Search Strains

otIs549 [unc-25p::unc-25(partial)::mChopti::unc-54 3'UTR + pha-1(+)]. otEx6751 [unc-47p::GFP + elt-1(+)(fosmid)]. Him. otEx6751 rescues lethal elt-1 mutation; contains fosmid WRM0619bE05. otIs549 contains 1.8 kb upstream of the unc-25 start codon through exon 4; derived from injection of pMG154; line 2-1. Reference: Gendrel M, et al. Elife. 2016 Oct 14;5.

otIs348 [unc-47p::mChopti::unc-54 3'UTR + pha-1(+)] IV. Him. otIs348 contains 300 bp upstream of the unc-47 start codon; derived from injection of pMG92; line 2-16. Reference: Gendrel M, et al. Elife. 2016 Oct 14;5.

ieSi57 [eft-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR] II. Maintain at 15C. Temperature-sensitive dauer constitutive. CRISPR/Cas9-engineered AID* conditional daf-16 allele in daf-2(e1370) background with ubiquitous TIR1 expression. Reference: Aghayeva U et al. PLoS Biol. 2021 Apr 23;19(4):e3001204. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001204. PMID: 33891586.

ieSi60 [myo-2p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR] II. Temperature sensitive dauer constitutive. Maintain at 15C. Pharyngeal muscle-specific depletion of DAF-16 in the presence of auxin. Reference: Aghayeva et al. PLoS Biol. 2021 Apr 23;19(4):e3001204. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001204. PMID: 33891586.

otEx7036 [pals-22p::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + pha-1(+)]. Transcriptional reporter containing pals-22 promoter (coordinates -791 to -1 from start). Maintain at 25C to select for otEx7036. Reference: Leyva-Díaz E, et al. Genetics (2017), 207(2):529-545.

otEx7037 [pals-22p::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + pha-1(+)]. Translational reporter fusion containing pals-22 promoter (coordinates -791 to -1 from start). Maintain at 25C to select for otEx7037. Reference: Leyva-Díaz E, et al. Genetics (2017), 207(2):529-545.

otTi71 [UPN::lin-4::unc-54 3’UTR]. single copy insertion of panneuronally expressed lin-4 pri-miRNA. Reference: Sun H & Hobert O. Nature. 2021 Dec;600(7887):93-99. doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-04071-4. PMID: 34759317.

otSi2 [ges-1p::TIR1(F79G)::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+) *ieSi61] II. Temperature-senstive daf(c): maintain at 15C. Intestine-specific TIR1 sequence in ieSi61 allele was edited to TIR1(F79G) using CRISPR/Cas9 to make it compatible with AID2. [TCC GTC GAG CTC AAG GGA AAG CCA CAC TTC] edited to [AGT GTC GAA TTG AAG GGA AAG CCA CAC GGA]. This strain can be used to deplete DAF-16 specifically from the intestine with the modified auxin 5-Ph-IAA. Constitutive dauer formation at 25 C due to daf-2(e1370). Reference: Sural S, et al. Sci Adv. 2025 Sep 26;11(39):eadw1270. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw1270. PMID: 40991693.

otEx8085 [pha-4(prom2)::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to select for animals carrying the array. pha-4 cis-regulatory element drives expression specifically in all 20 pharyngeal enteric neurons, 2 hindgut enteric neurons, as well as RIS and PVT. Reference: Walker Z, et al. Genes Dev. 2025 Dec 4. doi: 10.1101/gad.353265.125. PMID: 41345038.

otIs898 [pha-4prom2::3xNLS::ceGCaMP6s::unc-54 3' UTR]. Neuron-specific cis regulatory fragment of pha-4 driving expression of C. elegans codon-optimized GCaMP6s in enteric neurons. The multicopy array was inserted at the oxTi553 landing site (EG7944) by FLInt. Reference: Walker Z, et al. Genes Dev. 2025 Dec 4. doi: 10.1101/gad.353265.125. PMID: 41345038.

otIs904 [ges-1p::ins-1::tagRFP-T::SL2::GFP::his-44::tbb-2 3’ UTR + inx-6p18::tagRFP::unc-54 3' UTR] V. Transgene allows monitoring of the secretion of INS-1 neuropeptide from the intestine under different physiological conditions. The multicopy array was inserted at the oxTi553 landing site using the Fluorescent Landmark Interference (FLInt) method. Reference: Sural S, et al. Sci Adv. 2025 Sep 26;11(39):eadw1270. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw1270. PMID: 40991693.

otIs908 [pha-4(prom2)::TIR1(F79G)::mTur2::tbb-2 3'UTR + unc-122p::mCherry::unc-54 3' UTR] V. TIR1(F79G) expression in all 22 enteric neurons (20 pharyngeal neurons, AVL and DVB), RIS and PVT. The multicopy array was inserted at the oxTi553 landing site using the Fluorescent Landmark Interference (FLInt) method. Reference: Sural S, et al. Sci Adv. 2025 Sep 26;11(39):eadw1270. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw1270. PMID: 40991693.

otIs913 [pha-4(prom2)::daf-2(DN)::eBFP2::tbb-2 3’ UTR + unc-122p::mCherry::unc-54 3' UTR] V. daf-2(DN) encodes a dominant negative form of the DAF-2 protein, causing inhibition of the insulin receptor DAF-2. pha-4(prom2) drives expression of daf-2(DN) in all 22 enteric neurons (20 pharyngeal neurons, AVL and DVB), RIS and PVT. The multicopy array was inserted at the oxTi553 landing site using the Fluorescent Landmark Interference (FLInt) method. Reference: Sural S, et al. Sci Adv. 2025 Sep 26;11(39):eadw1270. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw1270. PMID: 40991693.

otSi2 [ges-1p::TIR1(F79G)::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+) *ieSi61] II. Intestine-specific TIR1 sequence in ieSi61 allele was edited to TIR1(F79G) using CRISPR/Cas9 to make it compatible with AID2. [TCC GTC GAG CTC AAG GGA AAG CCA CAC TTC] edited to [AGT GTC GAA TTG AAG GGA AAG CCA CAC GGA]. This strain can be used to deplete DAF-16 specifically from the intestine with the modified auxin 5-Ph-IAA. Reference: Sural S, et al. Sci Adv. 2025 Sep 26;11(39):eadw1270. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw1270. PMID: 40991693.

otIs927 [ges-1p::nlp-40::tagRFP-T::SL2::GFP::his-44::tbb-2 3’ UTR + inx-6(prom18)::tagRFP-T::unc-54 3' UTR] V. Transgene allows monitoring of the secretion of NLP-40 neuropeptide from the intestine under different physiological conditions. The multicopy array was inserted at the oxTi553 landing site using the Fluorescent Landmark Interference (FLInt) method. Reference: Sural S, et al. Sci Adv. 2025 Sep 26;11(39):eadw1270. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw1270. PMID: 40991693.

otIs937 [ceh-19(prom2)::daf-2(DN)::eBFP2::SL2::tagRFP-T::tbb-2 3' UTR + unc-122p::GFP::unc-54 3' UTR] V. daf-2(DN) encodes a dominant negative form of the DAF-2 protein, causing inhibition of the insulin receptor DAF-2. daf-2(DN) encodes a dominant negative form of the DAF-2 protein, causing inhibition of the insulin receptor DAF-2. ceh-19(prom2) drives expression of daf-2(DN) specifically in the MC neurons in the pharyngeal nervous system. The multicopy array was inserted at the oxTi553 landing site using the Fluorescent Landmark Interference (FLInt) method. Reference: Sural S, et al. Sci Adv. 2025 Sep 26;11(39):eadw1270. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw1270. PMID: 40991693.

otIs942 [tph-1(prom5)::daf-2(DN)::eBFP2::SL2::tagRFP-T::tbb-2 3' UTR + unc-122p::GFP::unc-54 3' UTR] V. daf-2(DN) encodes a dominant negative form of the DAF-2 protein, causing inhibition of the insulin receptor DAF-2. daf-2(DN) encodes a dominant negative form of the DAF-2 protein, causing inhibition of the insulin receptor DAF-2. tph-1(prom5) drives expression of daf-2(DN) specifically in the NSM neurons. The multicopy array was inserted at the oxTi553 landing site using the Fluorescent Landmark Interference (FLInt) method. Reference: Sural S, et al. Sci Adv. 2025 Sep 26;11(39):eadw1270. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw1270. PMID: 40991693.

otIs908 [pha-4(prom2)::TIR1(F79G)::mTur2::tbb-2 3'UTR + unc-122p::mCherry::unc-54 3' UTR] V. Endogenously-tagged pha-4::GFP::AID crossed with enteric neuron-specific TIR1(F79G), allowing depletion of PHA-4 from pharyngeal nerons, AVL, and RIS by addition of 5-Ph-IAA. Reference: Walker Z, et al. Genes Dev. 2025 Dec 4. doi: 10.1101/gad.353265.125. PMID: 41345038.

otEx8339 [sre-22p::2xFlag::NLS::Cre::unc-54 3'UTR + unc-122p::GFP]. Maintain by picking GFP+ in coelomocytes. sre-22 promoter fragment drives expression specifically in PVT neuron, allowing PVT cell-specific Cre-Lox elimination of egl-3 in animals carrying the array. Reference: Walker Z, et al. Genes Dev. 2025 Dec 4. doi: 10.1101/gad.353265.125. PMID: 41345038.

otEx8343 [sre-22p::2xFlag::NLS::Cre::unc-54 3'UTR + unc-122p::GFP]. Maintain by picking GFP+ in coelomocytes. sre-22 promoter fragment drives expression specifically in PVT neuron, allowing PVT cell-specific Cre-Lox elimination of pha-4 in animals carrying the array. Reference: Walker Z, et al. Genes Dev. 2025 Dec 4. doi: 10.1101/gad.353265.125. PMID: 41345038.

otEx2646 [ceh-36::GFP::unc-54 3' UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. Maintain by picking Rollers.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpy Steriles (mnC1 homozygotes), and Unc-4 animals which have a partially penetrant Mel phenotype.

ieSi57 [eft-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Single copy transgene inserted into chromosome II (oxTi179) expressing modified Arabidopsis thaliana TIR1 tagged with mRuby in the soma. Endogenous osm-6 locus tagged with GFP and AID allows for inducible cilia disruption upon application of auxin. Reference: Varandas KC, et al. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 2;16(1):79. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-55674-0. PMID: 39747235.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregates WT, DpyUncs and Mua. rh197 animals are inviable as homozygotes.

pkIs2386 [unc-54p::alpha-synuclein::YFP + unc-119(+)].

pkIs2386 [unc-54p::alpha-synuclein::YFP + unc-119(+)].

dvIs15 [unc-54(vector) + mtl-2::GFP]. Control strain for OW1601. Phenotype apparently Wild-type. Parental strain CL2122 out-crossed 6x to N2. Reference: Koopman M, et al. MicroPubl Biol. 2023 Apr 19:2023:10.17912/micropub.biology.000766. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000766. eCollection 2023. PMID: 37151213.

ccIs126 [myo-2p::lacZ + unc-54(+)]. lacZ expression in pharyngeal and body wall muscles. Superficially wild-type, but gives some paralyzed animals.

ccTi1594 [mex-5p::GFP::gpr-1::smu-1 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+), III: 680195] III. hjSi20 [myo-2p::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR] IV. GFP expression in germline. mCherry expression in pharynx. The ccTi1594 transgene rescues unc-119(ed3). High penetrance of non-Mendelian inheritance. The GPR-1 overexpression transgene consistently confers a high penetrance of non-Mendelian inheritance; fluorescent markers allow tracking of Mendelian and non-Mendelian events. The genomic location of ccTi1594 is with respect to the WEBcel235 assembly.

Heterozygotes are wild-type and should segregate wild-type (ccDf2620/unc-54(e1152) heterozygotes), Unc (unc-54(e1152) homozygotes), and ccDf2620 homozygotes (larval arrest around L1 stage). Maintain by picking heterozygotes and checking for proper segregation of progeny. ccDf2620 removes the rDNA repeats at the end of chromosome I. Reference: Cenik ES, et al. Dev Cell. 2019 Mar 25;48(6):811-826.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.01.019. PMID: 30799226.

Green body muscle filaments, slightly sluggish movement. Functional translational fusion that provides a means to observe striated muscle thick filaments in real time. Reference: Nature. 2016 Jun 30;534(7609):719-23.

Endogenous unc-54::GFP made by CRISPR. Exhibits green thick muscle filaments in the body wall muscle. Weakly Unc. Reference: Arribere JA, Cenik ES, Jain N, Hess GT, Lee CH, Bassik MC, Fire AZ. Translation readthrough mitigation. Nature. 2016 Jun 30;534(7609):719-23. Epub 2016 Jun 1.

cc2882 is a CRISPR/Cas9-induced G387R mutation of unc-54 in parental strain PD2859, mimicking the molecular lesion e1301. Unc at room temperature. Reference: Arribere JA & Fire AZ. ELife, vol. 7, Aug. 2018, doi:10.7554/elife.33292.

Unc. Reporter for non-stop mRNA decay, separate from non-stop protein decay. Reference: Arribere JA & Fire AZ. ELife, vol. 7, Aug. 2018, doi:10.7554/elife.33292.

ccIs55 [unc-54::lacZ + sup-7(st5)] V. Strain PD55 is transformed with plasmid pPD9.10 (which has a non-nuclear unc-54::lacZ fusion and a copy of the sup-7(st5) gene).

ccIs56 [sup-7(st5) +unc-54::lacZ] V. Non-nuclear unc-54::lacZ fusion expressed in nuclei and cytoplasm of body wall muscles.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, paralyzed Dpys and Unc-4s which arrest as larval lethals.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, paralyzed Dpys and Unc-4s which arrest as larval lethals.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, paralyzed Dpys and dead eggs. cc507 is a recessive embryonic lethal.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, paralyzed Dpys and Unc-4s which arrest as larval lethals.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, paralyzed Dpys and Unc-4s which arrest as larval lethals.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, paralyzed Dpys and embyronic lethals.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, paralyzed Dpys and Unc-4s which arrest as larval lethals.

Temperature sensitive. Partially suppressed Unc at 25C. Unc at 16C. [NOTE: The temperature-sensitive allele cc545 causes a T761I change in SMG-1. The lesion is a aca>ata transition in exon 35. Flanking sequences follow with the mutation site indicated with a capital C: tggattattaatcagact gcaaacttttgcattgtgaataaaatgaagaCaccattaggaaaaccaat gcagacttttgcagcttttgagaatgaaatta Pedone ... Reiner G3 (2021).]

Temperature sensitive. Partially suppressed Unc at 25C. Unc at 16C. [NOTE: The temperature-sensitive allele cc546 causes an M1957L change in SMG-1. The lesion is an atg>ttg transversion in exon 35. Flanking sequences follow with the mutation site indicated with a capital A: ttggtggtcggttacaaaacgatattcaaga tcactggcagtcatgagtAtggttggatcagttttaggactcggtgatcg acatttggacaatttattg The lesion is detectable via SNP-snip with the mutation causing loss of an MslI site. Primers are for a 323 bp product. Digest with MslI to 86+237 in the wild type, uncut as 323 in the mutant. DJR701(f): CAGTCGTGAGCTTTGGATGCGTGC DJR702(r): TCGGGGATACGCAGATTCTTTCCC. Pedone ... Reiner G3 (2021).]

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUnc (mnC1 homozygotes) and larval lethals (lin-31 hlh-1 homozygotes). The lin-31 hlh-1 homozygotes are very Dpy and Lumpy and look like they hatched just after reaching the two-fold stage. See also WBPaper00001975.

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.