uthIs372 [sur-5p::pat-10::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::tdTomato::unc-54 3' UTR]. Long-lived, thermotolerant. Reference: Baird NA, et al. Science. 2014 Oct 17;346(6207):360-3.

uthIs235 [sur-5p::hsf-1::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::tdTomato::unc-54 3' UTR]. Long-lived, thermotolerant. Small brood size. Reference: Baird NA, et al. Science. 2014 Oct 17;346(6207):360-3.

uthEx299 [aak-2 (genomic aa1-aa321)::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::tdTomato]. Pick animals with red pharynx to maintain. Reference: Mair W, et al. Nature. 2011 Feb 17;470(7334):404-8.

uthIs225 [sur5p::hsf-1(CT-Delta)::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::tdTomato::unc-54 3' UTR]. Long-lived, thermotolerant. Small brood size. Reference: Baird NA, et al. Science. 2014 Oct 17;346(6207):360-3.

zcIs4 [hsp-4::GFP] V. uthIs269 [sur-5p::hsf-1::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::tdTomato::unc-54 3' UTR]. ER stress resistence. Reference: Taylor RC, Dillin A. Cell. 2013 Jun 20;153(7):1435-47.

uthIs270 [rab-3p::xbp-1s (constitutively active) + myo-2p::tdTomato]. Pick animals with red pharynx to maintain. Reference: Taylor RC, Dillin A. Cell. 2013 Jun 20;153(7):1435-47.

qIs51 [myo-2p::GFP + pes-10p::GFP + F22B7.9p::GFP]. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ and segregate non-GFP ok421 homozygotes, wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, and arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids. Pick wild-type GFP+ and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Received new stock 12/02.

goeIs3 [myo-3p::SL1::GCamP3.35::SL2::unc54 3'UTR + unc-119(+)]. aceIs1 [myo-3p::mitochondrial LAR-GECO + myo-2p::RFP]; likely inserted into LG II. Reporter expresses the calcium indicator cytosolic GCaMP3 and mitochondrial LAR-GECO in all body wall muscles.

ccIs4251 [myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. aceIs1 [myo-3p::mitochondrial LAR-GECO + myo-2p::RFP]; likely inserted into LG II. Reporter expresses the calcium indicator mitochondrial LAR-GECO in all body wall muscles.

aceIs1 [myo-3p::mitochondrial LAR-GECO + myo-2p::RFP]; likely inserted into LG II. Reporter expresses the calcium indicator mitochondrial LAR-GECO in all body wall muscles.

agIs17 [myo-2p::mCherry + irg-1p::GFP] IV. GFP in pharynx and intestine that turns on upon infection with pathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PA14. Reference: Dunbar TL, et al. Cell Host Microbe. 2012 Apr 19;11(4):375-86.

[D943G] substitution mutation in conserved residue within RNAse III domain. Balancer marked with myo-2p::Venus. Pick fertile wild-type (non-Dpy) Venus+ to maintain. drsh-1(viz43) homozygous animals display heterochronic phenotypes beginning at L3/L4 molt and typically burst at the vulva in L4. Heterozygotes are wild-type with pharyngeal Venus fluorescence, and segregate Venus+ heterozygotes, non-Venus viz-43 homozygotes, and Dpy Venus+ tmC18 homozygotes. Reference: Barish S, et al. Human Mol Genet. 2022 Aug 25;31(17):2934-2950. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddac085. PMID: 35405010.

Homozygous sterile deletion balanced by tmC9 [F36H1.2(tmIs1221[myo-2p::Venus])]. Heterozygotes are wild-type Venus+ in pharynx, and segregate wild-type Venus+ heterozygotes, non-Venus Sterile (tm6688 homozygotes), and Venus+ Mec Unc (tmC9 homozygotes). Pick viable fertile Venus+ animals and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Furuta T & Arur S. 2023. sart-3 functions to regulate germline sex determination in C. elegans. microPublication Biology. PubMed ID: 37206989.

Homozygous lethal deletion balanced by tmC9 [F36H1.2(tmIs1221[myo-2p::Venus])]. Heterozygotes are wild-type Venus+ in pharynx, and segregate wild-type Venus+ heterozygotes, non-Venus Sterile (tm15993 homozygotes), and Venus+ Mec Unc (tmC9 homozygotes). Pick viable fertile Venus+ animals and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. 93% of tm15993 homozygotes die before adulthood and those that escape are sterile. Reference: Furuta T & Arur S. 2023. sart-3 functions to regulate germline sex determination in C. elegans. microPublication Biology. PubMed ID: 37206989.

qIs51 [myo-2p::GFP + pes-10p::GFP + F22B7.9p::GFP]. Heterozygotes are wild-type GFP+ and segregate non-GFP ok197 homozygotes (viable, sterile), wild-type GFP+ heterozygotes, and arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids. rad-50 homozygotes are viable, produce more than 95% dead eggs and a large fraction of the survivors are male (Him phenotype). Pick wild-type GFP+ and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. Reference: Hayashi M, et al. PLoS Genet. 2007 Nov;3(11):e191.

gpIs1 [hsp-16.2p::GFP]. artEx35 [sur-5p::hpk-1::CFP + myo-2p::mCherry)]. Pick animals with red pharynx to maintain. Inducible GFP fluorescence after >1 hour heat shock. Reference: Das R, PLoS Genet. 2017 Oct 16;13(10):e1007038. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007038. PMID: 29036198; PMCID: PMC5658188.

artEx31 [sur-5p::hpk-1::CFP + myo-2p::mCherry)]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain. sur-5 driven over-expression of hpk-1. Reference: Das R, et al. PLoS Genet. 2017 Oct 16;13(10):e1007038. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007038. PMID: 29036198; PMCID: PMC5658188.

acIs156 [vit-2p::vit-2(G839R)::GFP + myo-2p::mCherry]. In contrast to VIT-2::GFP, VIT-2(G839R)::GFP remains in the intestine and is not transported to embryos. mCherry expression in pharynx. Reference: Singh J & Aballay A. MBio. 2017 May 30;8(3). pii: e00778-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00778-17.

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

ruIs37 [myo-2p::GFP + unc-119(+)] III. Expresses GFP in the pharynx. pAZ119.

crgSi2081 [rpl-28p::PuroR + myo-2p::GFP + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Superficially wild-type. Puromycin resistant. ttTi5605 transposon in EG4322 has been replaced by a single copy insertion crgSi2081. Reference: Semple JI, et al., Nat Methods. 2010 Sep;7(9):725-7.

bqSi577 [myo-2p::GFP + unc-119(+)] IV. Expresses GFP in pharyngeal muscles. Single-copy insertion in the MosSCI locus cxTi10882 on chromosome IV. Obtained via the outcrossing of strain BN578 with N2. Reference: Toker IA, et al. Dev Cell. 2022 Feb 7;57(3):298-309.e9. PMID: 35134343.

bqSi577 [myo-2p::GFP + unc-119(+)] IV. Germline granules defective, ~30% sterility. Males fail to be attracted by hermaphrodite-secreted volatile sex pheromones. Express GFP in pharyngeal muscles. Reference: Toker IA, et al. Dev Cell. 2022 Feb 7;57(3):298-309.e9. PMID: 35134343

bqSi577 [myo-2p::GFP + unc-119(+)] IV. Germ granule defective, ~30 sterility. Express GFP in pharyngeal muscles. Reference: Toker IA, et al. Dev Cell. 2022 Feb 7;57(3):298-309.e9. PMID: 35134343

bqSi577 [myo-2p::GFP + unc-119(+)] IV. Cassette for GFP-labeling and FLP-mediated inactivation of endogenous baf-1 inserted by CRISPR/Cas9 after the baf-1 start codon. FRT sites in GFP intron 3 and baf-1 3'UTR are indicated by ">" symbols in genotype. Reference: Fragoso-Luna A, et al. 2021 bioRxiv 2021.12.21.473632; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.21.473632

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi541 [myo-2p::FLP D5 + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock produces green nuclei in pharyngal muscles and red nuclei elsewhere.

bqSi189 [lmn-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi577 [myo-2p::GFP + unc-119(+)] IV. Strain carrying visible markers in the MosSCI loci on chr II (ttTi5605) and chr IV (cxTi10882); facilitates crosses between MosSCI strains with non-visible insertions.

byEx655 [pink-1p::pink-1::GFP + myo-2p::mCherry + herring sperm DNA]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain. pink-1 translational GFP (C-terminal GFP) fusion generated by cloning the complete pink-1 genomic fragment (3191 bp) with a 6-kb upstream promoter region and into pPD117.01. Reference: Sämann J, et al. J Biol Chem. 2009 Jun 12;284(24):16482-91.

byIs161 [rab-3p::F3(delta)K280 + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pan-neuronal over-expression of the F3 pro aggregation fragment of the human Tau protein with K280 deleted (line A). Integration site not mapped. Reference: Fatuouros C, et al. Hum Mol Genet. 2012 Aug 15;21(16):3587-603.

byIs162 [rab-3p::F3(delta)K280 I277P I380P + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pan-neuronal over-expression of the F3 pro aggregation fragment of the human Tau protein with K280 deleted and two isoleucines to proline substitutions in the hexapeptide motifs of the repeat region (line A). These mutations abrogate the aggregation, making this strain an anti-aggregation control for BR5270. Reference: Fatuouros C, et al. Hum Mol Genet. 2012 Aug 15;21(16):3587-603.

byIs162 [rab-3p::F3(delta)K280(I277P)(I308P) + myo-2p::mCherry]. bkIs10 [aex-3p::h4R1NtauV337M + myo-2p::GFP]. Strain co-expressing the F3(delta)K280 anti-aggregation Tau fragment (with two I to P substitutions) and full-length Tau in all neurons. Red and green fluorescence in the pharynx due to the co-injection markers. The F3/2P fragment is not able to nucleate aggregation of full length Tau. bkIs10 contains an integrated transgene encoding the 1N4R isoforms of human tau with the 337M FTDP-17 mutation. Expression is driven by the pan-neuronal promoter aex-3. Over-expression of this transgene results in a pronounced Unc phenotype. Reference: Fatouros C, et al. Hum Mol Genet. 2012 Aug 15;21(16):3587-603.

byEx836 [odr-4p::tax-4::GFP + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain. Rescues tax-4 null mutant. Expresses tax-4(+) in AWA, AWB, AWC, ADF, ASG, ASH, ASI, ASJ, ASK, ADL, PHA, and PHB sensory neurons, but not AFD sensory neurons. Reference: Liu S, Schulze E, Baumeister R. PLoS One. 2012;7(3):e32360.

byIs193 [rab-3p::F3(delta)K280 + myo-2p::mCherry]. bkIs10 [aex-3p::hTau V337M + myo-2p::GFP]. Worms have severe locomotion defect and slow growth. Reference: Fatuouros C, et al. Hum Mol Genet. 2012 Aug 15;21(16):3587-603.

byIs193 [rab-3p::F3(delta)K280 + myo-2p::mCherry]. F3 pro aggregation fragment is expressed at low levels (line B); hard to detect by western blot. Reference: Fatuouros C, et al. Hum Mol Genet. 2012 Aug 15;21(16):3587-603.

byIs194 [rab-3p::F3(delta)K280 I277P I380P + myo-2p::mCherry]. bkIs10 [aex-3p::hTau V337M + myo-2p::GFP]. Tau anti-aggregation double transgenic line generated by crossing byIs194 x bkIs10. Normal locomotion. Reference: Fatuouros C, et al. Hum Mol Genet. 2012 Aug 15;21(16):3587-603.

byIs194 [rab-3p::F3(delta)K280 I277P I380P + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pan-neuronal over-expression of the F3 pro aggregation fragment of the human Tau protein with K280 deleted and two isoleucines to proline substitutions in the hexapeptide motifs of the repeat region (line B). These mutations abrogate the aggregation, making this strain an anti-aggregation control for BR5270. Reference: Fatuouros C, et al. Hum Mol Genet. 2012 Aug 15;21(16):3587-603.

byIs161 [rab-3p::F3(delta)K280 + myo-2p::mCherry]. bkIs10 [aex-3p::h4R1NtauV337M + myo-2p::GFP]. Strain co-expressing the F3(delta)K280 pro-aggregation Tau fragment and full-length Tau in all neurons. Worms have severe locomotion defect and slow growth. Red and green fluorescence in the pharynx due to the co-injection markers. bkIs10 contains an integrated transgene encoding the 1N4R isoforms of human tau with the 337M FTDP-17 mutation. Expression is driven by the pan-neuronal promoter aex-3. Over-expression of this transgene results in a pronounced Unc phenotype. Derived by additional outcrossing of BR5485. Reference: Fatouros C, et al. Hum Mol Genet. 2012 Aug 15;21(16):3587-603.

byEx1375 [endu-2p::endu-2::eGFP + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain array. Transgene rescues mortal germline (Mrt) phenotype of endu-2(tm4977). Reference: Qi W, et al. (2020) A secreted endoribonuclease ENDU-2 from the soma protects germline immortality in C. elegans. BioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2020.12.04.408260. Accepted by Nature Communications.

byEx1551 [vha-6p::endu-2::eGFP::3xFLAG + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain array. Transgene provides intestinal rescue of endu-2(tm4977) that also rescues mortal germline (Mrt) phenotype. Reference: Qi W, et al. (2020) A secreted endoribonuclease ENDU-2 from the soma protects germline immortality in C. elegans. BioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2020.12.04.408260. Accepted by Nature Communications.

antIs30 [attP-f + Cbr-unc-119(+) + glh-2p::phiC31 + rol-6(partial) + myo-2p::GFP + attP-r] II. antIs30 was inserted into ttTi5605 on LG II using MosSCI. GFP expression in pharynx is very weak (as it is single copy) and is easiest to see during the L1-L3 stages. This strain contains a phiC31 docking site and can be used for precise single-copy integration of transgenes via recombination mediated cassette exchange. The docking site contains inverted phiC31-attP sites flanking phiC31 integrase expressed from the glh-2 germline promoter. Integration constructs need to have inverted phiC31-attB sites that flank the intended sequence to be inserted. Reference: Yang FJ, et al. "phiC31 integrase for recombination mediated single copy insertion and genome manipulation in C. elegans." Genetics 2021.

antIs31 [attP-f + Cbr-unc-119(ant40) + glh-2p::phiC31 + rol-6(partial) + myo-2p::GFP + attP-r] II. Unc. antIS31 has been found to self-excise; check for GFP expression periodically to retain the insertion. GFP expression in pharynx is very weak (as it is in single copy) and is easiest to see during the L1-L3 stages. This strain contains a phiC31 docking site and can be used for precise single-copy integration of transgenes via recombination mediated cassette exchange. The docking site contains inverted phiC31-attP sites flanking phiC31 integrase expressed from the glh-2 germline promoter. Integration constructs need to have inverted phiC31-attB sites that flank the intended sequence to be inserted. antIs31 was derived by CRISPR/Cas9 knockout of Cbr-unc-119 in antIs30 creating ant40, a 691 bp deletion in Cbr-unc-119. Because antIs31 does not rescue unc-119(ed3), BRC566 facilitates the use of Unc-119 rescue as a selection marker for transgene insertions. Reference: Yang FJ, et al. "phiC31 integrase for recombination mediated single copy insertion and genome manipulation in C. elegans." Genetics 2021.

ieSi60 [myo-2p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Single copy transgene inserted into chromosome II (oxTi179) expressing modified Arabidopsis thaliana TIR1 tagged with mRuby in pharyngeal muscle. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) in pharyngeal muscle. Reference: Zhang L, et al. Development. 2015 Nov 9. pii: dev.129635.

ieSi60 [myo-2p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Single copy transgene inserted into chromosome II (oxTi179) expressing modified Arabidopsis thaliana TIR1 tagged with mRuby in pharyngeal muscle. A degron::GFP tag was inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous dhc-1 coding sequence via CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used to examine spatial and temporal requirements for dynein in pharyngeal muscle, and to serve as a control strain for auxin-inducible degradation (AID). Reference: Zhang L, et al. Development. 2015 Nov 9. pii: dev.129635.

mIs11 [myo-2p::GFP + pes-10p::GFP + F22B7.9::GFP]. Pick WT with dim GFP+ in pharynx to maintain. mIs11 homozygotes will quickly overtake the population if not selected against. GFP expression in 4-cell embryos, pharyngeal muscle and gut. Heterozygotes are WT with dim GFP signal in the pharynx. mIs11 homozygotes are WT with bright GFP in the pharynx. rad-51(lg8701) homozygotes are non-GFP and throw dead eggs.

mIs11 [myo-2p::GFP + pes-10p::GFP + F22B7.9::GFP]. Heterozygotes are wild-type with dim GFP signal in the pharynx. mIs11 homozygotes are wild-type with bright GFP in the pharynx. ieDf2 homozygotes (non-GFP) develop normally but produce 97.5% inviable embryos and a high frequency of males among the surviving self-progeny. Pick WT with dim GFP+ in pharynx to maintain. mIs11 homozygotes will quickly overtake the population if not selected against. GFP expression in 4-cell embryos, pharyngeal muscle and gut. ieDf2 is a deficiency of zim-1, zim-2, zim-3, and him-8 generated by MosDel, resulting in single-copy insertion of a copy of the C. briggsae unc-119 gene on Chromosome IV. The deletion spans the sequences from the beginning of the zim-1 coding sequence through the ttTi22866 Mos1 insertion site.

mIs12 [myo-2p::GFP + pes-10p::GFP + F22B7.9p::GFP] II. Hermaphrodites expressing compound GFP reporter (see PD4790). Strong pharyngeal muscle expression, easily scored by GFP dissecting scope. mIs12 is tightly linked to unc-4 II, and not to LG III or IV as previously reported. mIs12 homozygous males mate well (ME3).

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. mIs12 [myo-2p::GFP + pes-10p::GFP + F22B7.9p::GFP] II. frIs7 [nlp-29p::GFP + col-12p::DsRed] IV. uIs69 [pCFJ90(myo-2p::mCherry) + unc-119p::sid-1] V. Mapping strain. This strain is homozygous for integrated fluorescence markers on LG I, II, IV and V, all of which are easily and independently scored using a fluorescent dissecting microscope, plus an easily scored visible marker (dpy-17) for LGIII. The good markers on all five autosomes facilitate linkage assignment of unmapped mutations, and enable rapid replacement of chromosomes when outcrossing heavily mutagenized strains such as those from the Million Mutation Project.

crEx498 [dpy-14p::ptr-15(+) + sur-5p::GFP]. Pick animals with nuclear GFP throughout body to maintain. Lethal ptr-15 deletion allele marked with pharyngeal GFP [loxP ::myo-2p::GFP::unc-54 3’UTR + rps-27p::neoR::unc-54 3’UTR::loxP]; lethality rescued by hypodermal expression of PTR-15 form crEx498 array. Non-nuclear GFP animals (only pharyngeal expression) will be dead eggs and dead hatchlings. Derived from parental strain VC4151. References: O’Rourke et al. (in revision 2024).

muEx68 [(pJW33) myo-2p::egl-20::GFP + (7PD10.46) unc-22 (antisense)]. Use nicotine or levamisole to pick twitchers. Reference: Whangbo J & Kenyon C, (1999) Mol Cell 4(5):851-8.

muEx79 [(pJW33) myo-2p::egl-20::GFP + (7PD10.46) unc-22 (antisense)]. Use nicotine or levamisole to pick twitchers. Reference: Whangbo J & Kenyon C, (1999) Mol Cell 4(5):851-8.