Short lifespan. Altered fat storage. Toxin sensitive. Low brood size. Clr.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, steriles with a tumorous germline (gld-1 homozygotes), and Uncs that lay non-refractile eggs that fail to hatch (gna-2 unc-55) homozygotes.

Heterozygotes are Egl and Paralyzed. Segregate embryonic lethals (n499) homozygotes. Segregates WT animals that lay only non-refractile eggs that fail to hatch. Pick paralyzed Egl worms to maintain (eggs on the plate should all be pale brown and non-refractile; presence of refractile eggs indicates a recombination has occurred). XA780 recombines at a frequency of about 1%.

Superficially WT. Suppressor of gna-2. Reduced brood counts at all temperatures (strongly reduced at 26C). Reduced embryo survival following heat shock. Hypomorph.

Superficially WT. Suppressor of gna-2. Reduced brood counts at all temperatures (very strongly reduced at 26C). Exhibits mating-dependent progressive hermaphrodite sterility. Reduced embryo survival following heat shock.

Pleiotropic defects including reduced broodsize, reduced levels of histone H3 serine 10 phosphorylation, cold-sensitive embryonic lethality, cold-sensitive early embryonic mitotic and cytokinetic defects. Reference: Lee S, et al. PLoS One. 2007 Nov 28;2(11):e1213.

qaIs8400 [let-858p::Ov-GST-3 + rol-6(su1006)]. Called AK1 in the reference article. The Ov-GST-3 gene was amplified from genomic DNA of O. volvulus with 1µM of the sequence specific primer 5'Klon and 3'Klon (5'Klon: 5'-GGCGTACGATGTCAAGATTTCCTCAACAAG-3'; 3'Klon: 5'-GGTCTAGATTTATTTAGGAATGATTGAATCGGTCG-3'; representing bases 4 - 25 and the complementary sequence of bases 821 - 841 of the published Ov-GST-3 cDNA (AF203814); bold underlines indicate restriction sites for Pfl23II (SplI) and XbaI, respectively; dotted underline indicates the start codon for translation; italics indicates the conserved sequence for the polyadenylation signal for transgenic transcript processing; the 8 5'-nucleotides of primer 3'Klon and the fourteen 5'-nucleotides of primer 5'Klon do not correspond to the template and introduce the sequences to the amplicon), 200 µM of each deoxynucleotide (Gibco BRL) and 2.5 units of Taq polymerase (Gibco BRL). After an initial denaturation of 3 minutes at 93°C, 35 cycles of annealing at 55°C for 1 minute, synthesis at 72°C for 2 minutes and a 1 minute denaturation at 93°C were performed, followed by a final extension at 72°C for 5 minutes. The genomic Ov-GST-3 fragment obtained by PCR (see above) was ligated into the pGEM-T Easy vector (Promega) by TA-cloning, cleaved with the restriction enzymes Pfl23II (SplI) and XbaI (restriction sites introduced by the primer) and inserted between the unique Pfl23II (SplI) and XbaI sites of the vector pPD103.05 (kindly provided by A. Fire). The sequence of the genomic Ov-GST-3 fragment in the resulting plasmid pAK1 was confirmed by automated dye terminator, dideoxy sequencing (ABI Prism 377TM Sequencer, PE Applied Biosystems) using the PCR primers (see above). The pAK1 DNA was injected in combination with the marker plasmid pRF4 [rol-6(su1006)] into the gonads of N2 C. elegans at a concentration of approximately 100 ng/µl for each plasmid. Transgenic worms were identified by the selectable Roller marker phenotype and the stable transmitting line AK1ex (AK1 extrachromosomal) was established. Integration of the extrachromosomal arrays was achieved by irradiation of AK1ex worms with 3600 rad (1 rad = 0.01 Gy) of x-rays (x-ray chamber: RUM 9421-070-77002, Philips, Netherlands; dosimeter: PTW-SN4, PTW, Germany). The progeny of these worms was then screened for 100% transmittance of the Roller phenotype to obtain the C. elegans line AK1int (AK1 integrated) with the chromosomally integrated transgenes.

Exhibit wider body and abnormal alae structure.

Exhibit wider body and abnormal alae structure.

oxIs12 [unc-47p::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Unc. Reference: Hammarlund M, et al. J Cell Biol. 2000 May 15;149(4):931-42. [NOTE: this strain grows very slowly and will take longer than usual to prepare for shipping.]

oxIs12 [unc-47p::GFP] X. GFP expression in GABA neurons. Higher axon regeneration in aged animals. Reference: Byrne AB, et al. Neuron. 2014; 81(3):561-73.

oxIs12 [unc-47p::GFP] X. GFP expression in GABA neurons. Neuron. 2012 Jan 26;73(2):268-78.

geIs3 [sir-2.1(+) + rol-6(su1006)] I. oxIs12 [unc-47p::GFP] X. GFP expression in GABA neurons. Rollers. Dpy. Reference: Byrne AB, et al. Neuron. 2014; 81(3):561-73.

Reference: Firnhaber C & Hammarlund M. PLoS Genet. 2013 Nov;9(11):e1003921.

oxIs12 [unc-47p::GFP] X. GFP expression in GABA neurons. wpEx16 [unc-47p::sup-17 + myo-2p::GFP]. Pick animals with GFP+ pharynx to maintain array. GABAergic expression of SUP-17 from wpEx16 rescues sup-17(n316). Reference: El Bejjani R, Hammarlund M. Neuron. 2012; 73(2):268-78.

oxIs12 [unc-47p::GFP] X. GFP expression in GABA neurons. wpEx22 [myo-3p::sup-17 + myo-2p::GFP]. Pick animals with GFP+ pharynx to maintain array. Muscular expression of SUP-17 from wpEx22 rescues sup-17(n316). Reference: El Bejjani R, Hammarlund M. Neuron. 2012; 73(2):268-78.

oxIs12 [unc-47p::GFP] X. GFP expression in GABA neurons. wpEx30 [pdi-2p::sup-17 + myo-2p::GFP]. Pick animals with GFP+ pharynx to maintain array. Hypodermal expression of SUP-17 from wpEx30 rescues sup-17(n316). Reference: El Bejjani R, Hammarlund M. Neuron. 2012; 73(2):268-78.

wpIs14 [unc-17p::KillerRed + unc-122p::GFP] X. X-Linked based on out-cross data. KillerRed expression in acetylcholine neurons. KillerRed is a red fluorescent protein and photosensitizer that efficiently generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) when activated by light. Reference: Williams DC, et al. Cell Rep. 2013 Oct 31;5(2):553-63.

wpIs15 [unc-47p::KillerRed] X. Slight Unc. KillerRed is a red fluorescent protein and photosensitizer that efficiently generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) when activated by light. wpIs15 produces a Shrinker phenotype after illumination by white light for 2 hrs. Reference: Williams DC, et al. Cell Rep. 2013 Oct 31;5(2):553-63.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. GFP expression in GABAergic motor neurons. wpIs15 [unc-47p::KillerRed] X. Slight Unc. KillerRed is a red fluorescent protein and photosensitizer that efficiently generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) when activated by light. wpIs15 produces a Shrinker phenotype after illumination by white light for 2 hrs. Reference: Williams DC, et al. Cell Rep. 2013 Oct 31;5(2):553-63.

zdIs5 [mec-4p::GFP + lin-15(+)] I. Axon regeneration is significantly improved in ADAM10/sup-17(n316) loss-of-function mutants. Reference: El Bejjani R & Hammarlund M. Neuron. 2012 Jan 26;73(2):268-78. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.11.017. PMID: 22284182.

wpEx76 [myo-3p::tom20::tdKillerRed + unc-122p::GFP]. Pick GFP+ to maintain. KillerRed is a red fluorescent protein and photosensitizer that efficiently generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) when activated by light. wpEx76 carries a tandem dimer version of KillerRed targeted to the mitochondria by the addition of a tom-20 targeting sequence (mito-tdKillerRed). Reference: Williams DC, et al. Cell Rep. 2013 Oct 31;5(2):553-63.

vtIs7 [dat-1p::GFP]. GFP expression in dopaminergic neurons. This strain was generated by crossing the mkk-4(jk91) mutation into the vtIs7 background. Reference: Gonzalez-Hunt CP, et al. PLoS One. 2014 Dec 8;9(12):e114459.

wpIs39 [unc-47p:mCherry] X. mCherry expression in GABA neurons. Reference: Byrne AB, et al. Elife. 2016 Oct 4;5. pii: e12734.

wpIs36 [unc-47p::mCherry] I. wpSi1 [unc-47p::rde-1::SL2::sid-1 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15-20C, sterile at 25C. GABAergic neuron-specific RNAi strain. Sensitivity to feeding RNAi is limited to the GABAergic neurons; all other tissues are resistant to RNAi. Superficially wild type with mCherry fluorescence in the GABA motor neurons. Reference: Firnhaber C & Hammarlund M. PLoS Genet. 2013 Nov;9(11):e1003921.

wpSi6 [dat-1p::rde-1::SL2::sid-1 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15-20C, sterile at 25C. Superficially wild-type. Dopaminergic neuron-specific RNAi strain. Sensitivity to feeding RNAi is limited to the dopaminergic neurons; all other tissues resistant. Reference: Firnhaber C & Hammarlund M. PLoS Genet. 2013 Nov;9(11):e1003921.

wpEx146 [dat-1p::MYR::tdKillerRed + dat-1p::GFP]. Pick GFP+ to maintain. KillerRed expression in acetylcholine neurons. KillerRed is a red fluorescent protein and photosensitizer that efficiently generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) when activated by light. wpEx146 carries a tandem dimer version of KillerRed targeted to the plasma membrane through the addition of a myristoylation tag (mry-tdKillerRed). Reference: Williams DC, et al. Cell Rep. 2013 Oct 31;5(2):553-63.

wpIs59 [unc-47p::MYR::tdKillerRed]. KillerRed is a red fluorescent protein and photosensitizer that efficiently generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) when activated by light. wpIs59 carries a tandem dimer version of KillerRed targeted to the plasma membrane through the addition of a myristoylation tag (mry-tdKillerRed). Reference: Williams DC, et al. Cell Rep. 2013 Oct 31;5(2):553-63.

wpSi10 [unc-17p::rde-1::SL2::sid-1 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15-20C, sterile at 25C. Superficially wild-type. Cholinergic neuron-specific RNAi strain. Sensitivity to feeding RNAi is limited to the cholinergic neurons; all other tissues resistant. Reference: Firnhaber C & Hammarlund M. PLoS Genet. 2013 Nov;9(11):e1003921.

wpSi11 [eat-4p::rde-1::SL2::sid-1 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Maintain at 15-20C, sterile at 25C. Superficially wild-type. Glutamatergic neuron-specific RNAi strain. Sensitivity to feeding RNAi is limited to the glutamatergic neurons; all other tissues resistant. Reference: Firnhaber C & Hammarlund M. PLoS Genet. 2013 Nov;9(11):e1003921.

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

oxIs12 [unc-47p::GFP] X. GFP expression in GABA neurons. aex-6 a.k.a. rab-27. Reference: Sekine Y, et al. Cell reports. 2018; 23(2):415-428.

wpEx287 [unc-47p::aex-6::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ to maintain. aex-6 a.k.a. rab-27. Reference: Sekine Y, et al. Cell reports. 2018; 23(2):415-428.

wpEx287 [unc-47p::aex-6::unc-54 3'UTR + myo-2p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ to maintain. aex-6 a.k.a. rab-27. Reference: Sekine Y, et al. Cell reports. 2018; 23(2):415-428.

oxIs12 [unc-47p::GFP] X. GFP expression in GABA neurons. High regeneration. aex-6 a.k.a. rab-27. Reference: Sekine Y, et al. Cell reports. 2018; 23(2):415-428.

wpIs101 [itr-1pB::GFP:::rab-3::SL2::mCherry + myo-2p::mCherry]. DA9 and its presynapses labeled. ric-7 causes defective expulsion during defecation and slightly slow growth.  Reference: Ding C & Hammarlund M. Elife. 2018 Oct 29;7. pii: e38829. doi: 10.7554/eLife.38829.

wpIs98 [itr-1pB::Chrimson::SL2::mCherry + odr-1p::RFP] I. Chrimson is expressed in DA9. Use 100 uM ATR in OP50 for optogenetic experiments. Reference: Ding C & Hammarlund M. Elife. 2018 Oct 29;7. pii: e38829. doi: 10.7554/eLife.38829.

wpIs98 [itr-1pB::Chrimson::SL2::mCherry + odr-1p::RFP] I. wpIs103 [myo-3p::GCaMP6 + myo-2p::mCherry].  ric-7 causes defective expulsion during defecation and slightly slow growth. Chrimson is expressed in DA9. GCaMP6 expressed in body wall muscles. Use 100 uM ATR in OP50 for optogenetic experiments. Reference: Ding C & Hammarlund M. Elife. 2018 Oct 29;7. pii: e38829. doi: 10.7554/eLife.38829.

wpIs103 [myo-3p::GCaMP6 + myo-2p::mCherry].  GCaMP6 expressed in body wall muscles. Can be used to monitor the activity of postsynaptic body wall muscles (BWM) during DA9 regeneration. Reference: Ding C & Hammarlund M. Elife. 2018 Oct 29;7. pii: e38829. doi: 10.7554/eLife.38829.

wpIs107 [F49C12.10p::GFP] I. GFP expression in CAN neurons can be used to isolate CAN by FACS. F49C12.10 also known as nemt-1. Used by CeNGEN project for RNA-Seq (https://www.cengen.org/).

wpIs98 [itr-1pB::Chrimson::SL2::mCherry + odr-1p::RFP] I. Reference: Ding C & Hammarlund M. Elife. 2018 Oct 29;7. pii: e38829. doi: 10.7554/eLife.38829.

ufIs92 [unc-47p::acr-12::GFP].  wpIs109 [itr-1pB::mCherry + odr-1p::RFP]. ric-7 causes defective expulsion during defecation and slightly slow growth. ACR-12::GFP expression in GABA neurons. DA9 is labeled with mCherry. Reference: Ding C & Hammarlund M. Elife. 2018 Oct 29;7. pii: e38829. doi: 10.7554/eLife.38829.

oyIs14 [sra-6p::GFP + lin-15(+)]. sra-6p::GFP marks both PVQ neurons as well as the ASI and ASH neurons in the head. Reference: Ding C, et al. Elife. 2022 Mar 14;11:e73557. PMID: 35285800.

wp78 is a CRISPR/Cas9-engineered 11.5 kb deletion removing the entire coding region of casy-1, the C. elegans homolog of calsyntenin. casy-1(wp78) phenocopies the casy-1(wp60) point mutation and strongly suppresses PVQ degeneration in both ric-7(n2657) and miro-1(wy50180); mtx-2(wy50266) mutants. Reference: Ding C, et al. Elife. 2022 Mar 14;11:e73557. PMID: 35285800.

oyIs14 [sra-6p::GFP] V. wpEx369 [sra-6p::mito::TagRFP + odr-1p::RFP]. Maintain by picking animals with red fluorescence. PVQ neurons are marked with integrated GFP marker. Mitochondria in PVQ neurons are visualized with sra-6p::mito::TagRFP. Reference: Ding C, et al. Elife. 2022 Mar 14;11:e73557. doi: 10.7554/eLife.73557. PMID: 35285800.

oyIs14 [sra-6::GFP + lin-15(+)] V. wp60 is an allele of casy-1, the C. elegans homolog of calsyntenin. Reference: Ding C, et al. eLife. 2022 Mar 14;11:e73557. doi: 10.7554/eLife.73557. PMID: 35285800.

oyIs14 [sra-6p::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Disrupted mitochondrial trafficking. sb79 is an intragenic suppressor of the rh24 gain-of-function allele. Reference: Ding C, et al. Elife. 2022 Mar 14;11:e73557. PMID: 35285800.

wpIs40 [unc-47p::mCherry] V. ynIs50 [flp-22p::GFP]. AVL neurons are labeled with GFP and mCherry. Can be used to isolate AVL by FACS. Used by CeNGEN project for RNA-Seq (https://www.cengen.org/).

ccIs4595 [ceh-24::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. wpEx482 [ceh-17::NLS::TagRFP + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C to retain array. GFP expression in vulval muscles, m8, and set of neurons in the head. The four SIA neurons are marked with both GFP and RFP. Can be used to isolate SIA by FACS. Used by CeNGEN project for RNA-Seq (https://www.cengen.org/).

wp127 created by the insertion of a tandem array containing seven copies of the GFP11 beta-strand (gfp11x7) in the endogenous ric-7 locus; can be crossed with reporter lines expressing the complementing split GFP fragment (gfp1-10) in specific cell types to facilitate tissue-specific labeling. Reference: Wu Y, et al. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Jul 12:2023.07.12.548706. doi: 10.1101/2023.07.12.548706. Update in: J Cell Biol. 2024 May 6;223(5): PMID: 37502914.