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ubr-5(om2) is a deletion predicted to severely truncate the UBR-5 protein. ubr-1 also known as sog-1. Reference: Safdar K, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2016 Jul 7;6(7):2125-34. doi: 10.1534/g3.116.027805. PMID: 27185398.

qjIs11 [glr-1p::SVNLS2::TagBFPsyn + ser-2(prom2)::SVNLS2::TagBFPsyn]. peIs3042 [eat-4p::svnls2::TagRFP675syn + lin-44p::GFP]. peIs2100 [H-20p::NLS4::mCherry]. qjIs14 [H20p::NLS::YC2.60]. Suitable for whole-brain calcium imaging. mCherry and YC2.60 expression in almost all head neurons. BFP and RFP are also expressed to annotate neurons. H20p is a pan-neuronal promoter expressed in almost all neurons, GLR glial cells, XXX hypodermal cells, pharyngeal gland cells and HMC cells. Reference: Toyoshima Y et al. BMC Biol. 2020 Mar 19;18(1):30. PMID: 32188430; Shioi G, et al. Genetics. 2001 Apr;157(4):1611-22. PMID: 11290717.

otIs181[dat-1::mCherry + ttx-3::mCherry] III. otIs138[ser-2(prom3)::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] X. otIs396 [ace-1(prom2)::NLS::tagRFP]. Rollers. dat-1::mCherry labels ADE, CEP, and PDE neurons. ttx3::mCherry labels AIY neurons. ser-2(prom3)::GFP labels OLL, PDE, and PVD neurons. ace-1(prom2)::NLS::tagRFP labels CEP and OLL neurons. PVD can be identified by expression only GFP. An additional pair of GFP-only cells anterior to OLL are occasionally observed in this strain. Can be used to isolate PVD by FACS (green-only). Used by CeNGEN project for RNA-Seq (https://www.cengen.org/). Reference: Barbara O’Brien (2017) Diverse genetic and transcriptional programs mediate dendritic development of a nociceptor neuron. Ph.D Dissertation, Vanderbilt University. (https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/handle/1803/14489?show=full)

otIs358 [ser-2(prom2)::GFP + pha-1(+)].

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.

otEx1043 [dop-1(prom2)::GFP + pha-1(+)].

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.

otEx536 [ser-2(prom2)::GFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to select for transgenic animals.

sraEx306 [ser-2(prom2)::chop-2(H134R)::TagRFP + ser-2(prom2)::mKO + pBX(pha-1(+))]. Maintain at 25C. This transgenic line expresses mKO and TagRFP in AIY, AIZ and RME in the head, and has little response to blue light in the absence of ATR. In the presence of ATR asymmetrical stimulation of AIY causes the worm to turn in the same direction the head was bent when AIY was excited, whereas asymmetrical stimulation of AIZ or RME causes the worm to turn in the opposite direction to which the head was bent when AIZ or RME was excited. Reference: Kocabas A, et al. Nature. 2012 Sep 23. doi: 10.1038/nature11431.

syIs243 [myo-3p::TOM20::mRFP + unc-119(+) + pBS Sk+]. Integrated from PS6053. Strain has been outcrossed, but not known if unc-119 mutation is still present in the background.

wpEx76 [myo-3p::tom20::tdKillerRed + unc-122p::GFP]. Pick GFP+ to maintain. KillerRed is a red fluorescent protein and photosensitizer that efficiently generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) when activated by light. wpEx76 carries a tandem dimer version of KillerRed targeted to the mitochondria by the addition of a tom-20 targeting sequence (mito-tdKillerRed). Reference: Williams DC, et al. Cell Rep. 2013 Oct 31;5(2):553-63.