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aSi13 [lox2272 + loxN 3' (delta)Cbr-unc-119(+) + 3' (delta)mNeonGreen::PEST] aSi14[lox2272 + loxP 3’ (delta)HygR + 3’ (delta)mScarlet-I::PEST] II. Unc. Strain contains a set of dual specialized safe harbor transgene landing pads for integration of promoters: one driving mScarlet and rescuing hygromycin resistance upon integration, the other driving mNeonGreen and rescuing the unc phenotype upon integration. Reference: Stevenson ZC, et al. bioRxiv 2022.10.30.514301; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.30.514301. Paper accepted at eLife.

aSi23 [lox2272::Cbr-unc-119(+)::lox2272::mec-7p:: NLS::GCaMP7f::egl-13-NLS::SL2::NLS::mScarlet-I:: egl-13-NLS] II. mec-7 promoter driving nuclear-localized expression of GCaMP7f in ALM, PLM, AVM & PVM neurons. Reference: Ding J, et al. GE (Bethesda). 2023 Sep 30;13(10):jkad183. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad183. PMID: 37565483.

aSi26 [lox2272::Cbr-unc-119(+)::lox2272::mec-7p:: NLS::GCaMP7s::ras-2-CAAX::SL2::mScarlet-I::ras-2-CAAX] II. mec-7 promoter driving membrane-localized expression of GCaMP7f in ALM, PLM, AVM & PVM neurons. Reference: Ding J, et al. GE (Bethesda). 2023 Sep 30;13(10):jkad183. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad183. PMID: 37565483.

aSi31 [lox2272::Cbr-unc-119(+)::lox2272::mec-7p:: NLS::GCaMP7f::ras-2-CAAX::SL2::mScarlet-I::ras-2-CAAX] II. mec-7 promoter driving membrane-localized expression of GCaMP7f in ALM, PLM, AVM & PVM neurons. Reference: Ding J, et al. GE (Bethesda). 2023 Sep 30;13(10):jkad183. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad183. PMID: 37565483.

aSi27 [lox2272::Cbr-unc-119(+)::lox2272::mec-7p::GCaMP7s::SL2::mScarlet-I] II. mec-7 promoter driving expression of GCaMP7s in ALM, PLM, AVM & PVM neurons. Reference: Ding J, et al. GE (Bethesda). 2023 Sep 30;13(10):jkad183. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad183. PMID: 37565483.

aSi36 [lox2272::Cbr-unc-119(+)::lox2272::mec-7p::GCaMP7f::SL2::mScarlet-I] II. mec-7 promoter driving expression of GCaMP7f in ALM, PLM, AVM & PVM neurons. Reference: Ding J, et al. GE (Bethesda). 2023 Sep 30;13(10):jkad183. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad183. PMID: 37565483.

pkIs1582 [let-858::GFP + rol-6(su1006)] V. Homozygous lethal lsm-8 deletion balanced by GFP-marked nT1 translocation. xe17 generated by CRISPR/Cas9-engineered replacement of the gene with a red pharyngeal marker. lsm-8 heterozygotes are wild-type (will roll in this case because of pkIs1582) green & red pharynx, and will segregate rolling heterozygotes (green & red pharynx), arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids (only green pharynx), and lsm-8 homozygotes (only red pharynx). Homozygous nT1[qIs51] inviable. Pick rollers with green & red pharynx and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Mattout A, et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2020 May;22(5):579-590. PMID: 32251399

gwIs39 [baf-1::gfp-lacI::let-858 3'UTR + vit-5::GFP] III. bqSi225 [emr-1p::emr-1::mCherry + unc-119(+)] IV. gwIs59 [pha-4::mCherry::256xLacO::4xLexA + unc-119(+)]. Superficially wild-type. Express ubiquitous EMR-1::mCherry at the nuclear periphery. Expresses GFP-LacI from early embryogenesis and throughout development, which forms a small spot at the lacO array. Worms have red intestine (all stages) and green intestine (from late L4 stage). Reference: Harr JC, et al. Genes Dev. 2020 Apr 1;34(7-8):560-579. PMID: 32139421.

gwIs4 [myo-3p::RFP + baf-1::GFP-lacI:::let-858 3'UTR] X. Worms are slow growing, with reduced brood size and become sterile at elevated temperatures. Expresses GFP-LacI from early embryogenesis and throughout development, which forms a small spot at the lacO array. RFP expression in muscles. Reference: Gonzalez-Sandoval A, et al. Cell. 2015 Dec 3;163(6):1333-47. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.10.066. PMID: 26607792.

gwIs39 [baf-1::gfp-lacI::let-858 3'UTR + vit-5::GFP] III. gwIs34 [myo-3::mCherry + 256xlacO + unc-119(+)] III. Superficially wild-type. Expresses GFP-LacI throughout development from early embryogenesis, forming a small spot at the lacO array. Worms have red muscle (from L1 stage) and green intestine (from late L4 stage). Reference: Meister P, et al. Genes Dev. 2010 Apr 15;24(8):766-82. PMID: 20395364

gwIs39 [baf-1::gfp-lacI::let-858 3'UTR + vit-5::GFP] III. gwIs58 [hsp-16.2p::mCherry::256xLacO::4xLexA + unc-119(+)]. Small transgene/large array. Superficially wild-type. Expresses GFP-LacI from early embryogenesis and throughout development, which forms a small spot at the lacO array. Worms have green intestine (from late L4 stage). Might still carry unc-119(ed3) in background. Reference: Rohner S, et al. J Cell Biol. 2013 Mar 4;200(5):589-604. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201207024. PMID: 23460676

gwIs39 [baf-1::gfp-lacI::let-858 3'UTR + vit-5::GFP] III. ygIs2 [baf-1::GFP::lmn-1(Y59C) + unc-119(+)]. caIs3 [pha-4::lacZ + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Strain expressing low level of GFP::LMN-1 (carrying the Y59C mutation). Expresses GFP-LacI from early embryogenesis and throughout development, which forms a small spot at the lacO array. Worms have red muscle (from L1 stage) and green intestine (from late L4 stage). Reference: Mattout A, et al. Curr Biol. 2011 Oct 11;21(19):1603-14. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.08.030. PMID: 21962710

gwIs39 [baf-1::gfp-lacI::let-858 3'UTR + vit-5::GFP] III. gwIs4 [baf-1p::GFP-lacI::let-858 3’UTR + myo-3p::RFP] X. Superficially wild-type. Expresses GFP-LacI throughout development from early embryogenesis, forming a large spot at the lacO array. Worms have red muscle (from L1 stage) and green intestine (from late L4 stage). Reference: Towbin BD, et al. Cell. 2012 Aug 31;150(5):934-47. PMID: 22939621

gwIs39 [baf-1::gfp-lacI::let-858 3'UTR + vit-5::GFP] III. gwIs58 [hsp-16.2p::mCherry::256xLacO::4xLexA + unc-119(+)]. Small transgene/large array. Slow growing and dumpy. Expresses GFP-LacI from early embryogenesis and throughout development, which forms a small spot at the lacO array. Worms have green intestine (from late L4 stage). Might still carry unc-119(ed3) in background. Reference: Rohner S, et al. J Cell Biol. 2013 Mar 4;200(5):589-604. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201207024. PMID: 23460676

gwIs4 [myo-3p::RFP + baf-1::GFP-lacI:::let-858 3'UTR] X. Worms are slow growing, with reduced brood size and become sterile at elevated temperatures. met-2 and set-25 mutants co-segregate with ~ 20cM distance. Expresses GFP-LacI from early embryogenesis and throughout development, which forms a small spot at the lacO array. RFP expression in muscles. Reference: Towbin BD, et al. Cell. 2012 Aug 31;150(5):934-47. PMID: 22939621

gwIs4 [myo-3p::RFP + baf-1::GFP-lacI:::let-858 3'UTR] X. [NOTE: transgene seems prone to silencing. Pick RFP+ to maintain.] Superficially wild-type. Expresses GFP-LacI from early embryogenesis and throughout development, which forms a small spot at the lacO array. RFP expression in muscles. Reference: Meister P, et al. Genes Dev. 2010 Apr 15;24(8):766-82. PMID: 20395364

gwIs39 [baf-1::gfp-lacI::let-858 3'UTR + vit-5::GFP] III. gwIs4 [baf-1p::GFP-lacI::let-858 3’UTR + myo-3p::RFP] X. Superficially wild-type. Expresses GFP-LacI throughout development from early embryogenesis, forming a large spot at the lacO array. Worms have red muscle (from L1 stage) and green intestine (from late L4 stage). Reference: Gonzalez-Sandoval A, et al. Cell. 2015 Dec 3;163(6):1333-47. PMID: 26607792

gwIs4 [myo-3p::RFP + baf-1::GFP-lacI:::let-858 3'UTR] X. Superficially wild-type. Expresses GFP-LacI from early embryogenesis and throughout development, which forms a small spot at the lacO array. Worms have red muscle (from L1 stage). Reference: Gonzalez-Sandoval A, et al. Cell. 2015 Dec 3;163(6):1333-47. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.10.066. PMID: 26607792.

gwSi17 [cec‐4p::cec‐4::WmCherry::cec‐4 3'UTR] II. gwIs4 [baf-1p::GFP-lacI::let-858 3’UTR + myo-3p::RFP] X. Worms are slow growing with reduced brood size and become sterile at elevated temperatures. Expresses GFP-LacI throughout development from early embryogenesis, forming a large spot at the lacO array. Worms have red muscle (from L1 stage). CEC-4::WmCherry is visible at the nuclear periphery in embryos and L1 stage animals. Reference: Cabianca DS, et al. Nature 2019 May;569(7758):734-739. PMID: 31118512

Heterozygtes are WT. Hets segregate WT, UncBli and DpyLet. ct42 homozygotes are inviable at all temperatures (recessive non-conditional larval lethal). ct42 is dominant temperature sensitive maternal effect lethal. ct42 hets give more inviable progeny at 25C than at 15C. dch-1 was previously called let-354(ct42).

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUncs and Unc Steriles that are slightly Long. sb56 is a recessive zygotic suppressor of let-502(ca201) early larval lethality. Likely null of mel-11.

sbEx136 [(pAW33.1) let-502p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. pAW33.1 is about 6.6 kb BamH1 fragment from K06G1 and includes the first 12 amino acids of LET-502 clones into pPD95.67/BamH1. Should be nuclear localized, but is not nuclear localized. Maintain by picking Rollers.

Heterozygotes are WT and GFP+. os37 homozygotes are Lvl and Psa. Pick GFP+ heterozygotes to maintain. qIs48 is an insertion of ccEx9747 with markers: myo-2::GFP expressed brightly in the pharynx throughout development, pes-10::GFP expressed in embryos, and a gut promoter driving GFP in the intestine, and is homozygous lethal. Reference: Shibata Y, et al. Dev Biol. 2012 Jan 15;361(2):349-57.

Heterozygotes are WT GFP+ and segregate WT GFP+, Dpy GFP+ (mIn1 homozygotes), and os33 homozygotes (GFP-, Dpy, Muv, Steriles).

osEx108 [(pAY105) let-19::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Pick rollers to maintain. Reference: Yoda et al. Development (2005) vol. 132 (8) pp. 1885-93.

osEx138 [let-526::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Pick rollers to maintain. GFP expression in most somatic nuclei. Reference: Shibata Y, et al. Dev Biol. 2012 Jan 15;361(2):349-57.

Egg-laying (Egl) defects and subsequent internal hatching of progeny (Bagging) in > 95% of animals. xe11 is a C-to-U point mutation in each of the endogenous let-7 complementary sites, LCS1 and LCS2 [I:C9,335,211T & I:C9,335,260T]. xe11 is a weak gain-of-function allele: mutation of two functionally relevant let-7 binding sites impairs repression by let-7 causing over-expression of LIN-41 in L4 stage animals. Reference: Ecsedi M, et al. Dev Cell. 2015 Feb 9;32(3):335-44. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly 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.

Superficially wild-type. CRISPR/Cas9-engineered allele adds GFP and 3xflag tag to the N-terminus of LIN-29A. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly 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. Reference: Aeschimann F, et al., (2019). A single let-7 target to coordinate transition to adulthood. Life Science Alliance 2, e201900335. http://dx.doi.org/10.26508/lsa.201900335 )

Pick GFP+ Egl to maintain. Segregates GFP- lin-41(xe8) homozygotes (die by vulval bursting as young adults), lin-41(xe8)/lin-41(bch28[eft-3p::gfp::h2b::tbb-2 3'UTR] xe70) heterozygotes (GFP+ Egl), and lin-41(bch28[eft-3p::gfp::h2b::tbb-2 3'UTR] xe70) (GFP+ Ste Dpy). lin-41(xe8) is a deletion of let-7 binding sites in the lin-41 3'UTR. The balancer was derived from lin-41(bch28), a lin-41(0) allele in which an expression cassette that drives ubiquitous nuclear GFP from the eft-3 promoter has been inserted into the lin-41 coding sequence (Katic et al., G3 (2015) 5:1649-56). References: Katic et al., G3 (2015) 5:1649-56 for lin-41(bch28) starting allele for balancer generation. Aeschimann F, et al. (2019). A single let-7 target to coordinate transition to adulthood. Life Science Alliance 2, e201900335. for balanced line. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it directly 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.

jcpEx2 [ced-1p::F58G11.6(genomic)::YFP::let-858 3'UTR + unc-119(+) + myo-2::GFP]. Maintain by picking GFP+. Individuals that lost the array produce only arrested embryos with spindle orientation defects, accumulate vesicles, and problems engulfing apoptotic corpses. Reference: Nieto C, et al. J Cell Sci. 2010 Jun 15;123(Pt 12):2001-7.

jcpEx3 [ccz-1p::ccz-1(genomic)::YFP::let-858 3'UTR + unc-119(+) + pha-1(+)]. Array rescues lethality. Individuals that lost the array produce only arrested embryos with spindle orientation defects, accumulate vesicles, and problems engulfing apoptotic corpses. Reference: Nieto C, et al. J Cell Sci. 2010 Jun 15;123(Pt 12):2001-7.

bmdSi15 [loxN + eef-1A.1p::GFP(1-10)::unc-54 3′ UTR + let-858 terminator + myo-2p::mCherry::3xHA::tbb-2 3′ UTR + loxP] I. bmdSi15 is a CRISPR-based integration into the ttTi4348 site (I:-5.32). Somatic expression of sfGFP(1-10) driven by the eft-3 promoter. GFP11 tag inserted into endogenous lmn-1 locus via CRISPR/Cas9 insertion into parental strain DQM104. Reference: Gregory EF, et al. MicroPubl Biol. 2023 Dec 13:2023:10.17912/micropub.biology.001022. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001022. eCollection 2023. PMID: 38152058.

ujIs113 [pie-1p::mCherry::H2B::pie-1 3'UTR + nhr-2p::his-24::mCherry::let-858 3'UTR + unc-119(+)]. Reference: Zacharias A, et al. PLoS Genet. 2015 Oct 21;11(10):e1005585.

ujIs113 [pie-1p::mCherry::H2B::pie-1 3'UTR + nhr-2p::his-24::mCherry::let-858 3'UTR + unc-119(+)] II. ujIs193 [nhr-67::TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG + unc-119(+)]. TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG tag inserted in frame at C-terminus of coding sequence in fosmid ID#WRM0633cC01 by recombineering. Expression of transgene confirmed by GFP.

ujIs113 [pie-1p::mCherry::H2B::pie-1 3'UTR + nhr-2p::his-24::mCherry::let-858 3'UTR + unc-119(+)] II. ujEx173 [ceh-36::TY1::eGFP::3xFLAG + unc-119(+)]. ujEx173 rescues unc-36, suppressing synthetic lethality in animals carrying the array. Reference: Walton T, et al. PLoS Genet. 2015 Mar 4;11(3):e1005003.

ujIs113 [pie-1p::mCherry::H2B::pie-1 3'UTR + nhr-2p::his-24::mCherry::let-858 3'UTR + unc-119(+)]. stIs10286 [nob-1::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. stIs10286 contains 9kb promoter and full nob-1 transcript fused to GFP. Reference: Zhao Z, et al. PLoS Genet. 2010 Sep 2;6(9):e1001089.

ujIs113 [pie-1p::mCherry::H2B::pie-1 3'UTR + nhr-2p::his-24::mCherry::let-858 3'UTR + unc-119(+)] II. ujIs153 [ceh-13::TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG + unc-119(+)]. TY1::EGFP::3xFLAG tag inserted in frame at C-terminus of coding sequence in fosmid ID#WRM0622c06 by recombineering. Expression of transgene confirmed by GFP.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Uncs which give only deads egss with a Mex phenotype, and Vulvaless Rollers. sy97 is only 15% viable.

GSS linker and 3xV5 tag inserted at C-teminus of endogenous let-711 locus. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Carrick BH, et al. Dev Cell. 2024 Mar 11;59(5):661-675.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.01.005. PMID: 38290520.

mScarlet-I::AID*::3xFlag tags inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous ifet-1 locus. wrdSi3 [sun-1p::TIR1::F2A::mTagBFP2::AID*::NLS::tbb-2 3'UTR] (II:0.77). Germline and early embryo-specific expression of TIR1 co-factor for AID, and tissue-specific AID-tagged blue protein in germline and early embryo nuclei. ifet-1 visualized by mScarlet in oocytes with inducible acute degradation when grown on 4mM auxin. No defect in hermaphrodite embryo viability. Reference: Bhatia P, et al. Life Sci Alliance. 2025 May 29;8(8):e202503387. doi: 10.26508/lsa.202503387. PMID: 40441896.

Animals with the duplication are Unc. Animals which have lost the duplication are DpyUnc and arrest in late larval development.

Animals with the duplication are Unc. Animals which have lost the duplication are DpyUnc and arrest in early/late larval development.

Animals with the duplication are Unc. Animals which have lost the duplication are DpyUnc and arrest in early larval development.

Unc strain which throws DpyUncLet. Late larval arrest (L4). Maintain by picking Unc non-Dpy.

Unc strain which throws Unc and DpyUnc (animals which have lost the Dp). DpyUncs arrest as adults. Maintain by picking Unc.

Unc-13 phenotype. Segregates Uncs and lethal DpyUncs (h695 arrests as a sterile adult). Pick Unc-13 animals to maintain. 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 Ann Rose.

Animals with the duplication are Unc. Animals which have lost the duplication are Dpy Unc and arrest in early larval development.

Animals with the duplication are Unc. Animals which have lost the duplication are DpyUnc and arrest in early larval development.

Animals with the duplication are Unc. Animals which have lost the duplication are lethal DpyUncs.

Animals with the duplication are Unc. Animals which have lost the duplication are DpyUnc and arrest in mid/late larval development.