ieSi64 [gld-1p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3’UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. N-terminal degron::GFP tag was inserted into the endogenous lin-35 locus. A single copy insertion of gld-1p::TIR1::mRuby allows for auxin inducible degradation of LIN-35 in the germline. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Willis AR, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 May 5;7(19):eabf3114. PMID: 33952520 [NOTE: lin-35(kea7) is an N-terminal tag; the methods section of the paper incorrectly describes the tag as a C-terminal insertion.]

keaSi10 [rpl-28p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3’UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. N-terminal degron::GFP tag was inserted into the endogenous lin-35 locus. A single copy insertion of rpl-28::TIR1::mRuby allows auxin-inducible degradation of LIN-35 throughout the animal. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Willis AR, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 May 5;7(19):eabf3114. PMID: 33952520 [NOTE: lin-35(kea7) is an N-terminal tag; the methods section of the paper incorrectly describes the tag as a C-terminal insertion.]

keaSi10 [rpl-28p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3’UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. C-terminal GFP::degron tag was inserted into the endogenous pals-22 locus. A single copy insertion of rpl-28::TIR1::mRuby allows auxin-inducible degradation of PALS-22 throughout the animal. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Willis AR, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 May 5;7(19):eabf3114. PMID: 33952520 [NOTE: pals22(kea8) is a C-terminal tag; the methods section of the paper incorrectly describes the tag as an N-terminal insertion.]

keaSi11 [vit-2p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3’UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. C-terminal GFP::degron tag was inserted into the endogenous pals-22 locus. A single copy insertion of vit-2p::TIR1::mRuby allows for auxin inducible degradation in the adult intestine. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Willis AR, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 May 5;7(19):eabf3114. PMID: 33952520 [NOTE: pals22(kea8) is a C-terminal tag; the methods section of the paper incorrectly describes the tag as an N-terminal insertion.]

keaSi9 [myo-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3’UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. C-terminal GFP::degron tag was inserted into the endogenous pals-22 locus. A single copy insertion of myo-3p::TIR1::mRuby allows for auxin inducible degradation in the body wall muscles. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Willis AR, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 May 5;7(19):eabf3114. PMID: 33952520 [NOTE: pals22(kea8) is a C-terminal tag; the methods section of the paper incorrectly describes the tag as an N-terminal insertion.]

keaSi12 [dpy-7p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3’UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. C-terminal GFP::degron tag was inserted into the endogenous pals-22 locus. A single copy insertion of dpy-7p::TIR1::mRuby allows for auxin inducible degradation in the epidermis. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Willis AR, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 May 5;7(19):eabf3114. PMID: 33952520 [NOTE: pals22(kea8) is a C-terminal tag; the methods section of the paper incorrectly describes the tag as an N-terminal insertion.]

kea15 [rgef-1p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3’UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. C-terminal GFP::degron tag was inserted into the endogenous pals-22 locus. A single copy insertion of rgef-1p::TIR1::mRuby allows for auxin inducible degradation in neurons. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Willis AR, et al. Sci Adv. 2021 May 5;7(19):eabf3114. PMID: 33952520 [NOTE: pals22(kea8) is a C-terminal tag; the methods section of the paper incorrectly describes the tag as an N-terminal insertion.]

Supresses aggregation and bordering phenotypes of npr-1(null) animals.

Supresses aggregation and bordering phenotypes of npr-1(null) animals.

Supresses aggregation and bordering phenotypes of npr-1(null) animals.

Does not supress aggregation and bordering phenotypes of npr-1(null) animals.

dbEx719 [npr-5::mCherry + unc-122p::GFP]. Pick GFP+ to maintain. mCherry expression in a subset of amphid neurons (ADF, ASE, ASG, ASI, ASJ, ASK, AWA, AWB), in the inner labial neuron IL2, in the interneurons AIA and AUA, and in the phasmids (PHA, PHB). Expression was also seen in head, neck, and body wall muscles. Reference: Cohen M, et al. 2009 Cell Metabolism 9: 375-385.

Superficially wild-type. Referred to as MP3-His. Strain can be used to biotinylated carboxylases from worm extracts. AX7884 obtained by crossing parental strains PHX1772 pod-2(syb1772[pod-2::His10]) II, PHX1666 mccc-1(syb1666[mccc-1::His10]) IV, PHX1680 pyc-1(syb1680[pyc-1::His10]) V and PHX1626 pcca-1(syb1626[pcca-1::His10]) X to obtain the quadruple His10-tagged strain. The 5xGlycine(G-linker)-His10 tag is a 45 bp sequence (GGAGGAGGAGGAGGACACCATCACCATCACCACCACCACCACCAC) encoding five glycine as a linker and ten histidine residues was knocked in at the C terminus-just upstream of the termination codon-of each of the four carboxylases. Reference: Artan M, et al. J Biol Chem. 2022 Aug 3:102343. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102343. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35933017.

zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] V. vit-1(ac2) is a dominant allele that causes ER stress. Since vit-1 is expressed only in adult stage, ER stress is induced only in adult stage. The levels of GFP expression from zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] reporter indicates the level of ER stress. Reference: Singh J & Aballay A. MBio. 2017 May 30;8(3). pii: e00778-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00778-17.

zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] V. vit-2(ac3) is a dominant allele that causes ER stress. Since vit-2 is expressed only in adult stage, ER stress is induced only in adult stage. The levels of GFP expression from zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] reporter indicates the level of ER stress. Reference: Singh J & Aballay A. MBio. 2017 May 30;8(3). pii: e00778-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00778-17.

zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] V. vit-4(ac4) is a dominant allele that causes ER stress. Since vit-4 is expressed only in adult stage, ER stress is induced only in adult stage. The levels of GFP expression from zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] reporter indicates the level of ER stress. Reference: Singh J & Aballay A. MBio. 2017 May 30;8(3). pii: e00778-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00778-17.

zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] V. vit-5(ac5) is a dominant allele that causes ER stress. Since vit-5 is expressed only in adult stage, ER stress is induced only in adult stage. The levels of GFP expression from zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] reporter indicates the level of ER stress. Reference: Singh J & Aballay A. MBio. 2017 May 30;8(3). pii: e00778-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00778-17.

zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] V. vit-6(ac6) is a dominant allele that causes ER stress. Since vit-6 is expressed only in adult stage, ER stress is induced only in adult stage. The levels of GFP expression from zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] reporter indicates the level of ER stress. Reference: Singh J & Aballay A. MBio. 2017 May 30;8(3). pii: e00778-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00778-17.

acEx157 [gon-2p::gon-2(cDNA)::SL2::GFP + unc-122::RFP]. Maintain by picking GFP+ or RFP+ animals (GFP is expressed primarily in intestine and gonads). gon-2 expression driven by gon-2 promoter. Transgene rescues gon-2(lf). Reference: Filipowicz et al. eLife 2021;10:e65935. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.65935

acEx158 [ges-1p::gon-2(cDNA)::SL2::GFP + unc-122::RFP]. Maintain by picking GFP+ or RFP+ animals (GFP is expressed in intestinal cells). gon-2 expression driven by ges-1 promoter. Transgene rescues gon-2(lf). Reference: Filipowicz et al. eLife 2021;10:e65935. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.65935

acEx159 [gtl-2p::gtl-2(cDNA)::SL2::GFP + unc-122::RFP]. Maintain by picking GFP+ or RFP+ animals (GFP is expressed primarily in the excretory cell and pharynx). gtl-2 expression driven by gtl-2 promoter. Transgene rescues gtl-2(lf). Reference: Filipowicz et al. eLife 2021;10:e65935. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.65935

acEx160 [sulp-4p::gtl-2(cDNA)::SL2::GFP + unc-122::RFP]. Maintain by picking GFP+ or RFP+ animals (GFP is expressed in the excretory cell). gtl-2 expression driven by sulp-4 promoter. Transgene rescues gtl-2(lf). Reference: Filipowicz et al. eLife 2021;10:e65935. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.65935

F49F1.6. mul-1(syb1027) [IV:4121342..4123166] is a CRISPR/Cas9-engineered ?1,650-bp deletion mutant of isoforms A and B (565 bp and 952 bp deleted, with generated termination codon), leaving a predicted truncated protein of 46 amino acids. Derived by out-crossing parental strain PHX1027 (Suny Biotech) with N2 six times. Reference: Hoffman CL, et al. mBio. 2020 Mar 3;11(2):e00060-20. PMID: 32127446

acEx162 [mul-1p::mul-1::SL2::GFP + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ to maintain. GFP expression in the intestine. acEx162 transgene rescues mul-1(lf). mul-1(syb1027) [IV:4121342..4123166] is a CRISPR/Cas9 ?1,650-bp deletion mutant of isoforms A and B (565?bp and 952?bp deleted, with generated termination codon), leaving a predicted truncated protein of 46 amino acids. Reference: Hoffman CL, et al. mBio. 2020 Mar 3;11(2):e00060-20. PMID: 32127446

acEx174 [ges-1p::mrp-1::GFP + unc-122p::RFP]. Pick GFP+ or RFP+ animals to maintain. Translational fusion of MRP-1::GFP driven by intestine-specific ges-1 promoter. Reference: Lalsiamthara J & Aballay A. Commun Biol. 2022 May 5;5(1):422. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03381-1. PMID: 35513700.

acEx177 [ges-1p::mrp-1::GFP + vha-6::DsRed + unc-122p::RFP]. Pick RFP+ to maintain. Translationally fused MRP-1::GFP expressed under intestinal specific ges-1 promoter, MRP-1::GFP proteins localize at the basolateral membrane of the intestine. Translationally fused VHA-6::RFP expressed under its own promoter, VHA-6::RFP proteins localize at the lumen or luminal membrane of the intestine. For better results, observe fluorescence signals on the L4 stage animals and also under higher magnification microscopy. Reference: Lalsiamthara J & Aballay A. Commun Biol. 2022 May 5;5(1):422. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03381-1. PMID: 35513700.

acEx187 [vha-6p::nhr-8::SL2::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain (GFP expression in intestine is easy to see and might be easier to score than Rol). Intestinal rescue of nhr-8(ok186) mutants. Reference: Otarigho B & Aballay A. 2020. iScience. 2020 May 22;23(5):101068. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101068. PMID: 32361270.

acEx188 [unc-30(+) + myo-2::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain. Expression of unc-30 driven by its own promoter rescues unc-30(ok613). Reference: Otarigho B & Aballay A. Cell Rep. 2021 May 25;35(8):109187. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109187. PMID: 34038721.

acEx189 [rab-3p::unc-30 + myo-2::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain. Expression of unc-30 driven by rab-3 neuronal promoter rescues unc-30(ok613) in neurons. Reference: Otarigho B & Aballay A. Cell Rep. 2021 May 25;35(8):109187. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109187. PMID: 34038721.

ruIs32 [pie-1p::GFP::H2B + unc-119(+)] III. Homozygous expression of GFP::H2B histone fusion in germline. pAZ132.

ruIs48 [pie-1::tubulin::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Homozygous expression of GFP::tubulin fusion in germline and early embryos. Insertion unmapped. pAZ147.

ruIs57 [pie-1p::GFP::tubulin + unc-119(+)]. Homozygous expression of GFP::tubulin fusion in germline and early embryos. Insertion unmapped. pAZ147.

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

Non-conditional hermaphrodite sterile. Males fertile. Self-progeny produced after mating.

Self-sterile hermaphrodites; fertile males. Mated hermaphrodites produce self and outcross progeny. Self progeny are 33% males.

Deletion allele of F26F4.8. Homologous to Zn finger of Drosophila ovo transcription factor. Developmental defects in hind gut, germline and vulva. HES primers 106/107 outer and HES 108/109 inner.

Deletion allele of F08B4.2. Homologous to Drosophila fat cadherin. Primers HES 114/115 outer and HES 116/117 inner.

Deletion allele of M04C9.5 (mak-kinase). No visible phenotype in hermaphrodites. Primers HES 186/187 outer and HES 188/189 inner.

Deletion allele of F43G6.6. No obvious phenotype in hermaphrodites. HES primers 162/163 outer and 164/165 inner.

Deletion allele of F09C12.2. No obvious phenotype in hermaphrodites. HES primers 122/123 outer and HES 124/125 inner.

No visible phenotype in hermaphrodites. Deletion allele of C56A3.7.

Y32F6A.2 No visible phenotype in hermaphrodites. Primers: outer HES 22/228 and inner HES 229/230.

Temperature sensitive. 8% of total oocytes produced are fertilized and give rise to larvae at 16C. Almost completely sterile at 25C.

Temperature sensitive. Maintain at 15C.

Animals with the Duplication are WT. Animals without the Duplication are Unc and Sterile.

Animals with the Duplications are WT. Animals which have lost the Duplication are Sterile and have an abnormal tail.

Self-sterile at 25C. Maintain at 15C.

Unc. Animals which have lost the duplications are Sterile and Unc.

Animals carrying the duplication WT. Animals which have lost the Dup are sterile. Maintain by picking fertile animals and checking for segregation of fertile and sterile progeny.

eEx25 [C13G4(cosmid) + XDM23(phage)]. Animals with eEx25 are WT. Pick wild-type to maintain. Animals which have lost eEx25 are Twitchers and Sterile (occasionally produce young). This cosmid lacks the 3' end of the unc-22 gene while XDM23 lacks the 5' end of unc-22, but following injection an extrachromosomal array was formed that included at least one functional unc-22 gene.