drSi13 [hsf-1p::hsf-1::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. hsf-1 cDNA with a C-terminal GFP and controlled by 4 kb of the hsf-1 promoter, integrated at a single copy by MosSCI on chromosome II at ttTi5605 in EG4322. Exhibits nuclear GFP expression that redistributes into granules after >1 min 35C heat shock. Reference: Morton EA, Lamitina T. Aging Cell. 2012 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/acel.12024.

drSi12 [hsf-1p::human hsf-1::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Expresses single-copy human HSF1 (drSi12) in hsf-1(sy441) hypomorph. drSi12 includes human hsf-1 cDNA with a C-terminal GFP and controlled by 4 kb of the C. elegans hsf-1 promoter, integrated at a single copy by MosSCI on chromosome II at ttTi5605. Larval arrest at 25C. Reference: Morton EA, Lamitina T. Aging Cell. 2012 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/acel.12024.

drSi13 [hsf-1p::hsf-1::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Expresses single-copy C. elegans HSF-1 (drSi13) in hsf-1(sy441) hypomorph. drSi13 includes hsf-1 cDNA with a C-terminal GFP and controlled by 4 kb of the hsf-1 promoter, integrated at a single copy by MosSCI on chromosome II at ttTi5605. Moderate rescue of sy441 25C growth arrest, but should be maintained at 20C or lower. Reference: Morton EA, Lamitina T. Aging Cell. 2012 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/acel.12024.

drSi28 [hsf-1p::hsf-1(R145A)::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. hsf-1 cDNA containing an arginine to alanine mutation at residue 145 in the DNA binding domain, with a C-terminal GFP and under control of 4 kb of the hsf-1 promoter, integrated at a single copy by MosSCI on chromosome II at ttTi5605 in EG4322. Exhibits nuclear GFP expression that redistributes into granules at a reduced rate compared to wild type immediately after 1 min 35C heat shock. Reference: Morton EA, Lamitina T. Aging Cell. 2012 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/acel.12024.

drSi13 [hsf-1p::hsf-1::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Expresses single-copy drSi13 in the background of balanced hsf-1(ok600). drSi13 includes hsf-1 cDNA with a C-terminal GFP and controlled by 4 kb of the hsf-1 promoter, integrated at a single copy by MosSCI on chromosome II at ttTi5605. Segregates WT GFP+ heterozygotes, non-GFP rescued ok600; drSi13 homozygotes, very rare GFP+ homozygous hT2, and dead eggs. Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+. Reference: Morton EA, Lamitina T. Aging Cell. 2012 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/acel.12024.

drSi28 [hsf-1p::hsf-1(R145A)::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Expresses single-copy drSi28 in hsf-1(sy441) hypomorph. drSi28 includes hsf-1 cDNA containing an arginine to alanine mutation at residue 145 in the DNA binding domain, with a C-terminal GFP and under control of 4 kb of the hsf-1 promoter, integrated at a single copy by MosSCI on chromosome II at ttTi5605. Larval arrest at 25C. Reference: Morton EA, Lamitina T. Aging Cell. 2012 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/acel.12024.

drSi28 [hsf-1p::hsf-1(R145A)::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Expresses single-copy drSi28 in the background of balanced hsf-1(ok600). drSi28 includes hsf-1 cDNA containing an arginine to alanine mutation at residue 145 in the DNA binding domain with a C-terminal GFP and controlled by 4 kb of the hsf-1 promoter, integrated at a single copy by MosSCI on chromosome II at ttTi5605. Segregates WT GFP+ heterozygotes, non-GFP ok600 homozygotes (not rescued by drSi28), very rare GFP+ homozygous hT2, and dead eggs. Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+. Reference: Morton EA, Lamitina T. Aging Cell. 2012 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/acel.12024.

drSi41 [hsf-1p::hsf-1::HA::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. hsf-1 cDNA containing an HA tag in frame between amino acids 370 and 371, under control of 4 kb of the hsf-1 promoter, integrated as a single copy by MosSCI on chromosome II at ttTi5605 in EG4322. Reference: Morton EA, Lamitina T. Aging Cell. 2012 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/acel.12024.

drSi41 [hsf-1p::hsf-1::HA::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Expresses single-copy drSi41 in hsf-1(sy441) hypomorph. drSi41 includes hsf-1 cDNA containing an HA tag in frame between amino acids 370 and 371, under control of 4 kb of the hsf-1 promoter, integrated as a single copy by MosSCI on chromosome II at ttTi5605. Moderate rescue of sy441 25C growth arrest, but should be maintained at 20C or lower. Reference: Morton EA, Lamitina T. Aging Cell. 2012 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/acel.12024.

kyIs140: [str-2::GFP + lin-15(+)] I. otTi20 [oig-8p::oig-8 + NeoR]. Single-copy mini-Mos insertion of rescuing oig-8p::oig-8 transgene.

kyIs140: [str-2::GFP + lin-15(+)] I. otTi22 [str-1p::oig-8 + NeoR]. Single-copy mini-Mos insertion of rescuing str-1p::oig-8 transgene.

kyIs140: [str-2::GFP + lin-15(+)] I. otTi24 [ceh-36(prom3)::oig-8 + NeoR]. Single-copy mini-Mos insertion of rescuing ceh-36(prom3)::oig-8 transgene.

otTi71 [UPN::lin-4::unc-54 3’UTR]. single copy insertion of panneuronally expressed lin-4 pri-miRNA. Reference: Sun H & Hobert O. Nature. 2021 Dec;600(7887):93-99. doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-04071-4. PMID: 34759317.

ccIs55 [unc-54::lacZ + sup-7(st5)] V. Strain PD55 is transformed with plasmid pPD9.10 (which has a non-nuclear unc-54::lacZ fusion and a copy of the sup-7(st5) gene).

alg-1(ap423 [3xflag::gfp::alg-1]) X. ALG-1 tagged at N-terminal with 3xFLAG:GFP at endogenous locus, verified by western blot and fluorescence microscopy. Reference: Aalto AP, et al. PLoS Genet. 2018 Jun 21;14(6):e1007379.

alg-2(ap431[3xflag::mKate2::alg-2]) II. ALG-2 tagged at N-terminal with 3xFLAG:mKate2 at endogenous locus, verified by western blot and fluorescence microscopy. Reference: Aalto AP, et al. PLoS Genet. 2018 Jun 21;14(6):e1007379.

alg-2(ap431[3xflag::mKate2::alg-2]) II. alg-1(ap423[3xflag::gfp::alg-1]) X. Derived from crossing PQ530 and PQ582 strains, verified by fluorescence microscopy. Reference: Aalto AP, et al. PLoS Genet. 2018 Jun 21;14(6):e1007379.

ieSi57 [eft-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Degron tag inserted into endogenous daf-2 locus. ieSi57 is a single-copy transgene insertion into chromosome II (oxTi179) expressing modified Arabidopsis thaliana TIR1 tagged with mRuby in the soma. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of target proteins in somatic tissues. Reference: Venz R, et al. Elife. 2021 Sep 10;10:e71335. doi: 10.7554/eLife.71335. PMID: 34505574.

hutSi2642 [hsp-90p::mCherry::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119 (+)] II. Expresses a single copy of mCherry from hsp-90 promoter; construct utilizes the unc-54 terminator and 3'UTR. Can be used as a standard for multicolor imaging and quantitative microscopy. hsp-90 previously known as daf-21. Reference: Sands B, et al. 2018. Translational Medicine of Aging Volume 2, January 2018, Pages 1–10.

hutSi2661 [hsp-90p::eGFPT::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119 (+)] II. Expresses a single copy of mEGFP from hsp-90 promoter; construct utilizes the unc-54 terminator and 3'UTR. Can be used as a standard for multicolor imaging and quantitative microscopy. hsp-90 previously known as daf-21. Reference: Sands B, et al. 2018. Translational Medicine of Aging Volume 2, January 2018, Pages 1–10.

uthSi7 [myo-3p::LifeAct::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR, Cbr-unc-119(+)] IV. Single-copy insertion of LifeAct::mRuby labels F-actin in body wall muscle cells. Out-crossed to N2. Reference: Higuchi-Sanabria R, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2018 Oct 15;29(21):2522-2527. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E18-06-0362. PMID: 30133343

uthSi10 [col-19p::LifeAct::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] IV. Integrated into cxTi10816. Single-copy insertion of LifeAct::mRuby labels F-actin in hypodermis beginning at late L4 stage. Out-crossed to N2. Reference: Higuchi-Sanabria R, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2018 Oct 15;29(21):2522-2527. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E18-06-0362. PMID: 30133343

uthSi13 [gly-19p::LifeAct::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] IV. Integrated into cxTi10816. Single-copy insertion of LifeAct::mRuby labels F-actin in intestinal cells. Out-crossed to N2. Reference: Higuchi-Sanabria R, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2018 Oct 15;29(21):2522-2527. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E18-06-0362. PMID: 30133343

GFP tag inserted in endogenous unc-94 locus; specifically tags UNC-94A isoform. Green fluorescence is visible by compound microscopy as striations in body wall muscles, as elongated puncta in single-sarcomere (anal depressor, uterine, and vulval) muscles, as well as the cell bodies of two neurons. Not visible on fluorescent dissection microscopes. Outcrossed parental strain RSL3 with N2. Please contact Ryan Littlefield prior to publishing work using this strain.

GFP tag inserted in endogenous unc-94 locus; specifically tags UNC-94A isoform. mCherry tag inserted into endogenous tni-3 locus; GFP::NLS coexpressed from the endogenous tni-3 promoter via SL2 trans-splicing. GFP::UNC-94 is visible by compound microscopy as striations in body wall muscles, as elongated puncta in single-sarcomere (anal depressor, uterine, and vulval) muscles, as well as the cell bodies of two neurons. GFP::UNC-94 is not visible on fluorescent dissection microscopes. Please contact Ryan Littlefield prior to publishing work using this strain.

GFP tag inserted in endogenous unc-94 locus; specifically tags UNC-94A isoform. mCherry tag inserted into endogenous myo-3 locus; GFP::NLS coexpressed from the endogenous myo-3 promoter via SL2 trans-splicing. GFP::UNC-94 is visible by compound microscopy as striations in body wall muscles, as elongated puncta in single-sarcomere (anal depressor, uterine, and vulval) muscles, as well as the cell bodies of two neurons. GFP::UNC-94 is not visible on fluorescent dissection microscopes. Please contact Ryan Littlefield prior to publishing work using this strain.

Endogenous locus tagged with GFP using CRISPR/Cas9. NLS-mCherry co-expressed from the endogenous promoter using trans-splicing. Body muscles have bright green fluorescence within myofibrils and bright red nuclei visible by dissection fluorescence microscopy. Slow movement and slightly impaired egg-laying. Please contact Ryan Littlefield prior to publishing work using this strain.

Endogenous locus tagged with GFP using CRISPR/Cas9. Body muscles are visibly green by dissection fluorescence microscopy. WT movement and behavior. Please contact Ryan Littlefield prior to publishing work using this strain.

Endogenous locus tagged with mCherry using CRISPR/Cas9. Pharynx muscle is visibly red by dissection fluorescence microscopy. WT pumping and behavior. Please contact Ryan Littlefield prior to publishing work using this strain.

Endogenous locus tagged with GFP using CRISPR/Cas9. Body muscles are visibly green by dissection fluorescence microscopy except for the BWMs near the head. WT movement and behavior. Please contact Ryan Littlefield prior to publishing work using this strain.

Endogenous locus tagged with GFP using CRISPR/Cas9. Pharynx muscle is visibly green by dissection fluorescence microscopy. WT movement and behavior.

ftwEx1 [mlc-2p::GFP::SL2::mCherry::mlc-2]. Pick GFP+ to maintain. Extrachromosomal array expressing GFP and mCherry in muscles. Pharynx and bodywall muscles are visibly bright green by dissection fluorescence microscopy. WT movement and behavior. Please contact Ryan Littlefield prior to publishing work using this strain.

Severing and tagging of endogenous locus with trans-splicing ICR and GFP using CRISPR/Cas9. Pharynx and body muscles are green fluorescent and visible by dissection fluorescence microscopy. Severing is located upstream of kinase domain. Please contact Ryan Littlefield prior to publishing work using this strain.

zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] V. The identity of upr-1 remains unknown. Animals containing the zc6 mutation can be detected in an hsp-4::GFP background by following the bright green tails under fluorescence microscopy.

foxSi27 [pie-1p::tomm-20(gDNA)::mKate2::HA::tbb-2 3'UTR ] I. Single-copy MosSCI insertion into oxti185. Germline-specific expression of TOMM-20::mKate2::HA can be used for fluorescent identification of germline mitochondrial morphology and tissue-specific isolation of mitochondria. Reference: Ahier A, et al. Nature Cell Biol. 2018 Mar;20(3):352-360. doi: 10.1038/s41556-017-0023-x. PMID: 29358705.

mjIs144 [mex-5p::GFP::his-58::21UR-1target::tbb-2 3'UTR + unc-119(+)] II. piRNA sensor strain. Single copy inserted into ttTi5605 (MosSCI). Superficially wild-type with loss of piRNA sensor silencing in piRNA pathway mutants (e.g. prg-1). GFP is silenced in wild-type, expressed in piRNA pathway mutants and can be used as a simple read-out for piRNA pathway function. Reference: Bagijn MP, et al. Science. 2012 Aug 3;337(6094):574-8.

mjIs588 [mex-5p::GFP::his-58::21UR-1target::tbb-2 3'UTR + unc-119(+)] II. mjIs588 was derived by removing introns 2 and 3 from the construct used to generate the mjIs144 transgene. Single copy inserted into ttTi5605 (MosSCI). Superficially wild-type. mjIs588 GFP is silenced in wild-type animals and de-silenced in hrde-1 mutant animals. Reference: Akay A, et al. Dev Cell. 2017 Aug 7;42(3):241-255.e6.

Wild type. Low Tc1 copy number. Isolated in Madison, WI. Caenorhabditis elegans wild isolate (Tc1 pattern I?).

Wild type. Low copy Tc1 number. Isolated in Madison, WI. Caenorhabditis elegans wild isolate (Tc1 pattern I?).

A wild type C. elegans virtually indistinguishable from N2. Males mate with high efficiency, unlike Bergerac. High copy number of Tc1 elements. Active for Tc1 transposition and excision. Not temperature sensitive for growth (unlike Bergerac). See also WBPaper00001053 and WBG 10(2) 140-141 and 11(5) 60. Collected from soil in Madison, WI. Caenorhabditis elegans wild isolate (Tc1 pattern HCD).

udnSi38 [rab5p::rab-5] II. rab-5 [D135H]. rab-5 variant edit #2. Homozygous lethal rab-5 [D135H] mutation rescued by a single copy of wild-type rab-5 integrated into chromosome II at ttTi5605 site (II: 0.77). Maintain at 20 degrees. Reference: Huang et al. 2022. PMID: 35121658

udnSi38 [rab5p::rab-5] II. Maintain at 20 degrees. rab-5 [D135N] variant edit #2 with a single copy of wild-type rab-5 integrated into chromosome II at ttTi5605 site (II: 0.77). Homozygous lethal rab-5 [D135N] mutation balanced by tmC18. Balancer marked with myo-2p::mCherry. Heterozygotes are WT with pharyngeal mCherry fluorescence, and segregate mCherry + heterozygotes, non-mCherry rab-5 [D135N] homozygotes (L1 lethal), and Dpy mCherry+ tmC18 homozygotes. Pick fertile wild-type mCherry+ to maintain. [D135N]/ [D135N]; udnSi38/udnSi38 double homozygotes are lethal. Reference: Huang et al. 2022. PMID: 35121658

udnSi38 [rab5p::rab-5] II. rab-5[D135D]. rab-5 Control edit #1 with a single copy of wild-type rab-5 integrated into chromosome II at ttTi5605 site (II: 0.77). Maintain at 20 degrees. Wild-type looking.

jsSi1606 [loxP::unc-116(+)::FRT3] II. Single copy unc-116(+) insertion at the standard Chr II ttTi5605 mosSCI site. jsSi1579 is an RMCE landing pad inserted at a sgRNA site 45 bp from the ttTi5605 insertion site. It contains an rpl-28p::GFP reporter flanked by FRT and FRT3 sites and a loxP site (for more details about landing pads, see Nonet, 2020.Genetics or visit https://sites.wustl.edu/nonetlab/rmce/).

oaSi10 [par-5p::GFP::par-5::par-5 3' UTR + unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15C. Temperature-sensitive embryonic lethal. MOS single copy insertion of GFP-tagged par-5 under control of its endogenous regulatory sequences. Reference: Mikl, M. and Cowan, CR. Cell Rep. 2014 Sep 11;8(5):1380-90.

oaSi10 [par-5p::GFP::par-5::par-5 3' UTR + unc-119(+)] II. MOS single copy insertion of GFP-tagged par-5 under control of its endogenous regulatory sequences. Reference: Mikl, M. and Cowan, CR. Cell Rep. 2014 Sep 11;8(5):1380-90.

oaSi13 [par-5p::GFP::par-5::par-5 3' UTR(splice bias) + unc-119(+)] II. MOS single copy insertion of PAR-5 under control of the PAR-5 3'UTR.2 isoform exclusively. Reference: Mikl, M. and Cowan, CR. Cell Rep. 2014 Sep 11;8(5):1380-90.

oaSi11 [par-5p::par-5::par-5 3' UTR.2(prespliced) + unc-119(+)] II. MOS single copy insertion of PAR-5 under control of the PAR-5 3'UTR.2 isoform exclusively. Reference: Mikl, M. and Cowan, CR. Cell Rep. 2014 Sep 11;8(5):1380-90.

ddIs26 [pie-1p::mCherry::par-6 + unc-119(+)]. oaSi10 [par-5p::GFP::par-5::par-5 3' UTR + unc-119(+)] II. MOS single copy insertion of GFP-tagged par-5 under control of its endogenous regulatory sequences. Reference: Mikl, M. and Cowan, CR. Cell Rep. 2014 Sep 11;8(5):1380-90.

oaSi10 [par-5p::GFP::par-5::par-5 3' UTR + unc-119(+)] II. ltIs37 [pie-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] IV. MOS single copy insertion of GFP-tagged par-5 under control of its endogenous regulatory sequences. [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: Mikl, M. and Cowan, CR. Cell Rep. 2014 Sep 11;8(5):1380-90.