Search Strains

akEx51 [glr-2::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Maintain by picking non-Muv. Worms with the array are non-Muv at 20C.

akEx74 [nmr-2::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Maintain by picking non-Muv. Worms with the array are non-Muv at 20C.

akIs3 [nmr-1::GFP + lin-15(+)] V.

akEx16 [glr-3::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Maintain by picking non-Muv. Worms with the array are non-Muv at 20C.

akEx130 [(pPB45) glr-1::GFP + (pJM23) lin-15(+)]. Worms with the array are non-Muv at 20C.

Heterozygotes are WT. lin-14 is a null allele.

Heterozygotes are Dpy and segregate Dpy, males and dead eggs.

lin-14(n179) is temperature-sensitive. lin-4; lin-14 double mutant may be maintained at 20C.

Vul.

nIs2 [lin-11::lacZ + lin-11(+)] IV. Egl. Integrated on IV near dpy-20.

Only gives a decent brood size at 20C. At 15C: Muv/Blip. At 20C: some Muv/Blip, some Blip but not Muv. At 25C: Not Muv, but do have Blip (due to lin-12). Egl- at all temps.

wenIs1 [acr-5p::Arch::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. RFP expression in B motor neurons. Strain allows optogenetic inactivation of B motor neurons. Reference: Xu T, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2018 May 8;115(19):E4493-E4502. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1717022115. PMID: 29686107.

opIs170 [sdn-1p::sdn-1::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + lin-15(+)]. lin-15B(n765) might be present in background. GFP expression in neurons and hypodermis. Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: Rhiner C, et al. Development. 2005 Oct;132(20):4621-33.

opIs171 [sdn-1p::sdn-1::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + lin-15(+)]. lin-15B&lin-15A(n765) might be present in background. GFP expression in neurons and hypodermis. Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: Rhiner C, et al. Development. 2005 Oct;132(20):4621-33.

qaEx6901 [ftn-2p::pes-10::GFP::his + lin-15(+)]. Segregates WT and Muv. Maintain by picking WT.

oxIs12 [unc-47p::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Unc. Reference: Hammarlund M, et al. J Cell Biol. 2000 May 15;149(4):931-42. [NOTE: this strain grows very slowly and will take longer than usual to prepare for shipping.]

Reference: Firnhaber C & Hammarlund M. PLoS Genet. 2013 Nov;9(11):e1003921.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. GFP expression in GABAergic motor neurons. wpIs15 [unc-47p::KillerRed] X. Slight Unc. KillerRed is a red fluorescent protein and photosensitizer that efficiently generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) when activated by light. wpIs15 produces a Shrinker phenotype after illumination by white light for 2 hrs. Reference: Williams DC, et al. Cell Rep. 2013 Oct 31;5(2):553-63.

zdIs5 [mec-4p::GFP + lin-15(+)] I. Axon regeneration is significantly improved in ADAM10/sup-17(n316) loss-of-function mutants. Reference: El Bejjani R & Hammarlund M. Neuron. 2012 Jan 26;73(2):268-78. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.11.017. PMID: 22284182.

wpIs36 [unc-47p::mCherry] I. wpSi1 [unc-47p::rde-1::SL2::sid-1 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15-20C, sterile at 25C. GABAergic neuron-specific RNAi strain. Sensitivity to feeding RNAi is limited to the GABAergic neurons; all other tissues are resistant to RNAi. Superficially wild type with mCherry fluorescence in the GABA motor neurons. Reference: Firnhaber C & Hammarlund M. PLoS Genet. 2013 Nov;9(11):e1003921.

wpSi6 [dat-1p::rde-1::SL2::sid-1 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15-20C, sterile at 25C. Superficially wild-type. Dopaminergic neuron-specific RNAi strain. Sensitivity to feeding RNAi is limited to the dopaminergic neurons; all other tissues resistant. Reference: Firnhaber C & Hammarlund M. PLoS Genet. 2013 Nov;9(11):e1003921.

wpSi10 [unc-17p::rde-1::SL2::sid-1 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15-20C, sterile at 25C. Superficially wild-type. Cholinergic neuron-specific RNAi strain. Sensitivity to feeding RNAi is limited to the cholinergic neurons; all other tissues resistant. Reference: Firnhaber C & Hammarlund M. PLoS Genet. 2013 Nov;9(11):e1003921.

wpSi11 [eat-4p::rde-1::SL2::sid-1 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15-20C, sterile at 25C. Superficially wild-type. Glutamatergic neuron-specific RNAi strain. Sensitivity to feeding RNAi is limited to the glutamatergic neurons; all other tissues resistant. Reference: Firnhaber C & Hammarlund M. PLoS Genet. 2013 Nov;9(11):e1003921.

oyIs14 [sra-6p::GFP + lin-15(+)]. sra-6p::GFP marks both PVQ neurons as well as the ASI and ASH neurons in the head. Reference: Ding C, et al. Elife. 2022 Mar 14;11:e73557. PMID: 35285800.

oyIs14 [sra-6::GFP + lin-15(+)] V. wp60 is an allele of casy-1, the C. elegans homolog of calsyntenin. Reference: Ding C, et al. eLife. 2022 Mar 14;11:e73557. doi: 10.7554/eLife.73557. PMID: 35285800.

oyIs14 [sra-6p::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Disrupted mitochondrial trafficking. sb79 is an intragenic suppressor of the rh24 gain-of-function allele. Reference: Ding C, et al. Elife. 2022 Mar 14;11:e73557. PMID: 35285800.

oyIs14 [sra-6p::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Disrupted mitochondrial trafficking. Reference: Ding C, et al. Elife. 2022 Mar 14;11:e73557. PMID: 35285800.

zdIs5 [mec-4p::GFP + lin-15(+)] I. wp221 is a CRISPR-engineered deletion of unc-40 exon 14.5 near the splice sites of exons 14 and 15. mec-4p::GFP is expressed in touch neurons. Reference: Weinreb A, et al. Nat Commun. 2025 May 16;16:4508. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-58293-5. PMID: 40379606.

ahIs1 [myo-3p::NpHR::eCFP + lin-15(+)]. Muscle specific expression of halorhodospin. In the presence of all-trans-retinol, worms are paralyzed upon light stimulation. Weak CFP expression in muscles. Reference: Faoud AD, et al. Elife. 2018 Jan 23:7:e29913. doi: 10.7554/eLife.29913. PMID: 29360037.

oxls12 [unc-47p::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Enhanced RNAi. Sterile at 25 degrees. [NOTE: the genotype of YY13 as previously annotated only as rrf-3(mg373)] References: Pavelec DM, et al. Genetics. 2009 Dec;183(4):1283-95. PMID: 19797044. McIntire SL, et al. Nature. 1997 Oct 23;389(6653):870-6. PMID: 9349821.

Enhanced RNAi. Isolated in lin-15B RNAi screen. Referenced in Pavelec et al. Genetics (2009).

Enhanced RNAi. Isolated in lin-15B RNAi screen. Referenced in Pavelec et al. Genetics (2009).

Enhanced RNAi. Isolated in lin-15B RNAi screen. Referenced in Pavelec et al. Genetics (2009).

Enhanced RNAi. Isolated in lin-15B RNAi screen. Referenced in Pavelec et al. Genetics (2009).

bzIs18 [mec-4p::Yc2.12 + lin-15(+)].

nuIs5 [glr-1::GFP + glr-1::G(alpha)s(Q227L) V + lin-15(+)] V. Reference: Mano & Driscoll (2009) J Neurochem 108(6):1373-84.

hpIs593 [ttr-39p::Chrimson::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Shrinker. D motor neurons are marked with red fluorescence. No behavioral change upon green light illumination with ATR. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).

hpIs740 [twk-40(s)p::GCaMP6s::wScarlet + lin-15(+)]. GCaMP and RFP expression in AVA, AVB, AVE and DVA. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).

hpIs717 [acr-2(s)p::LoxP::eBFP::LoxP::Chrimson::wCherry + unc-17p::Cre + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Red fluorescence in motor neurons. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).

hpIs592 [ttr-39p::Chrimson::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. hpIs595 [acr-2(s)p::GCaMP6s::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. Body relaxation upon green light illumination with ATR. Red fluorescence in D motor neurons. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).

hpIs593 [ttr-39p::Chrimson::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. D motor neurons are marked with red fluorescence. Body relaxation upon green light illumination with ATR. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).

hpIs592 [ttr-39p::Chrimson::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Shrinker. Body relaxation upon green light illumination with ATR. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).

hpIs321 [nmr-1p::miniSOG::UrSL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. hpIs331 [lgc-55p::miniSOG::UrSL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Shrinker. Dorsal-coiler in L1, kinker in Adult after 1 hr illumination with blue light. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).

hpIs592 [ttr-39p::Chrimson::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Shrinker. Red fluorescence in D motor neurons. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).

hpIs819 [twk-40p(short)::GCaMP::T2A::NLS::mNeptune + lin-15(+)]. Cytoplasmic GFP and nuclear RFP in AVA, AVE, AVB and some neurons in RVG, and tail (DVA).

hpIs596 [acr-2(s)p::Chrimson::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. hpIs268 [unc-25p::GCaMP3si::SL2 wCherry + lin-15(+)]. Unc (linked to hpIs596). Green and red fluorescence in D-motor neurons. Very weak red fluorescence in A and B motorneurons. Reference: Lim MA, et al. eLife 2016;5:e19887. doi: 10.7554/eLife.19887. PMID: 27855782.

hpIs774 [twk-40p(short)::GCaMP6s::mNeptune]. hpEx4292 [pdf-1p::LoxP::eBFP::LoxP::gtACR2::Cherry + twk-40p(short)::Cre + lin-15(+)]. Pick non-Muv to maintain. Red and green fluorescence in multiple head neurons. Activation of gtACR2 reduces AVB signals but does not generate specific changes in AVA.

hpIs819 [twk-40p(short)::GCaMP::T2A::NLS::mNeptune + lin-15(+)]. hpIs810 [flp-18p::LoxP::eBFP::Stop::LoxP::TeTx::wCherry + twk-40p(short)::Cre]. Transgenic animals exhibit strong RFP signals in AVA soma and neurites; cytoplasmic GFP and RFP in AVA, AVE, AVB and some neurons in RVG and tail (DVA).