Isolated by Michael Ailion from rotting apricot from home of Wayne Davis and Danielle Endres in Salt Lake City, Utah, 8/4/2006, under tree on north side of house. Coordinates: 40° 42' 26.16" N, 111° 52' 3.27" W. Animals move very rapidly. Strain started from a single L4 hermaphrodite and grown three generations before freezing. 18S rDNA sequence differs from C. briggsae NCBI entry (PB102), but is identical to the 18S sequence of AF16, HK104, PB800 and VT847. Cross-fertile with AF16.

Unc. Not caused by cxTi10882. Mos1 allele generated by NemaGENETAG consortium (Laurent Segalat). Grows best on HB101 bacteria. Reference: Frokjaer-Jensen C, et al., Nat Genet. 2008 Nov;40(11):1375-83.

oxTi185 [ttTi5605 + NeoR(+) + unc-18(+)]. Unc. Grows best at 20C on HB101. Strain contains a universal MosSCI insertion site that is compatible with targeting vectors for the ttTi5605 site (for example, pCFJ150 derivatives). This site is generally permissive for germline expression. Transgenic animals are NeoR and carry an extra copy of unc-18(+). Please see www.wormbuilder.org for more details.

oxTi179 [ttTi5605 + NeoR(+) + unc-18(+)]. Unc. Grows best at 20C on HB101. Strain contains a universal MosSCI insertion site that is compatible with targeting vectors for the ttTi5605 site (for example, pCFJ150 derivatives). This site is generally permissive for germline expression. Transgenic animals are NeoR and carry an extra copy of unc-18(+). Please see www.wormbuilder.org for more details.

oxTi444 [ttTi5605 + NeoR(+) + unc-18(+)]. Unc. Grows best at 20C on HB101. Strain contains a universal MosSCI insertion site that is compatible with targeting vectors for the ttTi5605 site (for example, pCFJ150 derivatives). This site is generally permissive for germline expression. Transgenic animals are NeoR and carry an extra copy of unc-18(+). Please see www.wormbuilder.org for more details.

oxTi177 [ttTi5605 + NeoR(+) + unc-18(+)]. Unc. Grows best at 20C on HB101. Strain contains a universal MosSCI insertion site that is compatible with targeting vectors for the ttTi5605 site (for example, pCFJ150 derivatives). This site is generally permissive for germline expression. Transgenic animals are NeoR and carry an extra copy of unc-18(+). Please see www.wormbuilder.org for more details.

oxTi365 [ttTi5605 + NeoR(+) + unc-18(+)]. Unc. Grows best at 20C on HB101. Strain contains a universal MosSCI insertion site that is compatible with targeting vectors for the ttTi5605 site (for example, pCFJ150 derivatives). This site is generally permissive for germline expression. Transgenic animals are NeoR and carry an extra copy of unc-18(+). Please see www.wormbuilder.org for more details.

oxTi354 [myo-2p::GFP::H2B + ttTi5605 + unc-18(+)]. Unc. Grows best at 20C on HB101. Strain contains a universal MosSCI insertion site that is compatible with targeting vectors for the ttTi5605 site (for example, pCFJ150 derivatives). This site is generally permissive for germline expression. Transgenic animals contain a myo-2p::GFP::H2B construct next to the insertion site and carry an extra copy of unc-18(+). Please see www.wormbuilder.org for more details.

oxTi1002 [eft-3p::GFP::2xNLS::tbb-2 3'UTR + PuroR] I. Strain is healthy. NOTE: This strain is not necessarily homozygous - please verify before using. Nuclear green fluorescence is broadly expressed (in most cells) and visible under dissection microscope. This strain can be used for mapping or to facilitate genetic crosses. Integration site: (I:19.25). Insertion into Y40B1A.3. Please see wormbuilder.org for exact insertion site. miniMos insertion of pCFJ1659 into N2 with puromycin selection.

Derived from RB1739 and NU3.

Derived from RB1739 and CF1038.

xrIs87 [daf-16(alpha)::GFP::daf-16B + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Derived from RB1739 and GR1352.

Derived from RB1739 and RB911.

Derived from RB1739 and KU4.

Derived from RB1739 and DA465.

muIs61 [(pKL78) daf16::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. muIs61 rescues daf-16(mu86). muIs61 is a gamma-induced insertion of muEx50. Derived from RB1739 and CF1139.

zIs356 [daf-16p::daf-16a/b::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. See strain TJ356 for additional information about zIs356. Derived from RB1739 and TJ356.

Derived from RB1739 and IG10.

Derived from RB1739 and CB1370.

ltIs37 [pie-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] IV. ruIs57 [pie-1p::GFP::tubulin + unc-119(+)]. GFP tag inserted into endogenous aspm-1 locus. tmC18 balancer marked with myo-2p::mCherry and Dpy. Heterozygotes are wild-type with pharyngeal mCherry, and segregate mCherry+ heterozygotes, tmC18 homozygotes (mCherry+ Dpy) and non-mCherry triple mutant homozygotes. Homozygous triple mutants are fertile but produced reduced brood sizes with highly penetrant embryonic lethality; will also segregate some males. [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.] Reference: Chuang CH, et al., Biology Open 2020 9: bio052308 doi: 10.1242/bio.052308 Published 25 June 2020

tmIn51 is a CRISPR/Cas9-induced inversion between C09G12.5 and C01B10.3 in LG IV.

Break points: In(C01B10.3 eak-7 In(mec-3 unc-31)) IV. Covered region (Mb) 6.2 (6.6..12.8) Mec Unc. Reference: Dejima K, et al. Cell Rep. 2018 Jan 2;22(1):232-241.

Break points: In(C01B10.3 eak-7 In(mec-3 unc-31)) IV. Covered region (Mb) 6.2 (6.6..12.8) Balancer marked with myo-2p::Venus. Mec Unc. Reference: Dejima K, et al. Cell Rep. 2018 Jan 2;22(1):232-241.

Temperature-sensitive maternal effect lethal mutation linked to unc-24(e138) and pseudolinked to dpy-11(e224), and balanced by recessive lethal translocation. Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, arrested nT1 aneuploids, arrested nT1 homozygotes, and viable DpyUnc t1786 homozygotes that produce unfertilized oocytes at restrictive temperature. GE2827 is also homozygous for xpf-1(e1487) so that male progeny are segregated. Pick WT and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Please reference Li-Leger et al., G3 11(12) 2021 in any work resulting from use of this mutation. xpf-1 previously known as him-9.

Temperature-sensitive maternal effect lethal mutation linked to unc-24(e138) and pseudolinked to dpy-11(e224), and balanced by recessive lethal translocation. Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, arrested nT1 aneuploids, arrested nT1 homozygotes, and viable DpyUnc t1866 homozygotes that produce unfertilized oocytes at restrictive temperature. GE2895 is also homozygous for xpf-1(e1487) so that male progeny are segregated. Pick WT and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Please reference Li-Leger et al., G3 11(12) 2021 in any work resulting from use of this mutation. xpf-1 previously known as him-9.

Bacteria. This strain of E. coli is easier for worms to eat than other E. coli strains. [supE44 hsdS20(rB-mB-) recA13 ara-14 proA2 lacY1 galK2 rpsL20 xyl-5 mtl-1]. Contains a mutation (rpsL20) in a ribosomal subunit gene that confers streptomycin resistance. Biosafety Level: BSL-1.

unc-58(L428F) was knocked into the endogenous locus of flp-11 to express a sodium channel in RIS that causes strong overactivation of RIS. Reference: Busack I & Bringmann H. PLOS Genetics 19(3): e1010665. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010665.

Heterozygotes are wild-type with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids, and non-GFP rike-1(syb1165) homozygotes (early larval lethality). Homozygous nT1[qIs51] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Cheng X, et al. Autophagy. 2023 Jan;19(1):241-255. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2022.2071381. PMID: 35521960.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpy Uncish with occasional Rol (nmy-1 dpy-8), Lon males, and dead eggs. nmy-1 homozygotes have a low brood size and are slow growing. sb115 is a null, truncation allele.

WT behavioral phenotype. Axon guidance defect in ceh-17 expressing neurons ALA and 4SIA. ceh-17 = D1007.1, a C. elegans paired homeodomain transcription factor, Phox2 orthologue. np1 is a molecular null. np1 is a 1353 bp deletion inculding 549 bp upstream of the initiator ATG and extending to the 5th codon of the homeodomain. [NOTE: Miyazaki, et al. (2022) report that this strain carries the fln-2(ot611) mutation in the background, and outcrossing the strain resulted in significantly reduced quiescence during lethargus.]

Strain derived by outcrossing RB1547 two times to N2 to remove the lethal background mutation in RB1547. Reference: Dierking K, et al. Cell Host Microbe. 2011 May 19;9(5):425-35.

Bacteria. CeMbio Collection. Natural isolate from a C. elegans population in rotting stem. Sampled in: Santeuil, France. Slow grower. More information about collection on the project's wiki: http://www.cembio.uni-kiel.de/. 16S rRNA primer: 27F/1492R. 16S rRNA sequence: CTTGAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGAACGAACGCTGGCGGCATGCCTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGAGACCTTCGGGTCTAGTGGCGCACGGGTGCGTAACGCGTGGGAATCTGCCCTTGGGTTCGGAATAACAGTTGGAAACGACTGCTAATACCGGATGATGACGTAAGTCCAAAGATTTATCGCCCAGGGATGAGCCCGCGTAGGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGGGGTAAAGGCCTACCAAGGCGACGATCCTTAGCTGGTCTGAGAGGATGATCAGCCACACTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGGACAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGATCCAGCAATGCCGCGTGAGTGATGAAGGCCTTAGGGTTGTAAAGCTCTTTTACCCGGGATGATAATGACAGTACCGGGAGAATAAGCCCCGGCTAACTCCGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGGAGGGGGCTAGCGTTGTTCGGAATTACTGGGCGTAAAGCGCACGTAGGCGGCTTTGTAAGTTAGAGGTGAAAGCCTGGAGCTTAACTCCAGAACTGCCTTTAAGACTGCATCGCTTGAATCCAGGAGAGGTGAGTGGAATTCCGAGTGTAGAGGTGAAATTCGTAGATATTCGGAAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTCACTGGACTGGTATTGACGCTGAGGTGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGATAACTAGCTGTCCGGGTGCTTGGCATTTGGGTGGCGCAGCTAACGCATTAAGTTATCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGGTCGCAAGATTAAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCTGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGCAGAACCTTACCAGCGTTTGACATGGTAGGACGACTGGCAGAGATGCCTTTCTTCCCTTCGGGGACCTACACACAGGTGCTGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTCGCCTTTAGTTACCATCATTTAGTTGGGTACTCTAAAGGAACCGCCGGTGATAAGCCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAGTCCTCATGGCCCTTACGCGCTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCAACTACAGTGGGCAGCAATCCCGCGAGGGTGAGCTAATCTCCAAAAGTTGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTTCTCTGCAACTCGAGAGCATGAAGGCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGCATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCAGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTTGGATTCACCCGAAGGCGTTGCGCCAACCCGCAAGGGGAGCAGGCGACCACGGTGGGTTCAGCGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTAGGGGAACCTGCGGCTGGATCACCTCCTTT GenBank: BioSample SAMN10361612

Bacteria. CeMbio Collection. Natural isolate from C. elegans natural habitat (Rotting pear). LB, 20-26C. Sampled in Le Blanc, France. More information about collection on the project's wiki: http://www.cembio.uni-kiel.de/. 16S rRNA primer: 27F/1492R. 16S rRNA sequence: TGAAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGAGTGAACGCTGGCGGTAGGCCTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGGCAGCACAGAGGAGCTTGCTCCTTGGGTGGCGAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGGAATACATCGGAATCTACTTTTTCGTGGGGGATAACGTAGGGAAACTTACGCTAATACCGCATACGACCTACGGGTGAAAGCAGGGGACCTTCGGGCCTTGCGCGATTGAATGAGCCGATGTCGGATTAGCTAGTTGGCGGGGTAAAGGCCCACCAAGGCGACGATCCGTAGCTGGTCTGAGAGGATGATCAGCCACACTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGGACAATGGGCGCAAGCCTGATCCAGCCATACCGCGTGGGTGAAGAAGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAAGCCCTTTTGTTGGGAAAGAAATCCAGCCGGCTAATACCTGGTTGGGATGACGGTACCCAAAGAATAAGCACCGGCTAACTTCGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGAAGGGTGCAAGCGTTACTCGGAATTACTGGGCGTAAAGCGTGCGTAGGTGGTTGTTTAAGTCTGTTGTGAAAGCCCTGGGCTCAACCTGGGAACTGCAGTGGAAACTGGACAACTAGAGTGTGGTAGAGGGTAGCGGAATTCCCGGTGTAGCAGTGAAATGCGTAGAGATCGGGAGGAACATCCATGGCGAAGGCAGCTACCTGGACCAACACTGACACTGAGGCACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCCTAAACGATGCGAACTGGATGTTGGGTGCAATTTGGCACGCAGTATCGAAGCTAACGCGTTAAGTTCGCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGGTCGCAAGACTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGATGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGGCCTTGACATGTCGAGAACTTTCCAGAGATGGATTGGTGCCTTCGGGAACTCGAACACAGGTGCTGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTGTCCTTAGTTGCCAGCACGTAATGGTGGGAACTCTAAGGAGACCGCCGGTGACAAACCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAGTCATCATGGCCCTTACGGCCAGGGCTACACACGTACTACAATGGTAGGGACAGAGGGCTGCAAGCCGGCGACGGTAAGCCAATCCCAGAAACCCTATCTCAGTCCGGATTGGAGTCTGCAACTCGACTCCATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGCATTGCTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTTTGTTGCACCAGAAGCAGGTAGCTTAACCTTCGGGAGGGCGCTTGCCACGGTGTGGCCGATGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGATCACCTCCTTT

oxSi120 [peel-1p::tagRFP::MSP-142 3'utr+ unc-119(+)]. Him. Derived from EG5897 and CB1489; not known if is unc-119(ed3) is still present in background. Reference: Batchelder EL, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Jul 12;108(28):11429-34.

louIs7 [ges-1p::sqst-1::mCherry::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR]. Tandemly-tagged p62/sequestosome marker expressed in the gut can be used to monitor autophagic activity. Reference: Villalobos TV, et al. Nat Aging. 2023 Sep;3(9):1091-1106. PMID: 37580394.

louIs8 [ges-1p::nuc-1::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR]. mCherry-tagged lysosomal nuclease NUC-1 expression can be used to monitor lysosomes in the gut. Reference: Villalobos TV, et al. Nat Aging. 2023 Sep;3(9):1091-1106. PMID: 37580394.

louIs10 [myo-3p::sqst-1::mCherry::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR]. Tandemly-tagged p62/sequestosome marker expressed in the muscle can be used to monitor autophagic activity. Reference: Villalobos TV, et al. Nat Aging. 2023 Sep;3(9):1091-1106. PMID: 37580394.

MT15982 mir-67(n4899) was outcrossed 6x to produce this strain. Deletion breakpoints are:GGGTGCCTAATGCAAA / AGTACACATTTATGAAT...GCGAGTTTAAAGCAACG / AGTAGCAGAAGGACCA.Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC. This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. This strain cannot be used for any commercial purpose or for work on human subjects.

MT15501 mir-83(n4638) was outcrossed 6x to produce this strain. Deletion breakpoints are:GTTGAGAATTCCTGTTGCAAT / TAAAACTGAAATTTCGATCTA...TTTTTAGAATTGAGAGCA / ACGAAAGAACAAAATAAGAGA.Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC. This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. This strain cannot be used for any commercial purpose or for work on human subjects.

Combination mutant made with 6x outcrossed lines KB10 mir-67(n4899) and KB11 mir-83(n4638).

Superficially WT. byDf1 completely suppresses the Egl defect of sel-12 mutants. byDf1 derepresses the transcription of hop-1 in the early larval stages. byDf1 is a deletion of 31,069 bases from position 3052 of cosmid F46H6 to position 6698 of cosmid C07A12 with a single A base pair insertion. byDf1 deletes F46H6.2/dgk-2, F46H6.4, F46H6.1/rhi-1, C07A12.5/spr-3 and part of C07A12.7. byDf1 is null for spr-3 by sequence and northern analysis. Deletion can be detected with the primers RB1222 CTT ACT AGT ACT AGC TCG CG and RB1224 CCT GTC CAT AAG TGC AGT CC, which give a product of 1540 bp. This strain may not be used for commercial purposes.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Paralyzed Uncs and L3 lethals. ua1 is a deletion of the first 3 full exons of the NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase of complex I in the mitochondrial respiratory chain.

Animals with the duplication are WT. Animals which have lost the duplication arrest at 3rd larval stage with increased life span. ua2 is a deletion of the first 2 exons of atp-2. atp-2 gene encodes for active site subunit of Complex V of mitochondrial respiratory chain, the ATP synthase.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpy(ts) Steriles and Uncs which arrest in the L3 larval stage. ua2 is a deletion of the first 2 exons of atp-2. atp-2 gene encodes for active site subunit of Complex V of mitochondrial respiratory chain, the ATP synthase.

uaDf5/+ is stable as a heterozygote. The strain does not appear to segregate live animals with uaDf5/uaDf5 or +/+ genotypes. Throws males.

D137A. Daf-d. L1 starvation sensitive. M-cell arrest defective. daf-18(D137A) corresponds to human allele PTEN(D92A). Reference: Chen J, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2022 12(6):jkac092. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkac092. PMID: 35451480.

G174E. Daf-d. L1 starvation sensitive. M-cell arrest defective. daf-18(G174E) corresponds to human allele PTEN(G129E). Reference: Chen J, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2022 12(6):jkac092. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkac092. PMID: 35451480.

C169S. Daf-d. L1 starvation sensitive. M-cell arrest defective. daf-18(C169S) corresponds to human allele PTEN(C124S). Reference: Chen J, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2022 12(6):jkac092. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkac092. PMID: 35451480.

vsSi32 [goa-1::GFP + unc-119(+)] III. GOA-1::GFP translational fusion driven by 5kb of goa-1 promoter. Rescues unc-119 locomotion defect. vsSi32 is inserted into the left arm of chromosome III between sequences 5’-tttactgcatactgaacaacaggggaaaagggg-3’ and 5’-tagaattagctgtaagacggcgtctaggttttgca-3’. Reference: Kumar S, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2021 Aug 7;11(8):jkab167. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab167. PMID: 34003969

vsSi32 [goa-1::GFP + unc-119(+)] III. GOA-1::GFP translational fusion driven by 5kb of goa-1 promoter. Rescues locomotion and body morphology defects, and partially rescues egg-laying defects seen in goa-1 null mutants. vsSi32 is inserted into the left arm of chromosome III between sequences 5’-tttactgcatactgaacaacaggggaaaagggg-3’ and 5’-tagaattagctgtaagacggcgtctaggttttgca-3’. Reference: Kumar S, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2021 Aug 7;11(8):jkab167. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab167. PMID: 34003969