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oxEx344 [MosPolyA substrate + myo-2::GFP]. Should be grown at 25C.

Pick wild-type GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ (pharynx), and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, Dpy Sterile GFP+, and non-GFP om129 homozygotes (reduced fertility, maternal effect embryonic lethality, and high incidence of male offspring). om129 homozygote defects become more severe over successive generations and are more severe at 25C. om129 is a CRISPR-engineered deletion completely removing cid-1 and pup-2 loci. cid-1 also known as pup-1. nIs189 [myo-2::GFP] integrated in or near qC1. No recombination seen between nIs189 and qC1; fails to complement all markers on qC1. Reference: Yang B, et al. PLoS Genet. 2019 Feb 22;15(2):e1007992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007992. PMID: 30794539. Superficially wildtype strain expresses GFP in the pharynx and segregates GFP+ dumpy sterile qC1 homozygotes and homozygous pup-1/-2(om129) animals that have reduced fertility and maternal effect embryonic lethality and are Him. Phenotype becomes more severe over successive generations and is more severe at 25°C. Reference: Li Y, et al. Development. 2018 Oct 10;145(19):dev165944. doi: 10.1242/dev.165944. PMID: 30305273.

Pick wild-type GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ (pharynx), and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, Dpy Sterile GFP+, and non-GFP om138 homozygotes (reduced fertility, reduced embryonic viability and a high proportion of male offspring). om138 is a frameshift mutation. nIs189 [myo-2::GFP] integrated in or near qC1. No recombination seen between nIs189 and qC1; fails to complement all markers on qC1. Reference: Yang B, et al. PLoS Genet. 2019 Feb 22;15(2):e1007992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007992. PMID: 30794539.

Pick wild-type GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ (pharynx), and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, Dpy Sterile GFP+, and non-GFP non-GFP smrc-1(om138) met-2(n4256) homozygotes (reduced fertility, reduced embryonic lethality, and produce a high frequency of male offspring). These phenotypes are more severe at 25C, and at 25C the subsequent M-Z- generation produces essentially no viable embryos. The smrc-1(om138) allele was generated with CRISPR/Cas9 on the met-2(n4256) chromosome. nIs189 [myo-2::GFP] integrated in or near qC1. No recombination seen between nIs189 and qC1; fails to complement all markers on qC1. Reference: Yang B, et al. PLoS Genet. 2019 Feb 22;15(2):e1007992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007992. PMID: 30794539.

Pick wild-type GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ (pharynx), and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, Dpy Sterile GFP+, and non-GFP smrc-1(om138) met-2(om142) homozygotes (reduced fertility, reduced embryonic viability and high incidence of male offspring). Defects are more prominent in M-Z- animals at 25C. 3xFlag tag inserted at N-terminus of endogenous met-2 locus using Crispr/Cas9. nIs189 [myo-2::GFP] integrated in or near qC1. No recombination seen between nIs189 and qC1; fails to complement all markers on qC1. Reference: Yang B, et al. PLoS Genet. 2019 Feb 22;15(2):e1007992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007992. PMID: 30794539.

Pick wild-type GFP+ to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ (pharynx), and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, Dpy Sterile GFP+, and non-GFP q136 homozygotes (reduced fertility, reduced embryonic viability, and increased frequency of male offspring). q136 is a nonsense mutation. nIs189 [myo-2::GFP] integrated in or near qC1. No recombination seen between nIs189 and qC1; fails to complement all markers on qC1. Reference: Yang B, et al. PLoS Genet. 2019 Feb 22;15(2):e1007992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007992. PMID: 30794539.

Heterozygotes are WT and GFP+. tm1741 homozygotes are small and sterile. Pick GFP+ heterozygotes to maintain. qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed brightly in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in embryos, and a gut promoter driving GFP in the intestine, and is homozygous lethal. Reference: Wehman AM, et al. Curr Biol. 2011 Dec 6;21(23):1951-9.

Heterozygotes are WT and GFP+. os37 homozygotes are Lvl and Psa. Pick GFP+ heterozygotes to maintain. qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed brightly in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in embryos, and a gut promoter driving GFP in the intestine, and is homozygous lethal. Reference: Shibata Y, et al. Dev Biol. 2012 Jan 15;361(2):349-57.

oxEx229 [Mos1 Substrate + myo-2::GFP]. Pick GFP+ to maintain. Should be grown at 25C. Reference: Vallin E, et al. PLoS One. 2012;7(2):e30482.

jcpEx2 [ced-1p::F58G11.6(genomic)::YFP::let-858 3'UTR + unc-119(+) + myo-2::GFP]. Maintain by picking GFP+. Individuals that lost the array produce only arrested embryos with spindle orientation defects, accumulate vesicles, and problems engulfing apoptotic corpses. Reference: Nieto C, et al. J Cell Sci. 2010 Jun 15;123(Pt 12):2001-7.

qIs51 [myo-2p::GFP + pes-10p::GFP + F22B7.9p::GFP]. Heterozygotes are wild-type myo-2::GFP+ and segregate non-myo-2::GFP ax3050; ax4209 homozygotes (maternal effect lethal), wild-type myo-2::GFP+ heterozygotes, and arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids. Pick wild-type myo-2::GFP+ and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. References: Smith J, et al. eLife. 2016 Dec 3;5:e21337. doi: 10.7554/eLife.21337. PMID: 27914198. Folkman A, et al. Development. 2019 Mar 25;146(6):dev171116. doi: 10.1242/dev.171116. PMID: 30814118.

qIs50 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed brightly in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in embryos, and a gut promoter (F22B7.9) driving GFP in the intestine. Segregates non-glowing Dpys that are Mes (produce only sterile progeny) and glowing Unc heterozygotes. nT1[unc-?(n754) let-? qIs50] is also known as DnT1[qIs50]. qIs50 is apparently inserted on DnT1. qIs50 is somewhat dimmer than the similar qIs51. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are WT and glow, segregate non-glowing Dpy Steriles. qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 (carries myo-2::GFP, pes-10::GFP, and a gut enhancer fused to GFP) onto the hT2 chromosome and is homozygous lethal. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC. Note: qIs48 has been observed to recombine off hT2, typically leaving behind a functional homozygous viable hT2 with Bli-4 phenotype.

qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed brightly in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in embryos, and a gut promoter driving GFP in the intestine, and is homozygous lethal. Segregates WT glowing hets, non-glowing sterile Dpys, very rare homozygous hT2 glowing animals, and dead eggs. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC. Note: qIs48 has been observed to recombine off hT2, typically leaving behind a functional homozygous viable hT2 with Bli-4 phenotype.

Heterozygotes are medium Dpy and glowing. Hets throw small, sterile DpyUncs and dead eggs. hT2[bli-4(e937) qIs48] is homozygous lethal. qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers myo-2::GFP expressed in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in the embryo, and gut promoter F22B7.9 driving GFP in the intestine. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC. Note: qIs48 has been observed to recombine off hT2, typically leaving behind a functional homozygous viable hT2 with Bli-4 phenotype.

Segregates WT green-glowing heterozygotes and non-glowing Fogs. qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 (carries myo-2::GFP, pes-10::GFP, and a gut enhancer fused to GFP) onto the hT2 chromosome and is homozygous lethal. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC. Note: qIs48 has been observed to recombine off hT2, typically leaving behind a functional homozygous viable hT2 with Bli-4 phenotype.

Heterozygotes are WT and GFP+. q12 homozygotes have a white-patch phenotype. nT1[qIs51] is probably homozygous lethal. qIs51 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in the embryo, and a gut promoter F22B7.9::GFP expressed in the intestine. Crosses with this strain generate very few glowing hermaphrodite cross progeny and many glowing male cross progeny. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC.

Segregates WT green-glowing heterozygotes and non-glowing steriles. qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 (carries myo-2::GFP, pes-10::GFP, and a gut enhancer fused to GFP) onto the hT2 chromosome and is homozygous lethal. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC. Note: qIs48 has been observed to recombine off hT2, typically leaving behind a functional homozygous viable hT2 with Bli-4 phenotype.

q624 has variable gonad defects and can be maintained as a homozygote. qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 (carries myo-2::GFP, pes-10::GFP, and a gut enhancer fused to GFP) onto the hT2 chromosome and is homozygous lethal. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC. Note: qIs48 has been observed to recombine off hT2, typically leaving behind a functional homozygous viable hT2 with Bli-4 phenotype.

Segregates glowing heterozygotes and DpyUncs. nT1[qIs51] is probably homozygous lethal. qIs51 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in the embryo, and a gut promoter F22B7.9::GFP expressed in the intestine. Crosses with this strain generate very few glowing hermaphrodite cross progeny and many glowing male cross progeny. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are WT and GFP+. q568(ts) homozygotes are sterile and can exhibit a white-patch phenotype. The severity of the white-patch increases with increasing temperature. nT1[qIs51] is probably homozygous lethal. qIs51 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in the embryo, and a gut promoter F22B7.9::GFP expressed in the intestine. Crosses with this strain generate very few glowing hermaphrodite cross progeny and many glowing male cross progeny. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are WT and GFP+. q574 homozygotes are sterile at all temperatures and exhibit a white-patch phenotype at 25C. nT1[qIs51] is probably homozygous lethal. qIs51 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in the embryo, and a gut promoter F22B7.9::GFP expressed in the intestine. Crosses with this strain generate very few glowing hermaphrodite cross progeny and many glowing male cross progeny. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are WT and GFP+. Segregates Sma, GFP- worms which have partially penetrant gonadogenesis defects. nT1[qIs51] is probably homozygous lethal. qIs51 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in the embryo, and a gut promoter F22B7.9::GFP expressed in the intestine. Crosses with this strain generate very few glowing hermaphrodite cross progeny and many glowing male cross progeny. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are WT and GFP+. qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed brightly in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in embryos, and a gut promoter driving GFP in the intestine, and is homozygous lethal. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC. Note: qIs48 has been observed to recombine off hT2, typically leaving behind a functional homozygous viable hT2 with Bli-4 phenotype. q772 is embryonic lethal.

Heterozygotes are WT and GFP+. qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed brightly in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in embryos, and a gut promoter driving GFP in the intestine, and is homozygous lethal. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are WT and GFP+. qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed brightly in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in embryos, and a gut promoter driving GFP in the intestine, and is homozygous lethal. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC. Note: qIs48 has been observed to recombine off hT2, typically leaving behind a functional homozygous viable hT2 with Bli-4 phenotype. rnp-8 homozyotes are GFP- and look like WT. Slow L4 to Adult transition.

Heterozygotes are WT and GFP+. qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed brightly in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in embryos, and a gut promoter driving GFP in the intestine, and is homozygous lethal. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly from the CGC. Note: qIs48 has been observed to recombine off hT2, typically leaving behind a functional homozygous viable hT2 with Bli-4 phenotype. PCR using 3 primers: primer A: TCA GCC GAC AAT CTC CGA; primer B: GTA CTG ATT GTA TCC ACC GGC; primer C: GCT CAT AGA AAA GCG ATG G. WT band = 0.5 kb; heterozygote bands = 0.8 and 0.5 kb (double bands), tm2435 bands = 0.8 kb.

qIs60 [pes-10::GFP + gut specific promoter::GFP + myo-2::GFP]. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ and segregate wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, non-GFP males, and dead eggs (eT1 homozygotes). Pick wild-type GFP+ and check for proper segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Schedl T, et al. Genetics. 1989 Dec;123(4):755-69. doi: 10.1093/genetics/123.4.755. PMID: 2612895.

Segregates GFP+ glowing heterozygotes and non-glowing sterile iff-1 homozygotes. tm483 is a UV/TMP-induced iff-1 deletion allele generated by K. Gengyo-Ando and S. Mitani. hT2[qIs48] homozygotes inviable. qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed brightly in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in embryos, and a gut promoter driving GFP in the intestine. Note: qIs48 has been observed to recombine off hT2, typically leaving behind a functional homozygous viable hT2 with Bli-4 phenotype.

mfIs42 [Cel-sid-2 + Cel-myo-2::DsRed]. JU977 integrated with gamma-rays.

Male-female strain. mfEx34 [Cel-sid-2 + Cel-myo-2::DsRed]. Made by injection of PB4641 with a PCR product of the Cel-sid-2 gene and a myo-2::DsRed plasmid. Sensitive to RNAi by feeding.

ceIs201 [unc-17p::ins-22::Venus + unc-17p::RFP + unc-17p::ssmCherry + myo-2p::RFP]; integration site maps to I:0.77. Expresses INS-22::Venus to mark Dense Core Vesicles in the cholinergic nervous system, including the ventral cord cholinergic motor neurons. Also expresses mCherry in the same neurons to help identify the boundaries of the somas, axons, and dendrites. ssmCherry is mCherry with a secretion signal on its N-terminus, which is constitutively secreted and taken up by coelomoctyes in the pseuodcoelomic space, making it a useful marker for those coelomocytes. The INS-22::Venus also gets secreted by DCVs and taken up by coelomocytes. The myo-2::RFP is a co-tranformation marker that lights up the pharyngeal muscle cells and is useful for crossing the integrant into various mutant backgrounds. Reference: Hoover CM, et al. Genetics. 2014 Mar;196(3):745-65.

kasIs7 [snb-1p::C9 ubi + myo-2::GFP]. The transgene drives expression of 75 GGGGCC repeats under the control of snb-1 promoter. The repeats are flanked with human C9orf72 intronic sequences. Reference: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34654821/

kasIs9 [snb-1p::(delta)C9 ubi + myo-2::GFP]. The transgene has the snb-1 promoter followed by nanoluciferase sequence and unc-54 3'UTR. Reference: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34654821/

kasEx157 [unc-11p::C9 neuro + myo-2::GFP]. Pick GFP+ to maintain array. The transgene drives expression of 75 GGGGCC repeats under the control of unc-11 promoter. The repeats are flanked with human C9orf72 intronic sequences. Reference: Sonobe Y, et al. Nat Commun. 2021 Oct 15;12(1):6025. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26303-x. PMID: 34654821

kasEx159 [unc-11p::(delta)C9 neuro + myo-2::GFP]. Pick GFP+ to maintain array. The transgene has the unc-11 promoter followed by nanoluciferase sequence and unc-54 3'UTR. Reference: Sonobe Y, et al. Nat Commun. 2021 Oct 15;12(1):6025. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26303-x. PMID: 34654821

kasEx161 [unc-11p::UAG neuro + myo-2::GFP]. Pick GFP+ to maintain array. The transgene drives expression of 75 GGGGCC repeats under the control of unc-11 promoter. The repeats are flanked with human C9orf72 intronic sequences, but the upstream CUG is mutated to UAG. Reference: Sonobe Y, et al. Nat Commun. 2021 Oct 15;12(1):6025. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26303-x. PMID: 34654821

kasIs10 [snb-1p::UAG ubi + myo-2::GFP]. The transgene drives expression of 75 GGGGCC repeats under the control of snb-1 promoter. The repeats are flanked with human C9orf72 intronic sequences, but the upstream CUG is mutated to UAG. Reference: Sonobe Y, et al. Nat Commun. 2021 Oct 15;12(1):6025. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26303-x. PMID: 34654821

nIs281 [myo-2::RFP] integrated near qC1. Recombination between nIs281 and qC1 has been reported. Fails to complemement all markers on qC1. Heterozygotes are WT RFP+ and segregate WT RFP+, Dpy Sterile RFP+ , and tm3846 homozygotes (Emb). Reference: Bowman EA, et al. Development. (In Press).

Segregates WT green-glowing heterozygotes and non-glowing cdk-9 homozygotes (arrest as L1-L2 larvae). qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 (carries myo-2::GFP, pes-10::GFP, and a gut enhancer fused to GFP) onto the hT2 chromosome and is homozygous lethal. Reference: Bowman EA, et al. Development. (In Press).

ckSi12 [cdk-9(D235N)::mCherry + unc-119(+)] II. Segregates WT green-glowing heterozygotes and non-glowing cdk-9 homozygotes (arrest as L1-L2 larvae). qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 (carries myo-2::GFP, pes-10::GFP, and a gut enhancer fused to GFP) onto the hT2 chromosome and is homozygous lethal. Reference: Bowman EA, et al. Development. (In Press).

ckSi21 [cdk-9::mCherry::pal-1 3'UTR + unc-119(+)] II. mCherry is expressed in all somatic nuclei; expressed in germline only at end of oogenesis. hT2 segregates WT green-glowing heterozygotes and non-GFP cdk-9 homozygotes (normally arrest as L1-L2 larvae; cdk-9 homozygotes carrying ckSi21 (GFP- mCherry+) are viable but sterile. qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 (carries myo-2::GFP, pes-10::GFP, and a gut enhancer fused to GFP) onto the hT2 chromosome and is homozygous lethal. Reference: Bowman EA, et al. Development. (In Press).

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT (fluorescent), Dpys (highly fluorescent) and L3 lethals (non-fluorescent). GFP semi-dominantly expressed in 4-60 cell embyros, pharyngeal muscle and gut. Pharyngeal and gut GFP is easily seen in a UV dissecting microscope; early embryonic signal requires higher magnification. mIs14 occasionally crosses off mIn1[dpy-10], apparently by double recombination. mIs14 is ccEx9747 integrated into mIn1[dpy-10]. This is a three-construct element containing myo-2 and pes-10 promoters and a gut enhancer fused individually to GFP coding sequence. Called LB21B.

Null allele of lea-1. lea-1 gene replaced with myo-2p::GFP reporter. cp423 mutants can be identified by GFP expression in pharynx. Reference: Hibshman JD & Goldstein B. BMC Biol. 2021 Dec 14;19(1):263. doi: 10.1186/s12915-021-01176-0. PMID: 34903234

Maintain at 15C. Null allele of lea-1. lea-1 gene replaced with myo-2p::GFP reporter. cp423 mutants can be identified by GFP expression in pharynx. Reference: Hibshman JD & Goldstein B. BMC Biol. 2021 Dec 14;19(1):263. doi: 10.1186/s12915-021-01176-0. PMID: 34903234

lucIs20 [mir-35p::mirtron-35 + myo-2::mCherry]. Position of integrated transgene unknown (not on X). mir-35 family mutant expressing a mirtron-version of mir-35. nDf50 nDf49 mutants are partially rescued by expression of mirtron-35 from integrated transgene; mild mir-35-related phenotypes are more severe at elevated temperatures. Strain is derived from injection into parental strain MT14533. Position of integrated transgene unknown (not on X). Reference: Dexheimer, PJ, et al. Curr Biol. 2020. in press.

ieSi57 [eft-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. ieSi38 [sun-1p::TIR1::mRuby::sun-1 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] IV. lucIs20 [mir-35p::mirtron-35 + myo-2::mCherry]. lucIs24 [mir-52p::mirtron-51 + elt-2::dsRed + myo-2::mCherry]. Endogenous drsh-1 tagged at both N- and C-termini with the auxin-inducible-degron (AID*) peptide. Endogenous pash-1 tagged with the AID* peptide at the C-terminus. Strain expresses modified Arabidopsis thaliana TIR1 tagged with mRuby in soma and germline. In addition, strain expresses mirtron-versions of mir-35 and mir-51, which are processed independently of Drosha and Pasha. miRNA biogenesis can be stringently inhibited via simultaneous removal of Drosha and Pasha, causing absence of all canonical miRNAs and embryonic lethality upon Auxin treatment. Reference: Dexheimer et al. Curr Biol. 2020 Dec 21;30(24):5058-5065.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.09.066. Epub 2020 Oct 29. PMID: 33125867.

lucIs24 [mir-52p::mirtron-51 + elt-2::dsRed + myo-2::mCherry]. Pick GFP+ animals to maintain balanced line. Balanced mir-51 family mutant expressing a mirtron-version of mir-51. Heterozygotes are wild-type with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate wild-type GFP, arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids, and non-GFP mir-51 family homozygous mutants. Pick wild-type GFP+ and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Non-GFP mir-51 family homozygous mutants rescued by mirtron-51 transgene are viable, but slow-growing and sick. Strain is derived from injection into parental strain MT17143. lucIs24 is a spontaneous integrant originating from a complex extra-chromosomal array, the genomic location of the transgene is unknown. Reference: Dexheimer, PJ, et al. Curr Biol. 2020. in press.

Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP mfap-1 homozygotes. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. mfap-1(n4564 n5214) mutants exhibit temperature-sensitive lethality: at 15°C, (n4564 n5214) homozygous animals grow and behave similarly to wild-type; at 20°C mutant animals grow more slowly, have few progeny and are hyperactive; at 25°C the mutant strain is embryonically lethal. qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 (carries myo-2::GFP, pes-10::GFP, and a gut enhancer fused to GFP) onto the hT2 chromosome and is homozygous lethal. Reference: Ma L, et al. PLoS Genet. 2012;8(7):e1002827.

Heterozygotes are WT and GFP+. qIs48 [myo-2::GFP + pes-10::GFP + ges-1::GFP]. Homozygous hT2 animals are inviable. May have lin-15A(n767) in background.