At 25C, heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, dead eggs and Dauers (which will give only dead eggs if they exit dauer). e1372 and it46 are both temperature sensitive.

jsIs682 [rab-3p::GFP::rab-3 + lin-15(+)] III. rep-1(ok3296) homozygotes arrest as uncoordinated non-pumping starved L2/L3 animals with GFP::RAB-3 mislocalized to neuronal cell bodies. Presence of jsIs682 makes definitive identification of ok3296 homozygotes much easier. sC1(s2023) dpy-1 homozygotes are viable dpy animals. Heterozygotes are wild-type. Pick wild-type and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. ok3296 deletes 556 bp including the first 54 bp of exon 6 and has the sequence junction AGCTGAAACCGGTGCTACAG/CCATTCCTCTTCCCACTCTA. This strain replaces RB2411, which was an unbalanced heterozygous strain; also see NM4337. Reference: Dour S and Nonet ML. In preparation.

Animals with the duplication are WT. Animals which have lost the duplications are DpyUncNcl. Maintain by picking WT. Males containing mnDp84 are not fertile.

Animals with the duplication are WT. Animals which have lost the duplication are DpyUnc-36.

K02F3.11, K02F3.10. Apparent homozygous lethal deletion chromosome balanced by dpy-1-marked recombination suppressor. Heterozygotes are WT, and segregate WT, Dpy (sC1 homozygotes), and ok1634 homozygotes (arrest stage/phenotype undetermined). Pick WT and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. External left primer: TTTGTCCAAAAAGTGCCTCC. External right primer: AGGCGCTCTTGATTCACAGT. Internal left primer: TATCGGATAACAAAAGGCGG. Internal right primer: AGCAGCTCGTCCAGTAGCTC. Internal WT amplicon: 2252 bp. Deletion size: 1401 bp. Deletion left flank: GTTCCTGAAACAAAAATCGGTGATAAAAAT. Deletion right flank: CGATTTGTCCTCCATCCATGTGCTTGATCG. Attribution: This strain was provided by the C. elegans Reverse Genetics Core Facility at the University of British Columbia, which is part of the international C. elegans Gene Knockout Consortium, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use. Paper_evidence WBPaper00041807

Y92C3B.1, F58B6.3. Apparent homozygous lethal deletion chromosome balanced by dpy-1-marked recombination suppressor. Heterozygotes are WT, and segregate WT, Dpy (sC1 homozygotes), and ok1890 homozygotes (arrest stage/phenotype undetermined). Pick WT and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. External left primer: AAAACCCCTCACCTCGACTT. External right primer: AAAAATTGGAAAAATCCGGG. Internal left primer: CGAAGGGAAAATGCAGGATA. Internal right primer: TAAAAATCGGCAGAAATCGG. Internal WT amplicon: 2138 bp. Deletion size: 898 bp. Deletion left flank: AGGATAATTTTTTTTTTGTTGGGAAATTTA. Deletion right flank: TACGGGCTTCGCAGAGCGATTTATCGATTG. Attribution: This strain was provided by the C. elegans Reverse Genetics Core Facility at the University of British Columbia, which is part of the international C. elegans Gene Knockout Consortium, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use. Paper_evidence WBPaper00041807

W06E11.2, W06E11.5a. Apparent homozygous lethal deletion chromosome balanced by dpy-1-marked crossover suppressor. Heterozygotes are WT, and segregate WT, Dpy sC1 homozygotes, and ok476 homozygotes (arrest stage/phenotype undetermined). Pick WT and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Attribution: This strain was provided by the C. elegans Reverse Genetics Core Facility at the University of British Columbia, which is part of the international C. elegans Gene Knockout Consortium, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use. Paper_evidence WBPaper00041807

ojIs40 [wsp-1(G-protein-Binding-Domain)::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Maintain under normal conditions. Heterozygotes are WT, and segregate WT, occasional Dpy (non-let recombinant sC1 homozygotes), and nearly sterile tm1909 homozygotes. Pick WT and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Kumfer et al. (2010) Mol Bio Cell21(2):266-77.

Maintain at 25C. At 25C, heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dauers (dauer escapers will be Par and give only dead eggs), and DpyUcs which arrest as dead eggs (range from twitching multicellulars to 3-folds that hatch). [There is a greater percentage of hatchlings when the mother is heterozygous (wc1 dpy-1/+). There may also be the possibility of near complete maternal rescue (near full-sized, sterile Dpys), but this has not been routinely observed in the balanced strain (as opposed to wc1 dpy-1/+).] Maintain by picking WT at 25C and scoring for correct segregation of progeny. [3/97: The dauers are not giving dead eggs-they are giving other dauers. Appears that the Par mutation is no longer present.]

Maintain at 25C. At 25C, heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dauers (escapers will be Par and give only dead eggs) and DpyUncs which are dead eggs (a range of embryonic lethality from multicellular twitchers to 3-folds that do not hatch). Maintain by picking WT at 25C and scoring for correct segregation of progeny. [3/97: the dauers are giving dead eggs.]

umnIs41 [myo-2p::mKate2 + NeoR, III: 518034 (intergenic)] III. Homozygotes have small broods that never mature. Deletion of 401 bp with Calarco/Colaiacovo selection cassette conferring myo-2 GFP and G418 resistance inserted at break in parental strain N2. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, and segregate wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, GFP+ non-mKate2 have small broods that never mature (ve588 homozygotes), Dpy non-GFP mKate2+ (sC1 homozygotes). Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+ mKate2+. Left flanking Sequence: aaatctatagtttttctcacaggaaATGGA; Right flanking sequence: ttaggctcttttccataaattttcccttaa. Please reference Au et al., G3 9(1): 135-144 2019 in any work resulting from use of this mutation.

umnIs41 [myo-2p::mKate2 + NeoR, III: 518034 (intergenic)] III. Homozygous Sterile. Deletion of 465 bp with Calarco/Colaiacovo selection cassette conferring myo-2 GFP and G418 resistance inserted at break in parental strain N2. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, and segregate wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, GFP+ non-mKate2 sterile adults (ve621 homozygotes), Dpy non-GFP mKate2+ (sC1 homozygotes). Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+ mKate2+. Left flanking Sequence: agggtttctaaatatcttttaaaacctttg ; Right flanking sequence: AACGTCGTGACACGATAAAGAACGAGAATG. Please reference Au et al., G3 9(1): 135-144 2019 in any work resulting from use of this mutation.

umnIs41 [myo-2p::mKate2 + NeoR, III: 518034 (intergenic)] III. Homozygous larval arrest. Deletion of 1461 bp with Calarco/Colaiacovo selection cassette conferring myo-2 GFP and G418 resistance inserted at break in parental strain N2. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, and segregate wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, GFP+ non-mKate2 arrested larvae (ve667 homozygotes), Dpy non-GFP mKate2+ (sC1 homozygotes). Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+ mKate2+. Left flanking Sequence: aacttgtgtggatttacgggcaaacagccg ; Right flanking sequence: ACAATATTACTGAAAGCTAGatttctctga. sgRNA #1: ataaaatttgttttgcgcaa; sgRNA #2: AGCGCCAGTCGTTGTATTTA. Please reference Au et al., G3 9(1): 135-144 2019 in any work resulting from use of this mutation.

Animals with mnDp86 are WT. Animals which have lost mnDp86 are DpyUnc and Ncl.

Y92C3B.2. Apparent homozygous lethal deletion chromosome balanced by dpy-1- and lethal-marked recombination suppressor. Heterozygotes are WT, and segregate WT, occasional Dpy (non-let recombinant sC1 homozygotes), and gk1036 homozygotes (arrest stage/phenotype undetermined). Pick WT and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. External left primer: GGAAAGATGGATTTTTCGCA. External right primer: AAAATTCGTGAAAATTGCCG. Internal left primer: ATTTCTCGCTTCCACGACTG. Internal right primer: TCACAGGAGCACATTTGACC. Internal WT amplicon: 1125 bp. Deletion size: 606 bp. Deletion left flank: ATAGATTTTTGGCAAAGAAAATGAAAATTT. Deletion right flank: GGCGTTCAATATCTTCAAGTTTCATGCCAT. Attribution: This strain was provided by the C. elegans Reverse Genetics Core Facility at the University of British Columbia, which is part of the international C. elegans Gene Knockout Consortium, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use. Paper_evidence WBPaper00041807

Animals with mnDp92 are WT. Animals which have lost mnDp92 are DpyUncOsm and Ncl. Males containing mnDp92 are fertile. mnDp92 was derived by fusing mnDp14 and mnDp90.

Animals with mnDp91 are WT. Animals which have lost mnDp91 are DpyUncOsm and Ncl. mnDp91 derived by fusing mnDp14 and mnDp90.

Animals with mnDp90 are WT. Animals which have lost mnDp90 are DpyUnc and Ncl. Throws males. Males containing mnDp90 are fertile. mnDp90 was derived from mnDp86.

Heterozgyotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpys, and Ste or Mel. Pick wild-type individuals and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. bli-4 is suppressed by dpy-1 in hT2 homozygotes-only see a very few DpyBli.This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. ep220 is likely Mel. This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. This strain cannot be used for any commercial purpose or for work on human subjects.

Heterozgyotes are WT and segregate WT, Steriles and Dpys. The Steriles produce small, abnormal oocytes; some dead embryos are produced in late adulthood. bli-4 is suppressed by dpy-1 in hT2 homozygotes-only see a very few DpyBli. om58 previously called ego-6(om58).

mNG inserted at C-terminus of endogenous dpy-1 locus.

umnIs41 [myo-2p::mKate2 + NeoR, III: 518034 (intergenic)] III. Late larval arrest. Deletion of 2354 bp with Calarco/Colaiacovo selection cassette conferring myo-2 GFP and G418 resistance inserted at break in parental strain N2. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, and segregate wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, GFP+ non-mKate2 arrested larvae (ve841 homozygotes), Dpy non-GFP mKate2+ (sC1 homozygotes). Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+ mKate2+.  Left flanking Sequence: TGTGTGATTTGTGATTCACATGTTCGTCCA; Right flanking sequence: AGGATCGTGACGGATGCCCGAAAATTGTGA. phf-5 sgRNA #3: CAGATACGAACCAATGTACA; phf-5 sgRNA #4: AGAATGCACAATTCTCGAAA. Please reference Au et al., G3 9(1): 135-144 2019 in any work resulting from use of this mutation.

umnIs41 [myo-2p::mKate2 + NeoR, III: 518034 (intergenic)] III. Late larval arrest. Deletion of 11823 bp with Calarco/Colaiacovo selection cassette conferring myo-2 GFP and G418 resistance inserted at break in parental strain N2. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, and segregate wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, GFP+ non-mKate2 arrested larvae (ve842 homozygotes), Dpy non-GFP mKate2+ (sC1 homozygotes). Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+ mKate2+.  [NOTE: xpd-1 is located near the end of the region of LG III balanced by sC1, thus not known if truly balanced by sC1.] Left flanking Sequence: CCGGATAAGCTTGATAAGCTTGTCTATTGT; Right flanking sequence: AGTTATTACGCTATCATGTCATGATGCTTC. xpd-1 sgRNA #1: TCCAGAACTATTCCAGGTAG; xpd-1 sgRNA #2: GCCAGTTGACTACCATCCTG. Please reference Au et al., G3 9(1): 135-144 2019 in any work resulting from use of this mutation.

umnIs41 [myo-2p::mKate2 + NeoR, III: 518034 (intergenic)] III. Homozygous ste. Deletion of 7788 bp with Calarco/Colaiacovo selection cassette conferring myo-2 GFP and G418 resistance inserted at break in parental strain N2. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, and segregate wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, sterile GFP+ non-mKate2 (ve914 homozygotes), Dpy non-GFP mKate2+ (sC1 homozygotes). Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+ mKate2+.  Left flanking Sequence: AAACCCCCTAAAATCTTCAAATTTTTCTGT; Right flanking sequence: TCAGGGTATATGCAAAAGATTCGAGCTCTC. Y71H2AM.2-sgRNA A: AGGAATGGACGTACCACCAG; Y71H2AM.2-sgRNA B: AAATTAGCGGGAAATTTGGC. Please reference Au et al., G3 9(1): 135-144 2019 in any work resulting from use of this mutation.

umnIs41 [myo-2p::mKate2 + NeoR, III: 518034 (intergenic)] III. Early larval arrest. Deletion of 598 bp with Calarco/Colaiacovo selection cassette conferring myo-2 GFP and G418 resistance inserted at break in parental strain N2. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, and segregate wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, GFP+ non-mKate2 arrested larvae (ve986 homozygotes), Dpy non-GFP mKate2+ (sC1 homozygotes). Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+ mKate2+.  Other names: CELE_F53A3.3, uS8, rps-22. Left flanking Sequence: ATGAACGTCCTCGCCGATGCGCTCAACGCC; Right flanking sequence: CACGAGGAGGCCAGAAGAAAGCATTTGGGA. rps-22 crRNA A: ATCAACAACGCCGAGAAGCG; rps-22 crRNA B: ATCCATGATTCCGGCGGAGG. Please reference Au et al., G3 9(1): 135-144 2019 in any work resulting from use of this mutation.

umnIs41 [myo-2p::mKate2 + NeoR, III: 518034 (intergenic)] III. Homozygous sterile. Deletion of 7387 bp with Calarco/Colaiacovo selection cassette conferring myo-2 GFP and G418 resistance inserted at break in parental strain N2. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, and segregate wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, sterile GFP+ non-mKate2 (ve1007 homozygotes), Dpy non-GFP mKate2+ (sC1 homozygotes). Maintain by picking wild-type GFP+ mKate2+.  orai-1 is near unc-45 and therefore near the outer limit of the sC1 balancer. Left flanking Sequence: ATCCTGACGTCAGAGATCTTCTGAAATCCG; Right flanking sequence: GTGTTCCGTCATGCCATTTTAATCTGTGTG. orai-1 crRNA A: CTTTCGAAGTCTCCGTTTCG; orai-1 crRNA B: GTGGCGAGACAGTGAGCAGG. Please reference Au et al., G3 9(1): 135-144 2019 in any work resulting from use of this mutation.

Y71H2AM.3. Apparent homozygous lethal deletion chromosome balanced by dpy-1-marked recombination suppressor. Heterozygotes are WT, and segregate WT, Dpy (sC1 homozygotes), and ok2025 homozygotes (arrest stage/phenotype undetermined). Pick WT and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. External left primer: TTGTCATGTTTTTCCGGTGA. External right primer: TCTCGCTTCACGTTTTTGTG. Internal left primer: TTTTATTCGCATTTCCTCCG. Internal right primer: TCGGCTTTCTCCTCATGTTT. Internal WT amplicon: 2726 bp. Deletion size: 1372 bp. Deletion left flank: CACAAGTGGCTCACCGACTAAAAAATCGAG. Deletion right flank: ACTATTCAATGTCTTCCAGATGATGATTTT. Attribution: This strain was provided by the C. elegans Reverse Genetics Core Facility at the University of British Columbia, which is part of the international C. elegans Gene Knockout Consortium, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use. Paper_evidence WBPaper00041807

Pick viable fertile GFP+ and mKate2+ animals to maintain. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, and segregate wild-type GFP+ mKate2+, GFP+ non-mKate2 (hd7146 homozygotes), Dpy non-GFP mKate2+ sC1 homozygotes. Derived from parental strains VH7146 and CGC51. hd7146 is a 4918 bp deletion with Calarco/Colaiacovo selection cassette conferring myo-2 GFP and G418 resistance inserted at break. Left flanking Sequence: ATTTATTCCTGTATTTTTCAGTCATTACCT; Right flanking sequence: GCAATTTTTTGTATGATTTTTCATCAATTT. sgRNA #1: TGCATTATCGTCTGGGAAGC; sgRNA #2: AGAAAACCGATAAAATCTGG. Please reference Au et al., G3 9(1): 135-144 2019 in any work resulting from use of this mutation.

GFP tag inserted into endogenous lpin-1 locus. The strain was generated by using 5' attgttgctggcatcaaaaa crRNA for C-terminal lpin-1 editing and using dpy-10 editing as a co-conversion marker, followed by outcrossing twice to ABR lab stock of N2 to eliminate the dpy-10 co-conversion marker. Reference: Papsdorf et al, Nature Cell Biology, 2023, PMID 37127715. [NOTE: This strain was incorrectly named WBM1369 lpin-1(sta10[lpin-1::GFP]) in an earlier version of the paper.]

Heterozygotes are WT with relatively dim pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT dim GFP+ (heterozygotes), Dpy bright GFP+ (mIn1 homozygotes), and non-GFP tm1191 homozygotes. Pick WT dim GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain.

Unc and Dpy. Not Blistered: dpy-10 suppresses the appearance of the blisters.

nIs190 [myo-2::GFP]. Him. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ and segregate WT GFP+ heterozygotes, Rol Uncs, dead embryos, and males. nIs190 [myo-2::GFP] integrated in or near mnC1. Approx 0.5% recombination seen between nIs190 and mnC1. Fails to complemement all markers on mnC1.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT (heterozygotes), Unc-4 worms which are strong Egl (ty4 homozygotes), and paralyzed Dpy Uncs (mnC1 homozygotes).

Heterozygotes are wild-type and segregate wild-type heterozygotes, DpyUncs (mnC1 homozygotes), and him-14 homozygotes that produce >95% dead embryos and 45% males. Among these surviving progeny, cytologically they have 12 univalents in diakinesis-stage oocytes owing to a failure to form crossovers during meiosis.

Dpy. Unc. meT7 is an end-to-end-to-end fusion of chromosomes III, X, and V. The right end of III is fused to the left end of X, and the right end of X is fused to the left end of IV. Constructed by crossing eT5 and mnT12. meT7 homozygotes produce 92% viable progeny. meT7 heterozygotes are Him and produce many dead eggs.

krIs14 [hsp-16.48p::MosTransposase + lin-15B + unc-122p::GFP]. Heterozygotes are WT with GFP (GFP+ coelomocytes & GFP+ pharynx), and segregate WT GFP, arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids, and Dpy Unc homozygotes (GFP+ pharynx & GFP+ coelomocytes). Homozygous nT1[qIs51] inviable. Pick WT with GFP (GFP+ pharynx & GFP+ coelomocytes) and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. References: Robert V & Bessereau JL. EMBO J. 2007 Jan 10;26(1):170-83. doi: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601463. PMID: 17159906. Rosu S, et al. Science. 2011 Dec 2;334(6060):1286-9. doi: 10.1126/science.1212424. PMID: 22144627. Toraason E, et al. Elife. 2024 Aug 8;13:e80687. doi: 10.7554/eLife.80687. PMID: 39115289.

meIs8 [pie-1p::GFP::cosa-1 + unc-119(+)] II. Transgene contains a combination of cDNA and genomic sequences of cosa-1 including 212 bp of 3'UTR. GFP is expressed in the adult germline as 6 bright foci per nucleus (one per chromosome pair) from late pachytene through diplotene stages. Homozygous sterile mutation balanced by GFP- and dpy-10-marked inversion. Heterozygotes are WT with relatively dim pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT dim GFP, Dpy bright GFP (mIn1 homozygotes), and non-GFP me103 homozygotes (sterile adult). Pick WT dim GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. nbs-1(me103) homozygotes have frayed and aggregated chromosomes at diakinesis of meiosis I. References: Girard C, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 May 8;115(19):E4443-E4452. Yokoo R, et al. Cell. 2012 Mar 30;149(1):75-87.

Homozygous sterile mutation balanced by GFP- and dpy-10-marked inversion. Heterozygotes are WT with relatively dim pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT dim GFP, Dpy bright GFP (mIn1 homozygotes), and non-GFP me103 homozygotes (sterile adult). Pick WT dim GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. nbs-1(me103) homozygotes have frayed and aggregated chromosomes at diakinesis of meiosis I. Reference: Girard C, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 May 8;115(19):E4443-E4452.

Male/hermaphrodite line. Maintain at 15C to insure maintenance of male/hermaphrodite line.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Sterile Dpys (Dpy is temperature sensitive), and dead eggs. ale-1 is a recessive embryonic lethal.

Dpy. Temperature sensitive, maintain at 16C. Average progeny at 16C= 7 +/- 5. At 25C, average progeny = 0.1 =/- .1.

Temperature sensitive. Fertile at 16C. Partially fertile at 20C. Sterile at 25C. Spermatogenesis arrests at the spermatocyte stage.

Dpy. spe-6(hc163) suppresses self-sterility of spe-8, spe-12, spe-27, and spe-29 mutants. Causes precocious spermatide activation. Fertile between 15-25C.

Blistered. Dpy (ts).

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Unc and DpyUncLets. Lethal at L1. Maintain by picking WT.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate more WT, paralyzed Unc, and DpyUncLet (DpyUnc Larvae are abnormal). Maintain by picking WT.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate more WT, paralyzed Unc and DpyUncLethals. The DpyUncLets are abnormal larvae and die in early larval development. Pick WT to maintain.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate more WT, paralyzed Unc and DpyUncLet. The DpyUncs are abnormal larvae that die in late larval development. Pick WT to maintain.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Unc-36 and dead eggs. Maintain by picking WT. This strain was generated by the Genetic Toolkit project, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use: The Genetic Toolkit is funded by the NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) (USA) to Ann M. Rose, David L. Baillie, and Donald L. Riddle. Report all experimental results to David Baillie.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate more WT, paralyzed Unc and DpyUncLet. The DpyUncLet larvae are abnormal. Pick WT to maintain.