Auxin-Inducible Degron (AID) tag was inserted into the endogenous let-363 coding sequence via CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be combined with TIR1-expressing strains to induce degradation of LET-363. Reference: Smith HJ, et al. PLoS Genetic. 2023 Sep 18;19(9):e1010938. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010938. PMID: 37721956.

ajIs1 [rCesC05A9.1::GFP + dpy-5(+)] X. GFP expression driven by 300bp sequence upstream of pgp-5 gene. Weak intestinal fluorescence is visible under normal conditions. Derived by insertion of sEx864 in parental strain BC10030. Pathogens, heavy metals, and toxins (e.g. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, cadmium, G418) further induce GFP expression. dpy-5(e907) was likely removed by outcrossing, but might still be in the background. Reference: McKay et al, Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology 68: 159-169 2004 (WBPaper00006525); WBPaper00031023; WBPaper00048491.

hda-1(cw2) mutants are viable as homozygotes, although many die as embryos or larvae. Severely uncoordinated with defective vulval development and reduced fertility. Reference: Zinovyeva AY, et al. Dev Biol. 2006 Jan 1;289(1):229-42. PMID: 16313898

Loss of cell fusion in hypodermis (epithelial fusion failures). Viable and fertile as homozygotes. Tail-spike defect in all young larvae, less visible in older larvae and adults. oj55 appears to cause incomplete loss of function, as many cells fuse in postembryonic development. Homozygous males have tail and mating defects. ES-3. Cloned: ORF C26D10.5 encodes a type-I membrane glycoprotein with a single TM domain.

jcIs1 [ajm-1::GFP + unc-29(+) + rol-6(su1006)] IV. Loss of cell fusion in hypodermis (epithelial fusion failures). Viable and fertile as homozygotes. Tail-spike defect in all young larvae, less visible in older larvae and adults. oj55 appears to cause incomplete loss of function, as many cells fuse in postembryonic development. Homozygous males have tail and mating defects. ES=3. Cloned: ORF C26D10.5 encodes a type-I membrane glycoprotein with a single TM domain. 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: Mohler WA, et al. Curr Biol. 1998 Sep 24;8(19):1087-90.

Heterozygotes have myo-2::GFP [qIs48] strongly expressed in the pharynx and are viable at 25C. 100% of sep-1 homozygotes are strongly Sterile Unc at 25C (at 20C, 100% are Sterile but no so Unc). Up to 30% of the homozygotes are Sterile at 16C. hT2[qIs48] homozygotes are dead. Note: qIs48 has been observed to recombine off hT2, typically leaving behind a functional homozygous viable hT2 with Bli-4 phenotype.

ojIs34 [GFP::car-1 + unc-119(+)]. N'-tagged GFP::CAR-1 (Y18D10A.17) fusion. Labels P-granules and small cytoplasmic puncta in all cells. Bombardment with pNL1.6::GFP::unc-119 (pfj-1::pie-1 promoter driving GFP::Y18D10A.17 (N-terminal) with unc-119 rescuing fragment).

Homozygous embryonic lethal mutation balanced by bli-4- and GFP-marked translocation. Maintain at 15 C. Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP e2406 homozygotes (embryonic arrest). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Bembenek J, et al. Curr Biol (2010) Feb 9;20(3):259-64.

ruIs32 [pie-1p::GFP::H2B + unc-119(+)] III. Homozygous embryonic lethal mutation balanced by bli-4- and GFP-marked translocation. Maintain at 15 C. Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP e2406 homozygotes (embryonic arrest). Homozygous hT2 [bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Bembenek J, et al. Curr Biol (2010) Feb 9;20(3):259-64.

ojIs58 [pie-1p::sep-1::GFP + unc-119(+)] III. Homozygous embryonic lethal mutation balanced by bli-4- and GFP-marked translocation. Maintain at 15 C. Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP e2406 homozygotes (embryonic arrest). Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Bembenek J, et al. Curr Biol (2010) Feb 9;20(3):259-64.

itIs153 [pie-1p::par-2::GFP + rol-6(su1006) + N2 genomic DNA]. Maintain at 24 degrees; sick at 25 C, GFP lost at 20C. itIs153 is an integrated derivitive of axEx1094. Reference: Kumfer et al. (2010) Mol Bio Cell21(2):266-77.

Maintain under normal condition. Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids, and non-GFP ok586 homozygotes (Lvl). Homozygous nT1[qIs51] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Kumfer et al. (2010) Mol Bio Cell21(2):266-77.

C. briggsae strain. Reduced fecundity at 20°C and 25°C. Generated by CRISPR/Cas9 in AF16 background, prg-1(how21) is a 5 bp deletion located 47 bp downstream of the start codon that causes frameshift. prg-1(how21) is presumed null; consistent with previous findings that the stability of piRNAs and Piwi protein are co-dependent in C. elegans, the overall abundance of 21 U-RNAs in Cbr-prg-1(how21) was reduced to ~1% of wild-type. Reference: Pastore B, et al. RNA Biol. 2022 Jan;19(1):1276-1292. doi: 10.1080/15476286.2022.2149170.

Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP+, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP Sterile homozygotes. qIs48 [myo-2::GFP + pes-10::GFP + ges-1::GFP]. Homozygous hT2 animals are inviable. May have him-8(e1489) in background, but unsure.

Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segragate WT GFP+, arrested hT2 aneuploids, and non-GFP Dpy Unc homozygotes. Homozygous hT2[bli-4 let-? qIs48] are inviable.

T07D3.7. Homozygous viable, contains an out of frame deletion removing nucleotides encoding amino acids 34-374. This strain cannot be distributed to for-profit companies. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC. URL: http://www.celeganskoconsortium.omrf.org.

Pick GFP+ to maintain. sprDf1 is a ~0.25 Mb microdeletion allele on the left arm of chromosome V that removes 32 adjacent protein-coding genes, including mex-5. Heterozygous animals (GFP+) are fertile, but sometimes die by bursting, will have polynucleated embryos, and form uterine tumors ~6 days after hatching. sprDf1 homozygotes (GFP-) have maternal effect lethality, are small, sterile, form large uterine tumors that consist of poly nucleated embryos, have squashed vulvas, are uncoordinated, and die by bursting within eight days of hatching. nT1 homozygotes are inviable (dead eggs). Reference: Antkowiak KR, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2023 Nov 13:jkad258. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad258. PMID: 37956108.

Homozygous fertile; reduced brood size. mex-3(spr5) is a CRISPR/Cas9 engineered deletion removing 488 bp of the mex-3 3´UTR. Derived by modification of parental strain DG4269 mex-3(tn1753[gfp::3xflag::mex-3]) I. Reference: Albarqi MMY & Ryder SP. PLoS Genet 2021 Aug 23;17(8):e1009775. PMID: 34424904

Homozygous fertile. mex-3(spr6) is a CRISPR/Cas9 engineered deletion removing 142 bp of the mex-3 3´UTR. Derived by modification of parental strain DG4269 mex-3(tn1753[gfp::3xflag::mex-3]) I. Reference: Albarqi MMY & Ryder SP. PLoS Genet 2021 Aug 23;17(8):e1009775. PMID: 34424904

Homozygous fertile. mex-3(spr7) is a CRISPR/Cas9 engineered deletion removing 134 bp of the mex-3 3´UTR. Derived by modification of parental strain DG4269 mex-3(tn1753[gfp::3xflag::mex-3]) I. Reference: Albarqi MMY & Ryder SP. PLoS Genet 2021 Aug 23;17(8):e1009775. PMID: 34424904

Homozygous fertile; reduced brood size. mex-3(spr5) is a CRISPR/Cas9 engineered deletion removing 190 bp of the mex-3 3´UTR. Derived by modification of parental strain DG4269 mex-3(tn1753[gfp::3xflag::mex-3]) I. Reference: Albarqi MMY & Ryder SP. PLoS Genet 2021 Aug 23;17(8):e1009775. PMID: 34424904

opIs56 [egl-1p::2xNLS::GFP]. opIs56 is a low copy integrant of 3 kb 5' sequence from egl-1 fused to 2xNLS GFP. unc-119(ed3) should be outcrossed. Low basal GFP expression in embryos, meiotic germ cells and several neurons. GFP expression can be induced by ionizing radiation in all germ cells. Best viewed with dissected gonads.

Heterozygotes are WT GFP+ and segregate non-glowing hus-1 homozygotes and very rare homozygous hT2 glowing animals, and dead eggs. 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 gut promoter driving GFP in the intestine. hus-1(op244) mutants from homozygous parents show an incompletely penetrant maternal effect embryonic lethality. Note: qIs48 has been observed to recombine off hT2, typically leaving behind a functional homozygous viable hT2 with Bli-4 phenotype.

Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids, and non-GFP ccz-1 homozygotes (produce only arrested embryos with spindle orientation defects, accumulate vesicles, and problems engulfing apoptotic corpses). Homozygous nT1[qIs51] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Nieto C, et al. J Cell Sci. 2010 Jun 15;123(Pt 12):2001-7.

High zinc transcriptional activation - deficient (Zad-d). Avoid high zinc concentrations. [NOTE: this strain was previously described as hizr-1(am285); the correct allele name hizr-1(am286).] Reference: Warnhoff K, et al. PLoS Biol. 2017 Jan 17;15(1):e2000094.

Gain-of-function allele: modified ligand binding domain constitutively binds HZA element. High zinc transcriptional activation - constitutive (Zad-c). [NOTE: this strain was previously described as hizr-1(am286); the correct allele name hizr-1(am285).] Reference: Warnhoff K, et al. PLoS Biol. 2017 Jan 17;15(1):e2000094.

Non-Glp; remains fertile even with sygl-1(RNAi). Endogenous lst-1 locus tagged with a 3xFLAG N-terminally. Visible in cytoplasm of 5-6 cell diameters of distal germline in young adults. Reference: Kocsisova Z, et al. Development. 2019 Apr 23;146(8).

Non-Glp; remains fertile even with lst-1(RNAi). Endogenous sygl-1 locus tagged with a 3xFLAG N-terminally. Visible in cytoplasm of 10-12 cell diameters of distal germline in young adults. Reference: Kocsisova Z, et al. Development. 2019 Apr 23;146(8).

Homozygous maternal effect lethal mutation balanced by GFP-marked translocation. Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids, and non-GFP am315 homozygotes (maternal effect lethal). Homozygous nT1[qIs51] inviable. Pick wild-type GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. 3xFLAG epitope allows antibody detection of full-length PCN-1. Reference: Kocsisova Z, et al. BMC Dev Biol. 2018 May 30;18(1):12.

Weak severity of lin-45 raf allele: WT viability, vulval induction and fertility but effectively suppresses the let-60(n1046gf) Muv phenotype. Unc.

Weak lin-45 raf allele: essentially WT viability, vulval induction and fertility but effectively suppresses the let-60(n1046gf) Muv phenotype. Unc.

jyIs8 [pals-5p::GFP + myo-2p::mCherry]. Orsay virus infection defect. Reference: Jiang H, et al. mBio. 2017 Sep 5;8(5):e00940-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00940-17. PMID: 28874467.

jyIs8 [pals-5p::GFP + myo-2p::mCherry]. Orsay virus infection defect. Reference: Jiang H, et al. mBio. 2017 Sep 5;8(5):e00940-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00940-17. PMID: 28874467.

jyIs8 [pals-5p::GFP + myo-2p::mCherry]. Orsay virus infection defect. Reference: Jiang H, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2020 Sep 8;117(36):22462-22472. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2006914117. PMID: 32839311.

Dyf (DiI), chemotaxis defective towards IAA. Preliminary results show increased longevity.

Lacks L-isoaspartyl methyltransferase (E.C. 2.1.1.77) activity.

Defective thermotaxis. [NOTE (04-15-2013): the genotype of XA406 has been corrected to ncs-1(qa401). It was previously described as ncs-1(qa406).]

Previously called MA1104.

Previously called MA1128.

Previously called MA1132.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT and Sterile Dpys. Homozygous rib-2(qa4900) animals give homozygous F2 animals that can develop to the adult stage but exhibit abnormal phenotypes such as egg-laying defects, increased body width, and reduced activity in movement. While the F2 qa4900 homozygotes are fertile, the F3 qa4900 homozygous progeny stop developing during gastrulation and fail to develop normally. 511 bp deletion in the region of intron2 to exon 6 of the rib-2 gene (K01G5.6).

Resistant to paraquat (methyl viologen). Dyf phenotype. Extended lifespan. mev-4 = che-11.

Heterozygotes are WT and GFP+ in the pharynx. ok487 homozygotes arrest as early larvae and are GFP-. qIs51 homozygotes are inviable.

ZC317.3 Homozygous. Outer Left Sequence: TCAAAATACAGGGGTAGGCG. Outer Right Sequence: ACAATTCCTGGAACTCACGG. Inner Left Sequence: TGAAGAGGTTTTGAAACGCA. Inner Right Sequence: ACTTTCCGAGAGGAATGGGT. Inner Length: 2746. Estimated Deletion Size: 1200. This strain was provided by the C. elegans Gene Knockout Project at OMRF, which is part of the International C. elegans Gene Knockout Consortium, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use. http://www.mutantfactory.ouhsc.edu/

R09B5.11 Homozygous. Outer Left Sequence: ctgtcgcaagtcctgattga. Outer Right Sequence: gtttccggaacaaacttcca. Inner Left Sequence: gaacgagtgtttctgggacg. Inner Right Sequence: atgaggaaggcgtactggtg. Inner Primer PCR Length: 3113. Deletion size: 1273 bp. Left flank: TATCAGTTTGAAGAGGCACTCGAAAACCTT. Right flank: ACTGTTCTATATATAAGCTGAAGTTCAACC. This strain was provided by the C. elegans Gene Knockout Project at OMRF, which is part of the International C. elegans Gene Knockout Consortium, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use. http://www.mutantfactory.ouhsc.edu/

Superficially WT. Suppressor of gna-2. Reduced brood counts at all temperatures (strongly reduced at 26C). Reduced embryo survival following heat shock. Hypomorph.

Superficially WT. Suppressor of gna-2. Reduced brood counts at all temperatures (very strongly reduced at 26C). Exhibits mating-dependent progressive hermaphrodite sterility. Reduced embryo survival following heat shock.

qaIs8400 [let-858p::Ov-GST-3 + rol-6(su1006)]. Called AK1 in the reference article. The Ov-GST-3 gene was amplified from genomic DNA of O. volvulus with 1µM of the sequence specific primer 5'Klon and 3'Klon (5'Klon: 5'-GGCGTACGATGTCAAGATTTCCTCAACAAG-3'; 3'Klon: 5'-GGTCTAGATTTATTTAGGAATGATTGAATCGGTCG-3'; representing bases 4 - 25 and the complementary sequence of bases 821 - 841 of the published Ov-GST-3 cDNA (AF203814); bold underlines indicate restriction sites for Pfl23II (SplI) and XbaI, respectively; dotted underline indicates the start codon for translation; italics indicates the conserved sequence for the polyadenylation signal for transgenic transcript processing; the 8 5'-nucleotides of primer 3'Klon and the fourteen 5'-nucleotides of primer 5'Klon do not correspond to the template and introduce the sequences to the amplicon), 200 µM of each deoxynucleotide (Gibco BRL) and 2.5 units of Taq polymerase (Gibco BRL). After an initial denaturation of 3 minutes at 93°C, 35 cycles of annealing at 55°C for 1 minute, synthesis at 72°C for 2 minutes and a 1 minute denaturation at 93°C were performed, followed by a final extension at 72°C for 5 minutes. The genomic Ov-GST-3 fragment obtained by PCR (see above) was ligated into the pGEM-T Easy vector (Promega) by TA-cloning, cleaved with the restriction enzymes Pfl23II (SplI) and XbaI (restriction sites introduced by the primer) and inserted between the unique Pfl23II (SplI) and XbaI sites of the vector pPD103.05 (kindly provided by A. Fire). The sequence of the genomic Ov-GST-3 fragment in the resulting plasmid pAK1 was confirmed by automated dye terminator, dideoxy sequencing (ABI Prism 377TM Sequencer, PE Applied Biosystems) using the PCR primers (see above). The pAK1 DNA was injected in combination with the marker plasmid pRF4 [rol-6(su1006)] into the gonads of N2 C. elegans at a concentration of approximately 100 ng/µl for each plasmid. Transgenic worms were identified by the selectable Roller marker phenotype and the stable transmitting line AK1ex (AK1 extrachromosomal) was established. Integration of the extrachromosomal arrays was achieved by irradiation of AK1ex worms with 3600 rad (1 rad = 0.01 Gy) of x-rays (x-ray chamber: RUM 9421-070-77002, Philips, Netherlands; dosimeter: PTW-SN4, PTW, Germany). The progeny of these worms was then screened for 100% transmittance of the Roller phenotype to obtain the C. elegans line AK1int (AK1 integrated) with the chromosomally integrated transgenes.

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.