Defective chemotaxis to some volatile odorants: benzaldehyde, isoamyl alcohol.

acEx191 [odr-2p::CZ::ced-3(p17)::unc-54 3’UTR+ unc-53p::ced-3(p15)::NZ::unc-54 3’UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain.  PVP is ablated in animals carrying the array by employing a two-component system reconstituted caspase (recCaspase) using the odr-2 and unc-53 promoters.  Strain viable at all temperatures.  Reference Otarigho, B. and Aballay, A., 202. Cell reports, 35(8). PMID: 34038721.

sraEx329 [odr-2(18)p::chop-2(H134R)::TagRFP + odr-2(18)p::mKO + pBX(pha-1(+))]. Maintain at 25C. This transgenic line expresses mKO and TagRFP in SMB in the head, and has little response to blue light in the absence of ATR. In the presence of ATR asymmetrical stimulation of SMB causes the worm to turn in the same direction the head was bent when SMB was excited. Reference: Kocabas A, et al. Nature. 2012 Sep 23. doi: 10.1038/nature11431.

otIs355 [rab-3p(prom1)::2xNLS::TagRFP] IV. kyIs51 [odr-2b::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Pan-neuronal nuclear RFP expression. Cytoplasmic GFP expressed in the odr-2b neurons including AIZ, AIB, SIAV, AVG, RIV, ASG and IL2 neurons. Derived from parental strains QW1155 and CX3300. Reference: Nguyen JP, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Feb 23;113(8):E1074-81.

rhIs4 [glr-1p::GFP + dpy-20(+)] III. hdIs26 [odr-2p::CFP + sra-6p::DsRed2] III. Ventral cord cross-over defects. PVQ axons sometimes stop short or leave the ventral cord. Reference: Steimel A, et al. Development. 2010 Nov;137(21):3663-73.

rhIs4 [glr-1p::GFP + dpy-20(+)] III. hdIs26 [odr-2p::CFP + sra-6p::DsRed2] III. Ventral cord cross-over defects. PVQ axons sometimes stop short or leave the ventral cord. Reference: Steimel A, et al. Development. 2010 Nov;137(21):3663-73.