aeaIs10 [rgef-1p::GCaMP6s::3xNLS + lin-15(+)]. Worms express GCaMP6s in all neuronal nuclei. Pan-neuronal imaging strain; suitable for rapid whole-brain imaging due to brightness, good signal to noise ratio, and relative resistance to photo-bleaching. Reference: Susoy V, et al. Cell. 2021 Sep 30;184(20):5122-5137.e17. PMID: 34534446

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.]

bqSi294 [hsp16.41p::FRT::mCherry::his-58::FRT::GFP::his-58 + unc-119(+)] II; bqSi506 [rgef-1p::FLP D5 + unc-119(+)] IV. Heat shock produces green nuclei in neurons and red nuclei elsewhere.

juEx4586 [rgef-1p::GFP1-10 + ttx-3p::RFP]. Pick RFP+ to maintain. RFP expression in AIY neuron. Weak light green signals were observed in the neurons using compound scope although this is only the former half of the split GFP. Reference: Noma K, et al. Elife. 2017 Aug 2;6:e26376. doi: 10.7554/eLife.26376.

juSi94 [GFP11::rps-18 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. juIs409 [rgef-1p::GFP1-10 + ttx-3p::RFP] IV. Pan-neuronal-specific expression of split GFP reporter allows visualization of ribosomes in neurons. Reference: Noma et al Elife. 2017 Aug 2;6. pii: e26376. doi: 10.7554/eLife.26376.

juEx1434 [rgef-1p::ebax-1::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. juEx1434 rescues Egl of pqn-55(ju699) mutants. Reference: Wang Z., et al. Neuron. 2013 Sep 4;79(5):903-16.

reSi7 [rgef-1p::TIR1::F2A::mTagBFP2::AID*::NLS::tbb-2 3'UTR] (I:-5.32). Neuronal-specific expression of TIR1 co-factor for AID, and tissue-specific AID-tagged blue protein in neuronal nuclei. Auxin-inducible degradation (AID) tag inserted at C-terminus of endogenous unc-104 locus by CRISPR/Cas9. Can be used for auxin-induced immobilization of worms for live imaging. Strain generated by crossing endogenously tagged unc-104::AID into DV3805. reSi7 is at -5.32 cM. References: Cahoon CK and Libuda DE. bioRxiv 2021.05.25.445686; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.25.445686. Ashley GE, et al. Genetics. 2021 Mar 31;217(3):iyab006. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyab006. PMID: 33677541

reSi7 [rgef-1p::TIR1::F2A::mTagBFP2::AID*::NLS::tbb-2 3'UTR] (I:-5.32). Neuronal-specific expression of TIR1 co-factor for AID, and tissue-specific AID-tagged blue protein in neuronal nuclei. Auxin-inducible degradation (AID) tag inserted at C-terminus of endogenous unc-18 locus by CRISPR/Cas9. Can be used for auxin-induced immobilization of worms for live imaging. Strain generated by crossing endogenously tagged unc-104::AID into DV3805. reSi7 is at -5.32 cM. References: Cahoon CK and Libuda DE. bioRxiv 2021.05.25.445686; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.25.445686. Ashley GE, et al. Genetics. 2021 Mar 31;217(3):iyab006. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyab006. PMID: 33677541

bmdSi282 [^loxN^rgef-1p::mKate2-STOP-STOP-VHH4GFP::DAMc1]. Wild-type growth and movement. NanoDam toolkit will allows identification of direct genomic targets of TFs as well as chromatin modifiers. In this system, Dam methylase is fused with a binding reagent, an anti-GFP nanobody (vhhGFP4). Thus, genome-wide profiling can be achieved by combining cell type-specific Dam::vhhGFP4 fusion constructs with GFP knock-in alleles.

bmdSi348 [loxN::rgef-1p::FLP::P2A::H2B::2xmTurq2]; inserted into safe harbor site ttTi4348 in Chr I. Pan-neuronal expression of FLPase with blue fluorescent histone reporter for visualization. Reference: Xiao Y, et al. An expandable FLP-ON::TIR1 system for precise spatiotemporal protein degradation in C. elegans. bioRxiv 2022.10.14.512315; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.14.512315

bmdSi348 [loxN::rgef-1p::FLP::P2A::H2B::2xmTurq2]; inserted into safe harbor site ttTi4348 in Chr I. bmdSi362 [loxN::rpl-28p::FRT3-LCK::mNG-STOP::FRT3::TIR1(F79G)::2A::PH::2xmKate2]; inserted into safe harbor site ttTi5605 in Chr II. FLP-ON::TIR1 system for AID-tagged protein degradation in neurons. High levels of TIR1(F79G) expression in neurons by rgef-1p::FLP with co-expression of membrane markers. bmdSi362 contains the ubiquitous rpl-28 promoter driving expression of FRT3-LCK::mNG-STOP::FRT3::TIR1(F79G)::2A::PH::2xmKate2 construct dependent upon tissue-specific FLPase. High levels of TIR1(F79G) can be expressed in specific tissue or cell types via FLPase activity, allowing spatiotemporally-targeted degradation of AID-tagged proteins. Reference: Xiao Y, et al. An expandable FLP-ON::TIR1 system for precise spatiotemporal protein degradation in C. elegans. bioRxiv 2022.10.14.512315; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.14.512315

reSi7 [rgef-1p::TIR1::F2A::mTagBFP2::AID*::NLS::tbb-2 3'UTR] (I:-5.32). Neuronal-specific expression of TIR1 co-factor for AID, and tissue-specific AID-tagged blue protein in neuronal nuclei. NOTE: PCR detection of this insert using the published primers has been reported to be defective. Neuronal-specific expression of blue fluorescent protein is still observed and neuronal-specific depletion of AID-tagged proteins has been reported. As such, the construct is inferred to be functional but will need to be tracked in strain constructions via a different method.

sqIs24 [rgef-1p::GFP::lgg-1 + unc-122p::RFP]. Derived by injection and subsequent integration of plasmids pMH882 and pMH876. Reference: Gelino S, et al. PLoS Genet. 2016 Jul 14;12(7):e1006135. Erratum in: PLoS Genet. 2016 Aug;12(8):e1006271.

sqEx67 [rgef-1p::mCherry::GFP::lgg-1 + rol-6]. Rollers. Pick Rollers to maintain.

sqIs71 [rgef-1p::GFP + rgef-1p::sid-1]. Pan-neuronal expression of sid-1 driven by the rgef-1 promoter. Expression remains neuron-specific until at least Day 10. Animals respond to feeding RNAi against gfp and neuronal genes snb-1 and unc-13. In contrast, animals are resistant to phenotypes induced by feeding RNAi constructs targeting non-neuronal genes pept-1, unc-112, bli-1 and die-1. Reference: Yang Y, et al. Nat Aging 2024 Jan 4. doi: 10.1038/s43587-023-00548-1. PMID: 38177330. MAH677 effectively replaces strain TU3401 sid-1(pk3321) uIs69 [pCFJ90 (myo-2p::mCherry) + unc-119p::sid-1] V., which was found to show RNAi response in non-neuronal tissues.

sqIs56 [rgef-1p::sqst-1::GFP + unc-122p::RFP]. Neuronal over-expression of GFP-tagged p62/SQST-1, a key autophagy substrate. Reference: Kumsta C, et al. Nat Commun. 2019 Dec 11;10(1):5648.

lucSi40 [rgef-1p::HEN1::unc-54 3’UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Superficially wild-type. Cell-type-specific 3'-terminal 2'-O-methylation of animal miRNAs by a genetically encoded plant-specific methyltransferase (Arabidopsis thaliana HEN1). NOTE: This strain might still carry unc-119(ed3) in the background. Reference: Alberti C, et al. Nat Methods. 2018 Feb 26. doi: 10.1038/nmeth.4610.

hqSi8 [rgef-1p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3’UTR+Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Degron and mNeonGreen tag inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-2 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi8 was generated by replacing the eft-3 promoter of the ieSi57 insertion (oxTi179 site) with the rgef-1 promoter using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-2 protein in the neurons. hqSi8 previously known as hq373. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

hqSi8 [rgef-1p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3’UTR+Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15C. GFP tag and degron inserted at the 3' end of the endogenous daf-16 gene locus by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering. hqSi8 was generated by replacing the eft-3 promoter of the ieSi57 insertion (oxTi179 site) with the rgef-1 promoter using CRISPR/Cas9. This strain can be used for auxin-inducible degradation (AID) of DAF-16 protein in the neurons. hqSi8 previously known as hq373. Reference: Zhang Y, et al. BioRxiv. 2021 Aug 2. 2007.2031.454567. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.31.454567.

otIs412 [unc-3p::GFP + rgef-1p::DsRed] X. GFP expression in DA/DB/VA/VB class neurons. Reference: Kerk SY, et al. Neuron 2017 (in press).

reSi7 [rgef-1p::TIR1::F2A::mTagBFP2::AID*::NLS::tbb-2 3'UTR] (I:-5.32). Neuronal-specific expression of TIR1 co-factor with N-terminal GFP::TEV::degran::FLAG tag inserted into endogenous unc-31 locus using CRISPR/Cas9 can be used for conditional depletion of UNC-31 in the nervous system. crRNA (TTTTCAGGAGGATCATGATT). Reference: Cornell R, et al. J Neurosci. 2022 Oct 26;JN-RM-1368-22. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1368-22.2022. PMID: 36302635

foxSi44 [rgef-1p::tomm-20::mKate2::HA::tbb-2 3' UTR] I. Transgene inserted into oxTi185. Superficially wild-type. Neuronal expression of reporter construct. This strain is part of toolkit to affinity purify mitochondria from specific tissues. Reference: Ahier A, et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2018 Mar;20(3):352-360.

foxEx3 [rgef-1p::tomm-20::Rosella]. Pick animals with red fluorescence in in neurons to maintain. foxEx3 expresses neuron-specific, mitochondrial localized Rosella, a pH-sensitive fluorescent biosensor for monitoring and analyzing mitophagy. Reference: Cummins N, EMBO J. 2019 Feb 1;38(3):e99360. PMID: 30538104

wpSi14 [rgef-1p::GFP::daf-16A + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Reference: Byrne AB, et al. Neuron. 2014 Feb 5;81(3):561-73. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.11.019. PMID: 24440228

hpEx4120 [rgef-1p::GPI::YFP]. Pick YFP+ animals to maintain. TagRFP::ZF tag inserted into endogenous twk-40 locus.

hpIs166 [glr-1p::chop-2(H134R)::YFP + lin-15(+)]. YFP expression in glr-1 interneurons. hpEx3088 [rgef-1p::ATG::nca-1 + nca-1::GFP + myo-2p::RFP]. Pick RFP+ to maintain. Reference: Gao S, et al. 2015 Nature Communications 6, Article number: 6323.

hpEx2906 [myo-2p::RFP + rgef-1p::daf-2]. Transgenic worms dauer easily. Pick RFP+ animals to maintain. [NOTE: (07-14-2015) The genotype of this strain was incorrectly reported as daf-2(e1370), but is in fact daf-2(m596).] References: Hung W, et al. EMBO J. 2013 Jun 12;32(12):1745-60. Hung W, et al. Development. 2014 Apr;141(8):1767-79.

hpEx3371 [rgef-1p::GFP::daf-16a::unc-54 3' UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick RFP+ and keep at 15C to maintain. Can be kept at 20C, but some animals will form dauers. Transgenic animals have GFP in gut and RFP in pharynx and will form dauers at 25C. Non-transgenic animals are dauer-defective (Daf-d). Reference: Hung WL. et al., Development (2014) 141 (8): 1767–1779.

hpIs675 [rgef-1p::GCaMP6s::3xNLS::mNeptune + lin-15(+)]. Worms express GCaMP6s and mNeptune in all neuronal nuclei. Pan-neuronal imaging strain; suitable for rapid whole-brain imaging due to brightness, good signal to noise ratio, and relative resistance to photo-bleaching. Reference: Susoy V, et al. Cell. 2021 Sep 30;184(20):5122-5137.e17. PMID: 34534446

hpIs673 [rgef-1p::Chrimson::UrSL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. All neurons are marked with red fluorescence. Pan-neuronal activation and muscle contraction upon green light illumination with ATR. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).

hpIs673 [rgef-1p::Chrimson::UrSL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Shrinker. All neurons are marked with red fluorescence. Pan-neuronal activation and muscle contraction upon green light illumination with ATR. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).