dhIs59 [Topo::daf-9::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Perinuclear expression in a ventral pair of bilateral neurons identified as the IL1Vs or URAVs in the anterior ganglia. By mid-L2, expression in the cytoplasm of the hypodermis, the syncitial epidermis, but absent from midline, epidermal seam cells. Levels peak around the L2 molt and diminish during L4. In some cases, transient expression seen in the L3 vulval blast cells. Also expressed within the hermaphrodite spermatheca starting in late L4 larvae and continuing eve in old adults. In males, expression in IL1V/URAVs and hypodermis but not somatic gonad. In dauer larvae, strong expression in IL1V/URAV and specifically extends into axonal but not dendritic processes. In post-dauer stages, expression in a pattern similar to reproductively growing animals, except expression is absent in the hypodermis. Grow at 20C. May still contain lin-15(n765) mutation in the background.

av149 is a CRISPR/Cas9 engineered deletion in the C-terminal region of pezo-1 removing the last seven exons (27–33) and introns. Small brood size. Reference: Bai X, et al. Elife. 2020 Jun 3:9:e53603. doi: 10.7554/eLife.53603. PMID: 32490809.

sra-13(zh13) mutants display stronger chemotaxis to limiting concentrations of isoamylalcohol and diacetyl than WT animals. Deletion allele. 396 bp of 5' promoter sequence and all but the last exon are removed; probably a null allele.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpy, and Long Thin Steriles (adults lay no or few eggs). lin-23 animals have excess cell divisions in larval blast cell lineages.

Rollers. lin-22 and him-5 mutations affect neuroblast formation from epidermal precursor cell V5.

mab-5 mutation affects ectodermal and mesodermal lineages. lin-22 and him-5 mutations affect neuroblast formation from the epidermal precursor cell V5.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpy Steriles and 3-fold lethals. cg46 is a 497 bp deletion that removes the last 22 nucleotides of intron 9 and 475 nucleotides of exon 10;

CRISPR/Cas9 insertion of GFP into the N-terminus of cki-1; seems to cause cki-1 gain-of-function phenotype (early cell cycle exit for some post-embryonic blast cells). Reference: Adikes RC, et al. "Visualizing the metazoan proliferation-terminal differentiation decision in vivo." bioRxiv 2019.12.18.881888

bxIs13 [egl-5::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Him. egl-5::GFP reporter made from EM#286 (GFP inserted within the last few amino acids of the C-terminus) by integrating bxEx30 in EM588. High nuclear expression of transgene in males (good in seam cells, none in rectal epithelium), weak expression in hermaphrodites. Expression in 2-4 head neurons in males and hermaphrodites. egl-5 gene on reporter does not rescue egl-5(-).

mom-2(or77) is a recessive, non-conditional maternal-effect embryonic lethal. Weak allele of mom-2/Wnt (splice acceptor mutation in last exon (exon6). 8% of mutant embryos lack gut. Heterozygotes are Unc.

[NOTE: (10/22/2020) This strain also carries a (T to A) missense mutation in pry-1 which results in a PRY-1 N354K amino acid substitution.] bar-1(ga80) hermaphrodites are usually Egl and often have a protruding vulva (Pvl), although approx. 40% of animals appear WT on plates. Also slightly Unc. In bar-1(ga80) hermaphrodites any of the six vulval precursor cells (P3.p - P8.p) can sometimes fuse with hyp7 without dividing, and P5.p - P7.p can adopt the tertiary cell fate instead of the primary or secondary fates. In addition, the neuroblast QL and its progeny migrate towards the anterior instead of the posterior, and the cell P12 usually adopts the fate of P11. bar-1(ga80) do mate, but poorly. bar-1 encodes a beta-catenin molecule and the ga80 mutation is predicted to cause an early truncation of the protein.

arTi145 [ckb-3p::mCherry::his-58::unc-54 3'UTR] II. miniMos insertion with bright expression due to perdurance mediated by the histone; expressed in all cells from Z1/Z4 until somatic gonad blast cells divide, so labels the entire somatic gonad primordium in continuous L2 or dauer larvae. Reference: Attner et al., 2019, Current Biology 29, 1-7.

osIs1 [CYE-1::GFP (pMF101) + unc-76(+)]; probably integrated on LG II. This strain has Ste, Emb, Muv, Him phenotypes (probably dominant effects of the integration). Expression in many blast cells can be detected. Reference: Fujita et al. PLoS ONE 2, e407 (2007).

osIs2 [CYE-1::GFP (pMF101) + unc-76(+)]; probably integrated on LG X. No dominant phenotypes observed (see HS1337). Expression in many blast cells can be detected, but much weaker than osIs1. Reference: Fujita et al. PLoS ONE 2, e407 (2007).

kpIs100 [pie-1p::Ub(G76V)::GFP::H2B::drp-1 3' UTR + unc-119(+)]. Expresses Ubiquitin::GFP fusion protein in the germ line. The last amino acid of ubiquitin is mutated to valine (G76V), which prevents the cleavage of ubiquitin from GFP by the deubiqutinating enzymes and renders the GFP constitutively targeted for degradation by the proteasome. The strain can be used to assay proteasome activity in the germ line. Reference: Kumar GA & Subramaniam K. Development. 2018 Mar 29;145(7):dev163949. PMID: 29540500

mNG tag inserted into endogenous mls-2 locus after the start codon using CRISPR/Cas9 engineering, producing a translational mNG::MLS-2 reporter protein. Derived by SEC excision of mls-2(vy247[mNG::SEC::mls-2 knock-in]) in parental strain. mNG::MLS-2 is detected in the nucleus of a few cells in embryos, and localizes to the nucleus of a subset of head cells and the M mesoblast in larvae and adults. Reference: Xiong R., et al. (2022). mNG-tagged mls-2 knock-in alleles in C. elegans. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.000529.

tm1095 enhances Q neuroblast migration and vulva induction phenotype of pry-1. Minor defect in excretory cell development. Reference: Oosterveen et al. (2007) Dev Biol 308: 438-48.

Missing M-derived coelomocytes and 1-3 body wall muscles. Cells transformed to sex myoblast-like fates.

arIs37 [myo-3p::ssGFP + dpy-20(+)] I. Missing M-derived coelomocytes and 1-3 body wall muscles. Cells transformed to sex myoblast-like fates. myo-3p::ssGFP is a secreted GFP that it taken up by coelomocytes.

125 bp deletion. First 22 bp of deletion: AAGTATATTTTATTTTCAGGTA. Last 22 bp: GTGGCCATCATAGTTATGCCAT.

292 bp deletion. First 22 bp are: ACTTCCGTATTCCTTCTACTAC. Last 22 bp are: CTTAGCAGTTTCTGATTTTCTG.

Deletion removes the first exon with the start codon and nearly all of the exonic sequence except the last exon.

WT phenotype. From Horvitz 2002 deletion library; deletion removes exons 4, 5, and 6 causing a frame shift after amino acid 165. This should remove last three MBT repeats. Y48G1A.6.

n4871 is a 1136 bp deletion that removes the last five exons, including the putative protease active site. Reference: Denning DP, et al. PLoS Genet. 2013;9(3):e1003341.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Unc and Long Thin Steriles (that arrest before the adult stage). cul-1 animals have excess cell divisions in post-L1 blast cell lineages. cul-1 was formerly known as lin-19.

Null allele generated by gRNAs targeted to the first and last exons of ceh-14, resulting in a 4061bp deletion from +35 to +4098 relative to the start of the ORF.

Null allele of unc-86 generated by gRNAs targeted to the first and last exons, resulting in a 3202 bp deletion from -8 to +3194 relative to the start of the ORF. Reference: Leyva-Diaz E & Hobert O. Current Biol. 2022 Mar 3;S0960-9822(22)00262-7. PMID: 35259341

Null allele of ceh-14 generated by gRNAs targeted to the first and last exons, resulting in a 4056 bp deletion from +40 to +4096 relative to the start of the ORF. Reference: Leyva-Diaz E & Hobert O. Current Biol. 2022 Mar 3;S0960-9822(22)00262-7. PMID: 35259341

Null allele of unc-30 generated by gRNAs targeted to the first and last exons, resulting in a 5168 bp deletion from -37 to +5131 relative to the start of the ORF. Reference: Leyva-Diaz E & Hobert O. Current Biol. 2022 Mar 3;S0960-9822(22)00262-7. PMID: 35259341

Lineage defects in B, F & U blast cells resulting in abnormal spicules and ectopic spicule cells. F34D10.5 rescues lin-48(sy234); it encodes a C2H2 zinc finger protein similar to Drosophila ovo. 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.

Most defects are similar to bar-1(ga80) single mutant animals [bar-1(ga80) hermaphrodites are usually Egl and often have a protruding vulva (Pvl), although approx. 40% of animals appear WT on plates. Also slightly Unc. In bar-1(ga80) hermaphrodites any of the six vulval precursor cells (P3.p - P8.p) can sometimes fuse with hyp7 without dividing, and P5.p - P7.p can adopt the tertiary cell fate instead of the primary or secondary fates. In addition, the neuroblast QL and its progeny migrate towards the anterior instead of the posterior, and the cell P12 usually adopts the fate of P11. bar-1(ga80) do mate, but poorly. bar-1 encodes a beta-catenin molecule and the ga80 mutation is predicted to cause an early truncation of the protein.] Increased severity of ray 1 displacement.

heSi141 [hlh-8(short)::FLAG::CRE::tbb-2 + unc-119(+)] X. Strain is viable at 15-25 C, but non-tissue specific recombination is observed more frequently in other tissues at higher temperatures (25C). Expression of CRE recombinase in the mesoblast lineage driven by the hlh-8 promoter. Reference: Ruijtenberg S & van den Heuvel S. Cell. 2015 Jul 16;162(2):300-13.

heIs105 [rps-27::loxP::NLS::mCherry::let858 UTR::loxP::NLS::GFP::let-858 UTR + unc-119(+)] IV. heSi141 [hlh-8(short)::FLAG::CRE::tbb-2 + unc-119(+)] X. Maintain at 15-25C. Expression of CRE recombinase in the mesoblast lineage driven by the hlh-8 promoter. heIs105 carries a read-out construct which allows the visualization of the CRE lox mediated recombination in the mesoblast lineage by a switch from red to green. This read-out construct is silenced in the germline. Reference: Ruijtenberg S & van den Heuvel S. Cell. 2015 Jul 16;162(2):300-13.

heSi 143 [rps-27::loxP::mCherry::let-858::fzr-1p::fzr-1::fzr-1 UTR::loxP::GFP::let-858 UTR + unc-119(+)] IV. heSi141 [hlh-8(short)::FLAG::CRE::tbb-2 + unc-119(+)] X. Maintain at 15-25C. Expression of CRE recombinase in the mesoblast lineage driven by the hlh-8 promoter. heSi143 rescues fzr-1(ku298). fzr-1 will be excised upon mesoblast-specific expression of CRE, creating a mesoblast specific mutant of fzr-1. This recombination event can be visualized by a switch from red to green in those cells (the mesoblast) were fzr-1 is lost. Reference: Ruijtenberg S & van den Heuvel S. Cell. 2015 Jul 16;162(2):300-13.

heIs105 [rps-27::loxP::NLS::mCherry::let858 UTR::loxP::NLS::GFP::let-858 UTR + unc-119(+)] IV. heSi164 [rps-27::loxN::NLS::mCherry::let858 UTR::swsn-1p::swsn-1::unc-54 UTR::loxN::NLS::GFP::let-858 UTR + unc-119(+)] V. heSi141 [hlh-8(short)::FLAG::CRE::tbb-2 + unc-119(+)] X. Maintain the line at 15C and shift to 25C for mutant analysis. Expression of CRE recombinase in the mesoblast lineage driven by the hlh-8 promoter. heSi164 carries a swsn-1 rescue construct which ensures rescue of the temperature-sensitive swsn-1(os22) mutation. Upon expression of CRE (in this case in the mesoblast lineage) the swsn-1 gene will be excised, creating a mesoblast specific mutant of swsn-1. This recombination event can be visualized by a switch from red to green in those mesoblast cells in which swsn-1 was lost. The animals are healthy at 15C, but embryonic lethal and larval arrested at 23-25C. swsn-1(os22) causes mild overproliferation in the mesoblast lineage. The swsn-1 rescuing transgene is unable to rescue germline development of swsn-1(os22) mutants. Reference: Ruijtenberg S & van den Heuvel S. Cell. 2015 Jul 16;162(2):300-13.

heSi208 [eft- 3p::LoxP::NLS(egl-13)::tagBFP2::tbb-2 UTR::LoxP::NLS(egl-13)::mCherry::tbb-2 3'UTR] V. heSi141 [hlh-8p::CRE] X. he273 he287 homozygotes are Egl since they cannot form a functioning vulva due to swsn-8 inactivated in the mesoderm lineage by hlh-8p::CRE expression. LoxN sites in the endogenous swsn-8 locus facilitate inducible knockout of swsn-8. Reference: van der Vaart A, et al. Sci Adv 2020 May 20;6(21):eaay3823. PMID: 32494730

CRISPR/Cas9 engineered smg-4 null allele. smg-4(az152) allele is confirmed NMD-defective by both the presence of the protruding vulva phenotype and the accumulation of NMD-targeted isoforms. smg-4(az152) is easy to track in crosses by PCR and digestion with BstBI (see S1 text of Suzuki, et al. for sequence of allele) and essentially mimics ma116 in having a G->A mutation at the last base of intron 1. az152 also removes two bases of exon 2 and inserts 50nt in exon 2. Reference: Suzuki JMNGL, et al. PLoS Genet. 2022 Feb 10;18(2):e1010028. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010028. PMID: 35143478.

Temperature sensitive. Egg lethal. Abnormal first cleavage giving small P1 blastomere. Mutant is ts in late L4-early adult. Partial maternal (m,n).

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT and Uncs. The Uncs have a non-conditional maternal-effect embryonic lethal phenotype: the E blastomere adopts MS fate in about 5% of mutant embryos. The Uncs are 100% penetrant for embyronic lethality and morphogenesis defects.

hwSi8 [pie-1p::GFP::mex-3(601-1248)::pie-1 3'UTR + unc-119(+)] II. Worms are healthiest at 15C. Shift to 25C overnight to increase brightness of GFP. Mos1-mediated single-copy insertion (MosSCI) into EG4322. GFP-tagged transgene expressing a portion of MEX-3(601-1248) required for protein degradation. At about the 12-cell stage, soma-germline asymmetry is briefly visible before GFP::MEX-3(601-1248) becomes undetectable even in the germline blastomeres. Detected weakly on P granules only in the presence of endogenous MEX. Reference: Huang NN & Hunter CP. Gene. 2015 Jan 10;554(2):160-73.

Hesitation in crossing an aversive ion. Defective in behavioral plasticity after conditioned with NaCl and starvation or with temperature and starvation.

axIs1437 [pCG31; LAP::lsm-1 + unc-119(+)]. GFP expression appears granular in somatic blastomeres at the 4-cell stage. Superficially wild-type. Reference: Dev Bio (2008) 323(1):76-87.

axIs1486 [pCG51; LAP::Y46G5A.13(tia-1.2) + unc-119(+)]. GFP expression appears in cytoplasmic granules in P1-Z2/Z3 lineages; nuclear & cytoplasmic in other blastomeres. Array is unstable and will silence after several generations. Superficially wild-type. Reference: Dev Bio (2008) 323(1):76-87.

axIs1487 [pCG81; pie-1p::LAP::patr-1 + unc-119(+)]. GFP expression appears in cytoplasmic granules in P1-Z2/Z3 lineages; nuclear & cytoplasmic in other blastomeres. Maintain @ 25C; array is unstable and will silence after several generations. Superficially wild-type. Reference: Dev Bio (2008) 323(1):76-87.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpys which give only dead eggs, mid-larval lethals (hT1 homozygotes), males and dead eggs. Mutation in pop-1 results in the MS blastomere adopting the fate of the E blastomere. pop-1 mutant embryos have twice the amount of wild type gut and only make anterior pharynx. him-5 is outside the region balanced by hT2.

Suppresses nep-2 olfactory plasticity defect. Reference: Science. 2010 Sep 24;329(5999):1647-50.

Olfactory plasticity defect. Reference: Science. 2010 Sep 24;329(5999):1647-50.

Olfactory plasticity defect. Reference: Science. 2010 Sep 24;329(5999):1647-50.

Unc. Egl. Transformation of sex myoblasts into body wall muscle.

Dpy. Egl. Transformation of sex myoblasts into body wall muscle.