Venus fills the neuron and thus is useful for identifying regions and can also be used as a control for effects on expression of the transgene. Reference: Edwards SL, et al. Genetics. 2015 Sep;201(1):91-116. Edwards SL, et al. (manuscript in revision). "Sentryn Acts with a Subset of Active Zone Proteins in the Guided Transport and Capture of Synaptic Vesicles in Caenorhabditis elegans."

Lox P sites in 3' UTR and 4th intron flank kinesin motor domain sequences; sup-1(e995) mini-gene inserted in second intron. Appears wild-type on plates and in quantitative locomotion assays. Can be used to conditionally delete gene sequences encoding the conventional kinesin motor domain in a tissue specific manner by driving expression of Cre recombinase in the tissue of interest. Reference: Stec N, et al. (Submitted). An Intron Compatible Marker for Long Distance CRISPR Mediated Gene Editing in Caenorhabditis elegans.

ybIs733 [myo-3::egl-15::BGAR + lin-15(+)]. GFP/RFP chimeric expression of egl-15::BGAR reporter in body wall muscles.

Thermotolerant.

mel-8 is a maternal effect lethal. WT heterozygotes (sc13 recessive) segregate WT, MelUncSqt (sick and small), mnC1 dpy-10 unc-52 homozygotes (paralyzed Dpys). Rescued by male mating.

Temperature sensitive-grow at 15C. Par at 25C. Strict maternal effect lethal.

Superficially wild-type. Made in N2 background.

nuIs25 [glr-1p::glr-1::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Reference: Rango C, et al. Cell. 1998 Sep 18;94(6):751-9.

No obvious phenotype on its own. Suppresses cell swelling and death caused by expression of a GTPase defective Gxs subunit expressed from the glr-1 promoter, semi-dominant. Strongest allele.

sf1003 is a CRISPR-engineered deletion in aat-1. aat-1(sf1003) mutants show elevated pumping rates and enhanced learning capacity compared to well-fed wild type animals (similar to nkat-1 mutants). Reference: Lin L, et al. Genes Dev. 2020 Aug 1;34(15-16):1033-1038. doi: 10.1101/gad.339119.120. PMID: 32675325.

Wild-type phenotype, Him. Segregates wild-type, Lon-2 males and two classes of arrested embryos (dpy-5 unc-13 hDf9 homozygotes and szT1 aneuploids). Lon males are fertile, carrying hDf9 and both szT1 half translocations (arising by meiotic nondisjunction of normal X chromosome). Maintain by picking wild-type and checking for correct segregation of progeny. 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.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Lon males and dead eggs. Maintain by picking WT. 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.

Animals with the duplication are Unc. Animals which have lost the duplication are DpyUnc and arrest in early/mid larval development.

Animals with the Dup are Unc. Animals which have lost the Dup arrest as early-mid larvae.

Animals with the Dup are Unc. Animals which have lost the Dup are DpyUnc and arrest in early larval development.

Unc-13 phenotype. Segregates Uncs and lethal DpyUncs (h117 arrests as a early to mid-stage larva). Maintain by picking Unc-13 and checking for correct segregation of progeny.

Unc-13 phenotype. Segregates Uncs and lethal DpyUncs (h119 arrests as a sterile adult). Maintain by picking Unc-13 and checking for correct segregation of progeny.

Unc-13 phenotype. Segregates Uncs and lethal DpyUncs (h112 arrests as a mid-stage larva). Maintain by picking Unc-13 and checking for correct segregation of progeny.

ynIs40 [flp-11p::GFP] V. kas1 is a point mutation in the second intron splice acceptor site, disrupting splicing. Worms are vulvaless and have severe locomotion defects. Reference: Feng W, et al. Elife. 2020 Jan 3;9. pii: e50065. doi: 10.7554/eLife.50065.

syb8406 is WrmScarlet and 3xFlag tags inserted into endogenous tol-1 locus. syb8408 is internal eGFP and FLAG tags with poly-A linkers inserted into endogenous lat-1 locus before 651 aa. Reference: Carmona-Rosas G, et al. bioRxiv 2023.05.04.539414; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.04.539414.

ieSi57 [eft-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Strain allows somatic depletion of NHR-25::AID*::TEV::3xFLAG using the auxin-inducible degron system. Derived by crossing parental strains KRY84 and CA1200. Reference: Zhang L, et al. Development. 2015 Dec 15;142(24):4374-84. doi: 10.1242/dev.129635. PMID: 26552885.

ieSi57 [eft-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Strain for somatic depletion of NHR-23::AID*::TEV::3xFLAG using the auxin-inducible degron system. Derived by crossing parental strains KRY87 and CA1200. Reference: Zhang L, et al. Development. 2015 Dec 15;142(24):4374-84. doi: 10.1242/dev.129635. PMID: 26552885.

ckSi2 [cit-1.1::FLAG + unc-119(+)] II. Reference: Bowman EA, et al. Development. (In Press).

ckSi3 [cit-1.2::FLAG + unc-119(+)] II. Reference: Bowman EA, et al. Development. (In Press).

ckSi5 [spt-5::GFP + unc-119(+)] II. Reference: Bowman EA, et al. Development. (In Press).

ckSi6 [cdk-12::GFP + unc-119(+)] I. Reference: Bowman EA, et al. Development. (In Press).