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Heterozygotes are fertile WT (non-Unc) and segregate fertile WT (q831/hIn1), fertile Unc (hIn1/hIn1), and sterile non-Uncs (q831/q831). Pick fertile WT and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Robinson-Thiewes S, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2022 Mar 4;12(3):jkab439. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab439. PMID: 35100350.

qSi369 [sygl-1p::24xMS2 loops::3xflag::sygl-1::sygl1 3'UTR]. qSi370 [mex-5p:: MS2 Coat Protein::linker::sfGFP::tbb-2 3' UTR::gpd-2 intergenic sequence::H2B::mCherry::unc-54 3' UTR]. Superficially wild-type with expression of sfGFP and nuclear mCherry in germline. qSi369 and qSi370 constitute an MS2 system which allows live visualization of sygl-1 nascent transcripts in the C. elegans germline in a glp-1 mutant background. qSi370 can be prone to silencing, especially after severe starvation; silencing of GFP or mCherry expression can occur independently of one another. Maintain by picking animals with bright GFP and mCherry expression. Reference: Lee C, et al. Dev Cell. 2019 Aug 19;50(4):426-435.e4.

qSi369 [sygl-1p::24xMS2 loops::3xflag::sygl-1::sygl1 3'UTR]. qSi370 [mex-5p:: MS2 Coat Protein::linker::sfGFP::tbb-2 3' UTR::gpd-2 intergenic sequence::H2B::mCherry::unc-54 3' UTR]. Superfically wild-type with expression of sfGFP and nuclear mCherry in germline. qSi369 and qSi370 constitute an MS2 system which allows live visualization of sygl-1 nascent transcripts in the C. elegans germline in a glp-1 mutant background. Reference: Lee C, et al. Dev Cell. 2019 Aug 19;50(4):426-435.e4.

qSi369 [sygl-1p::24xMS2 loops::3xflag::sygl-1::sygl1 3'UTR]. qSi370 [mex-5p:: MS2 Coat Protein::linker::sfGFP::tbb-2 3' UTR::gpd-2 intergenic sequence::H2B::mCherry::unc-54 3' UTR]. Heterozygotes are wild-type with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, non-GFP pharynx q224 homozygotes (Glp sterile at 20-25C) and dead eggs (hT2 homozygotes). All animals are sfGFP + in the germline, with distal and proximal transcription sites in the nucleus. qSi369 and qSi370 constitute an MS2 system which allows live visualization of sygl-1 nascent transcripts in the C. elegans germline in a glp-1 mutant background. Reference: Lee C, et al. Dev Cell. 2019 Aug 19;50(4):426-435.e4.

Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUnc and males. The males will mate. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Unc Females and Lethals. Maintain by picking WT. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

wowEx68 [ges-1p::3xHA::TurboID::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ to maintain. TurboID with HA tag is expressed in intestinal cells. Reference: Branon TC, et al. Nat Biotechnol. 2018 Oct;36(9):880-887.

wowEx71 [ges-1p::3xHA::miniTurbo::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ to maintain. miniTurbo with HA tag is expressed in intestinal cells. Reference: Branon TC, et al. Nat Biotechnol. 2018 Oct;36(9):880-887.

Heterozgyotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUncs, and Unc Pho (slightly slow growing, about 15% shorter than WT and produce about 60% inviable embryos; early broods are less viable than later broods).

caIs71[elt-2p::GFP::HIS-2B::unc-54 3'UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Expresses nuclear-localized GFP in all intestinal nuclei under control of 5.2 kb elt-2 promoter. GFP is fused to Histone H2B + (fused pie-1 and truncated unc-54 3'-UTR). Transgene was integrated into N2 background by exposure to gamma rays. Reference: Dineen A, et al. Dev Biol. 2018 Mar 15;435(2):150-161. PMID: 29360433

vxEx325 [slo-1p::hslo(T352I)::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry expression in the pharynx to maintain the array. vxEx325 rescues ethanol-independent phenotypes of a slo-1(null) mutants without rescuing ethanol intoxication. vxEx325 expresses human BK channel protein (hslo(T352I)) with a C-terminal mCherry tag. Reference: Davis SJ, Scott LL, Hu K & Pierce-Shimomura JT. J Neurosci. 2014 Jul 16;34(29):9562-73.

vxEx327 [slo-1p::slo-1(T381I)::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry expression in the pharynx to maintain the array. vxEx327 rescues ethanol-independent phenotypes of a slo-1(null) mutants without rescuing ethanol intoxication. vxEx327 expresses worm BK channel protein (slo-1(T381I)) with a C-terminal mCherry tag. Reference: Davis SJ, Scott LL, Hu K & Pierce-Shimomura JT. J Neurosci. 2014 Jul 16;34(29):9562-73.

vxEx338 [slo-1p::hslo(+)::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry expression in the pharynx to maintain the array. vxEx338 rescues ethanol-independent and ethanol intoxication phenotypes of a slo-1(null) mutants. vxEx338 expresses human BK channel protein (hslo(+)) with a C-terminal mCherry tag. Reference: Davis SJ, Scott LL, Hu K & Pierce-Shimomura JT. J Neurosci. 2014 Jul 16;34(29):9562-73.

vxEx344 [slo-1p::slo-1(+)::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry expression in the pharynx to maintain the array. vxEx344 rescues ethanol-independent and ethanol intoxication phenotypes of a slo-1(null) mutants. vxEx344 expresses worm BK channel protein (slo-1(+)) with a C-terminal mCherry tag. Reference: Davis SJ, Scott LL, Hu K & Pierce-Shimomura JT. J Neurosci. 2014 Jul 16;34(29):9562-73.

vxEx346 [slo-1p::hslo(D362/367A + 5D5N)::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry expression in the pharynx to maintain the array. Partially resistant to ethanol and crooked neck phenotype. vxEx346 expresses human BK channel protein (hslo(D362/367A + 5D5N)) with compromised calcium-sensing residues and a C-terminal mCherry tag. Reference: Davis SJ, Scott LL, Hu K & Pierce-Shimomura JT. J Neurosci. 2014 Jul 16;34(29):9562-73.

vxEx350 [slo-1p::slo-1(5D5N)::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry expression in the pharynx to maintain the array. Partial crooked neck phenotype. vxEx350 expresses worm BK channel protein (slo-1(5D5N)) with purported calcium-sensing residues in the calcium bowl compromised and a C-terminal mCherry tag. Reference: Davis SJ, Scott LL, Hu K & Pierce-Shimomura JT. J Neurosci. 2014 Jul 16;34(29):9562-73.

vxEx358 [slo-1p::slo-1(D391/396A + 5D5N)::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry expression in the pharynx to maintain the array. Crooked neck phenotype. vxEx358 expresses worm BK channel protein (slo-1(D391/396A + 5D5N)) with purported calcium-sensing residues compromised and a C-terminal mCherry tag. Reference: Davis SJ, Scott LL, Hu K & Pierce-Shimomura JT. J Neurosci. 2014 Jul 16;34(29):9562-73.

vxEx360 [slo-1p::slo-1(D391/396A)::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry expression in the pharynx to maintain the array. Partially crooked neck phenotype. vxEx360 expresses worm BK channel protein (slo-1(D391/396A)) with purported calcium-sensing residues in the RCK1 domain compromised and a C-terminal mCherry tag. Reference: Davis SJ, Scott LL, Hu K & Pierce-Shimomura JT. J Neurosci. 2014 Jul 16;34(29):9562-73.

vsIs48 [unc-17::GFP]. GFP expressed in all cholinergic neurons. vxEx345 [slo-1p::slo-1(+)::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry expression in the pharynx to maintain the array. vxEx345 rescues ethanol-independent and ethanol intoxication phenotypes of a slo-1(null) mutants. vxEx345 expresses worm BK channel protein (slo-1(+)) with a C-terminal mCherry tag. Reference: Davis SJ, Scott LL, Hu K & Pierce-Shimomura JT. J Neurosci. 2014 Jul 16;34(29):9562-73.

vsIs48 [unc-17::GFP]. GFP expressed in all cholinergic neurons. vxEx328 [slo-1p::slo-1(T381I)::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry expression in the pharynx to maintain the array. vxEx328 rescues ethanol-independent phenotypes of a slo-1(null) mutants without rescuing ethanol intoxication. vxEx328 expresses worm BK channel protein (slo-1(T381I)) with a C-terminal mCherry tag. Reference: Davis SJ, Scott LL, Hu K & Pierce-Shimomura JT. J Neurosci. 2014 Jul 16;34(29):9562-73.

vsIs48 [unc-17::GFP]. GFP expressed in all cholinergic neurons. vxEx339 [slo-1p::hslo(+)::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry expression in the pharynx to maintain the array. vxEx339 rescues ethanol-independent and ethanol intoxication phenotypes of a slo-1(null) mutants. vxEx339 expresses human BK channel protein (hslo(+)) with a C-terminal mCherry tag. Reference: Davis SJ, Scott LL, Hu K & Pierce-Shimomura JT. J Neurosci. 2014 Jul 16;34(29):9562-73.

vsIs48 [unc-17::GFP]. GFP expressed in all cholinergic neurons. vxEx326 [slo-1p::hslo(T352I)::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry expression in the pharynx to maintain the array. vxEx326 rescues ethanol-independent phenotypes of a slo-1(null) mutants without rescuing ethanol intoxication. vxEx326 expresses human BK channel protein (hslo(T352I)) with a C-terminal mCherry tag. Reference: Davis SJ, Scott LL, Hu K & Pierce-Shimomura JT. J Neurosci. 2014 Jul 16;34(29):9562-73.

vxEx611 [mtq-2p::mCherry::unc-54 UTR + unc-122p::GFP]. Pick mCherry+/GFP+ to maintain. mCherry is expressed in ventral cord neurons and most head neurons. Reference: Nordquist, S.K., Smith, S.R., and Pierce, J.T. (2018) G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics, g3.200019.2018. http://doi.org/10.1534/g3.118.200019.

vxIs591 [tph-1p::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR]. GFP expression in all serotonergic neurons. Reference: Sae-Lee et al. G3 (Bethesda) 2020 Aug 5;10(8):2851-2861. PMID: 32580938

vxEx725 [egl-1p::mCherry::egl-1(G55E, F65D)::egl-1 3'UTR + gcy-32p::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + unc-122p::GFP]. Pick animals with GFP expression in coelomocytes to maintain. mCherry-tagged EGL-1 visible in URX adult neurons and apoptotic cells. G55E and F65D mutations in the BH3-only region to abolish mCherry::EGL-1 function in inducing cell death. Reference: Wu Z, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jan 14;122(2):e2407909122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2407909122. PMID: 39786930.

vxSi808 [rab-3p::APP::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR] X. vxIs591 [tph-1p::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR]. Single-copy insertion of human APP transgene tagged with mCherry expressed throughout the nervous system, visible along ventral nerve cord, head, tail, and other neurons. GFP expression in all serotonergic neurons. References: Yi B, et al. 2017 J Neurochem 140(4): 561-575. PMID: 27926996. Mondal et al. 2018 ACS Chem Neurosci. DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00428 PMID: 29426225

vxIs824 [rab-3p::ND18ApoE4::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR]. vxIs591 [tph-1p::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR]. Integrated transgene driving expression of human APOE4 throughout the nervous system; induces age-related neurodegeneration of HSNs and bag-of-worms in up to 60% of D3 adult worms. GFP expression in all serotonergic neurons. Reference: Sae-Lee et al. G3 (Bethesda) 2020 Aug 5;10(8):2851-2861. PMID: 32580938

vxIs823 [rab-3p::APP::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR] II. vxIs824 [rab-3p::ND18ApoE4::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR]. vxIs591 [tph-1p::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR]. Integrated transgenes driving expression of human APOE4 and human APP throughout the nervous system; induces age-related neurodegeneration of HSNs and bag-of-worms in >60% of D3 adult worms. GFP expression in all serotonergic neurons. Reference: Sae-Lee et al. G3 (Bethesda) 2020 Aug 5;10(8):2851-2861. PMID: 32580938

Heterozygotes are wild type and segregate wild type, paralyzed Dpys, and die-1 homozygous embryos.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, dead eggs (homozygous cdl-1(e2510), and Dpy Unc. e2510 carries a missense mutation at the 249th amino acid from Pro to Ser.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, paralyzed Dpys, and arrested embryos. Throws males. e2500 pka zen-2(e2500).

ieSi57 [eft-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Endogenous hsf-1 tagged with the auxin-inducible-degron (AID*) and GFP allows depletion of endogenous HSF-1 in the somatic tissues upon auxin treatment. Animals treated with 1mM of auxin when eggs are laid will arrest in L1 or L2 stage. Reference: Edwards SL, et al. Cell Rep. 2021 Aug 31;36(9):109623. PMID2021 Aug 31;36(9):109623. PMID: 34469721

louIs7 [ges-1p::sqst-1::mCherry::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR]. Tandemly-tagged p62/sequestosome marker expressed in the gut can be used to monitor autophagic activity. Reference: Villalobos TV, et al. Nat Aging. 2023 Sep;3(9):1091-1106. PMID: 37580394.

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.

louIs2 [ges-1p::mCherry::GFP::SKL::unc-54 3' UTR]. Expresses a mCherry::GFP::serine-lysine-leucine peroxisome signal sequence (SKL) fluorescent pexophagy reporter in the C. elegans intestine. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Dolese DA, et al. Autophagy. 2022 Jul;18(7):1522-1533. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2021.1990647 PMID: 34689720

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.

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.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUnc and Unc-4 which give dead eggs. Maintain by picking WT. Strict maternal effect.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUnc and Unc-4s which give only dead eggs. Maintain by picking WT. Strict maternal effect.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUnc, and UncRol (which give only dead eggs). Maintain by picking WT. mel-11 is not strict. See also WBPaper00002726.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUnc and Unc-4 which give dead eggs. Maintain by picking WT. Strict maternal effect. it9 was previously called mel-21(it9).

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUnc and Unc-4s which give only dead eggs. Maintain by picking WT. Strict maternal effect.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUnc and Unc-4s which give only dead eggs. Maintain by picking WT.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUnc and Unc-4 which give dead eggs. Maintain by picking WT. Strict maternal effect.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUnc and Unc-4s which give only dead eggs. Maintain by picking WT. Not a strict maternal effect-rescued by male mating.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUnc and Unc-4s which give only dead eggs (it12 is temperature sensitive). Maintain by picking WT. Strict maternal effect.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUnc and Unc-4s which give only dead eggs. Maintain by picking WT. Strict maternal effect.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUnc and Unc-4s which give only dead eggs. Maintain by picking WT. Strict maternal effect.