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Superficially wild-type. Insertion of GFP and FLAG tags directly before the stop codon of endogenous lin-11 locus. Verified by sequencing. Reference: Reilly MB, et al. Nature. 2020 Aug;584(7822):595-601. PMID: 32814896.

Egl.

Semi-dominant Vul. Never mates.

Vul.

Vul.

nIs2 [lin-11::lacZ + lin-11(+)] IV. WT phenotype. Integrated on IV near dpy-20. Derived from MT5759.

mgIs21 [lin-11(ABCDE)::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers.

sEx14491 [rCes ZC247.3::GFP + pCeh361]. Maintain by picking WT. WT animals are GFP+. Strain construction supported by Genome British Columbia and Genome Canada. Please acknowledge McKay et al, Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology 68: 159-169 2004 (WBPaper00006525).

Vul and Unc.

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

Vulvaless. Slightly Unc. Throws males.

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

Heterozygotes are Vul and segregate Vul, UncVul and dead eggs. Maintain by picking Vul non-Unc.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, UncVul and dead eggs. The UncVuls are small, kinky, paralyzed and vulvaless. Maintain by picking WT.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, UncVul and dead eggs. UncVuls are small, kinky, paralyzed and vulvaless. Maintain by picking WT.

Hets are WT and segregate WT, dead eggs, and VulUnc. VulUncs are small, kinky, paralyzed and vulvaless. Maintain by picking WT.

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

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

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, dead eggs and UncVul.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Hmr inviable embyros and Egl Unc. Hmr: Hammerhead - defective hypodermal enclosure, especially in anterior regions; approximately 2% of zu389 embryos enclose normally and are Hmp [Humpback: defective body elongation, abnormal bulges on dorsal side]. See also WBPaper00005031. Received new stock from Allison Lynch in the Hardin lab 3/2009.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Unc Egls and females. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, UncVul and lin-41 (Dpy, Scrawny and Sterile).

Heterozygotes are Ces and segregate VulUncs and dead eggs. ces-1(n703) is dominant. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are Ces and segregate VulUncs and dead eggs. ces-1(n703) is dominant. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are Ces and segregate Ces, UncVul and dead eggs. ces-1(n703) is dominant. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are Ces and segregate VulUnc and dead eggs. ces-1(n703) is dominant. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are Ces and throw dead eggs and Unc Vuls. ces-1(n703) is dominant. Well balanced. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are Ces and segregate Ces, UncVul and dead eggs. ces-1(n703) is dominant. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

Heterozygotes are Ces and segregate VulUncs and dead eggs. ces-1(n703) is dominant. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

jcIs1 [ajm-1::GFP + unc-29(+) + rol-6(su1006)] IV. Heterozygotes are Rollers and segregate Rollers, Hmr inviable embyros and Egl Unc. ajm-1 was formerly known as jam-1 (Junction Associated Protein) and "the gene encoding the antigen recognized by the monoclonal antibody MH27." jcIs1 consists of pJS191, C45D3 and pRF4. Reference: Koppen M, et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2001 Nov;3(11):983-91.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Unc Egls, and dead eggs.

Heterozygotes are Ces and segregate VulUncs and dead eggs. ces-1(n703) is dominant. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

syIs80 [(pPGF11.13) lin-11::GFP + unc-119(+)] III. Animals are Unc. GFP fluorescence is observed in vulval cells, uterine pi cells and VC neurons.

vsIs172 [lin-11(enhancer)::pes-10p::GCaMP5 + lin-11(enhancer)::pes-10p::mCherry + lin-15(+)]. Integrated transgene using lin-11 enhancer region fused to the pes-10 basal promoter to drive GCaMP5 and mCherry expression in VC motor neurons; useful for visualizing and quantitating calcium influx in VC motor neurons. Reference: Collins K, et al. Elife. 2016 Nov 16;5. pii: e21126. doi: 10.7554/eLife.21126.

vsIs13 [lin-11::pes-10::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Expresses GFP in all 6 VC neurons, as well as in the posterior intestine. This is also uncharacterized embryonic expression.

vsIs13 [lin-11::pes-10::GFP + lin-15(+)]. GFP expression in six VC neurons and posterior intestine. vsIs97 [tph-1p::DsRed2 + lin-15(+)]. DsRed2 expression in HSN, NSM, and associated processes. Additional background expression in tail and a pair of head neurons. NOTE: tph-1p::DsRed2 expression pattern is different than GFP expression driven by the same promoter [Koelle Lab]. vsIs100 [myo-3p::CFP + lin-15(+)]. CFP expression in VMs. Additional background expression seen as punctate nucleolar fluorescence along the ventral side of the worm (also present in wild-type).

nIs106 [lin-11::GFP + lin-15(+)] X. Egl, Him. lin-11::GFP expressed in vulva, head neurons, VC neurons. n3376 enhances ced-3(n2427). Reference: (2007) Genetics 175(4)::1719-33.

ufIs26 [unc-4p::mCherry + lin-15(+)] II. vsIs13 [lin-11::pes-10::GFP + lin-15(+)] IV. GFP expression in six VC neurons and posterior intestine. VC neurons are labeled with both GFP and mCherry; co-labeling in VCs1-5 is brightest during L4 stage. Derived by crossing parental strains NC2957 and LX959. Can be used to isolate VC neurons by FACS. Used by CeNGEN project for RNA-Seq (https://www.cengen.org/).

Egl. See description of strain OH15262 for full description of otIs669 NeuroPAL (Neuronal Polychromatic Atlas of Landmarks) transgene (Yemini E, et al. Cell. 2021 Jan 7;184(1):272-288.e11. PMID: 33378642). Reference: Reilly MB, et al. Widespread employment of conserved C. elegans homeobox genes in neuronal identity specification. bioRxiv 2022.04.29.490095; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.29.490095

wgIs348 [lin-11::TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG + unc-119(+)]. TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG tag inserted in frame at C-terminus of coding sequence by recombineering. Expression of transgene confirmed by GFP. References: Sarov, M, et al. Nat Methods (2006) 10:839-44. Zhong, M, et al. PLoS Genet (2010) 6(2):e1000848. Strain was constructed as part of the Regulatory Element Project, part of modENCODE (http://www.modencode.org)

wgIs62 [lin-11::TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG + unc-119(+)]. TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG tag inserted in frame at C-terminus of coding sequence by recombineering. Expression of transgene confirmed by GFP. References: Sarov, M, et al. Nat Methods (2006) 10:839-44. Zhong, M, et al. PLoS Genet (2010) 6(2):e1000848. Strain was constructed as part of the Regulatory Element Project, part of modENCODE (http://www.modencode.org)

zyIs1 [lin-11::RFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Roller. Reference: Sanchez-Alvarez L, et al. PLoS Genet. 2011 Sep;7(9):e1002257.

nIs106 [lin-11::GFP + lin-15(+)] X. Homozygous maternal effect lethal ced-9 mutation balanced by bli-4- and GFP-marked translocation. Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP ced-9 homozygotes (maternal effect lethal). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain.

syIs80 [(pPGF11.13) lin-11::GFP + unc-119(+)] III. GFP expression in developing vulval cells, VCs and uterine pi lineage cells. Received new stock 9/2003. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC. Received new strain from Bhagwati Gupta on April 7, 2008.

syIs103[unc-119(+) + pPGF11.13(lin-11::GFP)]. GFP fluoresence is observed in the vulva, uterine pi cells and VC neurons. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

syIs53 [pPGF11.07(lin-11::GFP) + unc-119(+)] V. GFP expression in developing vulval cells and VC neurons. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC.

ltIs37 [pie-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] IV. stIs10116 [his-72(promoter)::his-24::mCherry::let-858 3'UTR + unc-119(+)]. stIs10472 [lin-11::TGF(7H3)::GFP::TY1::3xFLAG inserted into fosmid WRM0617dE06 as C-terminal protein fusion]. [NOTE: the ltIs37 [pie-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] IV transgene was previously annotated as itIs37 in this strain. The correct name of the transgene is ltIs37 and not itIs37.]