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ZM4624 C. elegans hpIs166. Show Description
hpIs166 [glr-1p::chop-2(H134R)::YFP + lin-15(+)]. YFP expression in glr-1 interneurons. Reference: Gao S, et al. 2015. Nature Communications 6, Article number: 6323.
ZM4864 C. elegans daf-2(e1370) III; oxIs22. Show Description
oxIs22 [unc-49p::unc-49::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Temperature-sensitive Daf-c. GFP punctae are relatively normal in dauers. Maintain at 15C. Reference: Hung WL, et al. EMBO J. 2013 Jun 12;32(12):1745-60.
ZM4898 C. elegans hpIs171. Show Description
hpIs171 [acr-2p::D3cpv + lin-15(+)]. Strong fluorescent marker for motor neuron Ca2+ imaging (FRET). Reference: Kawano T, et al. Neuron. 2011 Nov 17;72(4):572-86. PMID: 22099460
ZM5043 C. elegans hpIs190. Show Description
hpIs190 [nmr-1p::D3cpv + lin-15(+)]. Strong fluorescent marker for Ca2+ imaging (FRET) AVA, AVE, AVD, RIM and a few other neurons. Construct includes 5.1 kb nmr-1 genomic promoter sequence upstream of the ATG start codon but a excludes a 2 kb fragment encoding cex-1 that interferes with calcium imaging (Kawano and Zhen, unpublished observation). Reference: Kawano T, et al. Neuron. 2011 Nov 17;72(4):572-86. PMID: 22099460
ZM5101 C. elegans hpIs193. Show Description
hpIs193 [nlf-1p::nlf-1::GFP + lin-15(+)]. GFP expression in head and tail neurons, as well as along ventral cord. Reference: Xie L, et al. Neuron. 2013 Mar 20;77(6):1069-82. PMID: 23522043
ZM5132 C. elegans hpIs179. Show Description
hpIs179 [sra-11p::D3cpv]. 2.8 kb sra-11 promoter sequence drives Cameleon (a genetically-induced calcium indicator) in AVB, AIA, and AIY head interneurons. Reference: Kawano T, et al. Neuron. 2011 Nov 17;72(4):572-86.
ZM5398 C. elegans hpIs199. Show Description
hpIs199 [myo-3p::GCaMP6::mCherry + lin-15(+)]. GFP and RFP in body wall muscles. hpIs199 uses a more stable and updated version GCaMP for calcium imaging in body wall muscles compared to ljIs131. Reference: Meng J, et al. Sci Adv. 2024 Apr 12;10(15):eadk0002. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adk0002. PMID: 38598630.
ZM54 C. elegans hpIs3 X. Show Description
hpIs3 [unc-25p::syd-2::GFP] X. GFP is expressed in small puncta along ventral and dorsal cords; bright perinuclear staining in DD and VD cell bodies. hpIs3/+ and hpIs3 males have reduced GFP levels in cell bodies. Reference: Yeh E, et al. J Neurosci. 2005 Apr 13;25(15):3833-41.
ZM5488 C. elegans hpIs202. Show Description
hpIs202 [ceh-10p::GFP + lin-15(+)]. GFP is expressed by four neurons RID, AIY, CAN, ALA, and one sheath cell. References: Wang et al., 2015. Development 142(8):1447-57. doi: 10.1242/dev.119479. Lim et al., 2016. Elife 5. pii: e19887. doi: 10.7554/eLife.19887.
ZM588 C. elegans fsn-1(hp1) III; juIs1 IV; scd-2(ok565) V. Show Description
juIs1 [unc-25p::snb-1::GFP + lin-15(+)] IV. Animals are WT looking. In WT, GABAergic synapses visualized with juIs1 (GABAergic nervous system specific synaptobrevin::GFP) marker show uniformly spaced and sized puncta. fsn-1(hp1); scd-2(ok565) animals have puncta close to WT shape. This is more evident in larvae than in adults.
ZM607 C. elegans syd-2(ok217) X. Show Description
Egl. Backward stiff and slow moving. Sluggish. Can move fast when poked. Outer pairs: F59F5.6EL1 (TTGCATCTGCAAAAGAAACG); F59F5.6ER1 (GCTCCGAACGAAAGAAGTTG). Inner pairs: F59F5.6IL1 (AATCTCTAACCATGCGGTCG); F59F5.6IR1 (CGCGGGAATTATGCCTATTA).
ZM6523 C. elegans hpDf761 II; unc-119(ed3) III. Show Description
hpDf761 removes ins-4, ins-5, and ins-6. Reference: Hung WL, et al. EMBO J. 2013 Jun 12;32(12):1745-60.
ZM6539 C. elegans unc-39(hp701) V. Show Description
Sluggish, somewhat loopy. Reference: Lim MA, et al. Elife. 2016 Nov 18;5:e19887. doi: 10.7554/eLife.19887. PMID: 27855782
ZM6665 C. elegans hpIs268. Show Description
hpIs268 [unc-25p::GCaMP3si::SL2 wCherry + lin-15(+)]. Strain allows calcium imaging for D-motor neurons. Reference: Lim MA, et al. eLife 2016;5:e19887. doi: 10.7554/eLife.19887. PMID: 27855782.
ZM6686 C. elegans hpIs289. Show Description
hpIs289 [nca-2p::nca-2::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Rescuing NCA-2::GFP transgene. Originally inserted into nca-2 unc-77 lin-15 triple mutant background and twice outcrossed to N2. Reference: Xie L, et al. Neuron. 2013 Mar 20;77(6):1069-82. PMID: 23522043.
ZM6725 C. elegans hpIs290. Show Description
hpIs290 [nca-1p::nca-1::GFP + lin-15(+)]. Rescuing NCA-1::GFP transgene. Originally inserted into nca-2; unc-77; lin-15 triple mutant background and twice outcrossed to N2. Reference: Xie L, et al. Neuron. 2013 Mar 20;77(6):1069-82. PMID: 23522043.
ZM6804 C. elegans hpIs270. Show Description
hpIs270 [rig-3p::FRT::stop::FRT::ChR2(H134R)::wCherry + nmr-1p::FLP + lin-15(+)]. ChR2 activation in AVA neurons upon exposure to blue light (470 nm). Slightly slow growth. Reference: Gao S, et al. eLife, 7, e29915. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.29915 PMID: 29360035
ZM7054 C. elegans hpIs321. Show Description
hpIs321 [nmr-1p::tomm20::miniSOG::SL2::RFP + lin-15(+)]. MiniSOG neurons ablation (AVA/AVE/AVD/others). Reference: Gao S, et al. eLife 2018 Jan 23;7:e29915. PMID: 29360035
ZM7055 C. elegans hpEx2999. Show Description
hpEx2999 [ins-4::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Pick Rollers to maintain. GFP-tagged INS-4::GFP expression driven by its own promoter and UTR. GFP expression in ASI, ASJ, some motor neurons, and punctate expression along dorsal cord as well. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Hung WL, et al. EMBO J. 2013 Jun 12;32(12):1745-60. PMID: 23665919
ZM7212 C. elegans unc-77(gk9); nca-2(gk5); hpIs166; hpEx3088. Show Description
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.
ZM7297 C. elegans hpIs331. Show Description
hpIs331 [lgc55Bp::tomm20::miniSOG::SL2::RFP + lin-15(+)]. MiniSOG neuron ablation (AVB & others). Reference: Gao S, et al. eLife 2018 Jan 23;7:e29915. PMID: 29360035
ZM7419 C. elegans hpIs363. Show Description
hpIs363 [sra-11p::ChR2::YFP + ttx-3p::RFP]. YFP expression in AVA. RFP expression in AIY. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM7465 C. elegans hpIs321; hpIs331; ljIs131. Show Description
hpIs321 [nmr-1p::miniSOG::UrSL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. hpIs331 [lgc-55p::miniSOG::UrSL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM7646 C. elegans unc-77(gk9); nca-2(gk5); hpIs166; hpEx3197. Show Description
hpIs166 [glr-1p::chop-2(H134R)::YFP + lin-15(+)]. YFP expression in glr-1 interneurons. hpEx3197 [sto-6p::ATG::nca-1 + nca-1::GFP + odr-1p::GFP]. Pick animals with GFP in cholinergic neurons to maintain. Body curvature becomes deeper in some transgenic animals. Reference: Gao S, et al. 2015 Nature Communications 6, Article number: 6323.
ZM7648 C. elegans unc-77(gk9); nca-2(gk5); hpIs166; hpEx3195. Show Description
hpIs166 [glr-1p::chop-2(H134R)::YFP + lin-15(+)]. YFP expression in glr-1 interneurons. hpEx3195 [unc-25p::ATG::nca-1 + nca-1::GFP + odr-1p::GFP]. Pick animals with GFP in GABAergic neurons to maintain. Reference: Gao S, et al. 2015 Nature Communications 6, Article number: 6323.
ZM7656 C. elegans hpIs365. Show Description
hpIs365 [unc-25p::GCaMP3::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. RFP expression in motor neurons. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM7691 C. elegans hpIs371. Show Description
hpIs371 [unc-4p::tomm20::miniSOG::SL2::RFP + lin-15(+)]. MiniSOG neuron ablation marker for A-class (A-MNs) and other motor neurons. Reference: Gao S, et al. eLife 2018 Jan 23;7:e29915. PMID: 29360035
ZM7696 C. elegans hpIs376. Show Description
hpIs376 [unc-25p::tomm20::miniSOG::SL2::RFP]. Maintain in the covered box to avoid unnecessary exposure to ambient light. Stimulation with blue light (460 nm LED light for 30 min at 4 Hz with 2 mW/mm2), induces mitochondrial-miniSOG ablation of D-class motor neurons. During neuron ablation, it is recommended to keep the lid of the plate open and use a heat disipator to keep the air cool. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Gao S, et al. eLife 2018 Jan 23;7:e29915. doi: 10.7554/eLife.29915.
ZM7765 C. elegans unc-77(gk9); nca-2(gk5); hpIs166; hpEx3239. Show Description
hpIs166 [glr-1p::chop-2(H134R)::YFP + lin-15(+)]. YFP expression in glr-1 interneurons. hpEx3239 [lgc-55p::nca-1::GFP + nmr-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.
ZM7798 C. elegans hpIs372. Show Description
hpIs372 [acr-5p::tomm20::miniSOG::SL2::RFP]. Maintain in the covered box to avoid unnecessary exposure to ambient light. Stimulation with blue light (460 nm LED light for 30 min at 4 Hz with 2 mW/mm2), induces mitochondrial-miniSOG ablation of B-class motor neurons. During neuron ablation, it is recommended to keep the lid of the plate open and use a heat disipator to keep the air cool. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Gao S, et al. eLife 2018 Jan 23;7:e29915. doi: 10.7554/eLife.29915.
ZM7963 C. elegans hpDf761 II; daf-28(tm2308) V. Show Description
Temperature-sensitive Daf-c. Maintain at 15C. hpDf761 removes ins-4, ins-5, and ins-6. Reference: Hung WL, et al. Development. 2014 Apr;141(8):1767-79.
ZM7978 C.elegans hpIs327. Show Description
hpIs327 [cex-1p::tomm-20::miniSOG::sl2::Cherry]. Maintain in darkness. miniSOG and Cherry expression in RIM.
ZM8230 C. elegans ubr-1(hp684) I. Show Description
hp684(Q1864X) mutant animals generate reversal movement with little flexing of the posterior body, and the stiffness is prominent during prolonged reversals. This phenotype is progressive, and most prominent when animals develop from the L4 stage larvae into adults. Reference: Chitturi JH, et al. PLoS Genetics. 2018;14(4):e1007303.
ZM8302 C. elegans twk-40(hp834) III. Show Description
Loss-of-function allele. Loopy movement with increased reversals.
ZM8428 C. elegans hpIs459. Show Description
hpIs459 [unc-4p::GCaMP3::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. Strong GCaMP3 and wCherry expression in A-class motor neurons, as well as some head and tail neurons. It is recommended to use L4 stage animals when using this strain for calcium imaging and recording. Transgene expression becomes dimmer in many A-class neurons (except DA9), and is expression in VC neurons of adults. Reference: Gao S, et al. eLife, 7, e29915. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.29915 PMID: 29360035
ZM8561 C. elegans daf-2(m596) III; hpEx2906. Show Description
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.
ZM8562 C. elegans daf-2(m596) III; hpEx3369. Show Description
hpEx3369 [myo-2p::RFP + ges-1p(short)::daf-2]. Transgenic worms do not dauer. 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.
ZM8607 C. elegans hpIs481. Show Description
hpIs481 [ceh-12p::tomm20::miniSOG::SL2::BFP + unc-129(DB)p::tomm20::miniSOG::SL2::BFP + lin-15(+)]. Maintain in the covered box to avoid unnecessary exposure to ambient light. Stimulation with blue light (460 nm LED light for 30 min at 4 Hz with 2 mW/mm2), induces mitochondrial-miniSOG ablation of B-class motor neurons. During neuron ablation, it is recommended to keep the lid of the plate open and use a heat disipator to keep the air cool. unc-129(DB)p is a fragment of the unc-129 promoter driving expression in only DB motor neurons (described in Colavita et al., Science 1998 31;281(5377):706-9). The ceh-12 promoter drives expression in VB motor neurons. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Gao S, et al. eLife 2018 Jan 23;7:e29915. doi: 10.7554/eLife.29915.
ZM8614 C. elegans hpIs372; hpIs365. Show Description
hpIs372 [acr-5p::miniSOG::SL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. hpIs365 [unc-25p::GCaMP3::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. Red fluorescence in motor neurons. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM8615 C. elegans hpIs371; hpIs365. Show Description
hpIs371 [unc-4p::miniSOG::SL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. hpIs365 [unc-25p::GCaMP3::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. Red fluorescence in motor neurons. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).
ZM8874 C. elegans daf-16(mu86) I; daf-2(e1370) III; hpEx3371. Show Description
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.
ZM8958 C. elegans hpIs569. Show Description
hpIs569 [unc-4::Chrimson::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. Marker for optogenetic stimulation in A-class (A-MNs) and other motor neurons. Reference: Gao S, et al. eLife 2018 Jan 23;7:e29915. PMID: 29360035
ZM8969 C.elegans flp-14(gk1055) III. Show Description
Sluggish, flat, slightly sterile. Derived by out-crossing parental strain VC1957. Reference: Lim MA, et al. Elife. 2016 Nov 18;5:e19887. doi: 10.7554/eLife.19887. PMID: 27855782
ZM8988 C. elegans daf-2(m596) III; hpEx2908. Show Description
hpEx2908 [myo-2p::RFP + dpy-30p::daf-2]. Transgenic worms do not dauer. 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.
ZM9027 C. elegans hpIs578. Show Description
hpIs578 [ceh-12p::Chrimson::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. Marker for optogenetic stimulation in VB motor neurons. Reference: Gao S, et al. eLife 2018 Jan 23;7:e29915. PMID: 29360035
ZM9028 C. elegans daf-2(m596) III; hpEx2905. Show Description
hpEx2905 [myo-2p::RFP + myo-3p::daf-2]. Pick RFP+ to maintain. Maintain at 15C. Temperature sensitive dauer constitutive. [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.
ZM9062 C. elegans hpIs583. Show Description
hpIs583 [acr-2(s)p::tomm20::miniSOG::SL2::RFP]. Maintain in the covered box to avoid unnecessary exposure to ambient light. Stimulation with blue light (460 nm LED light for 30 min at 4 Hz with 2 mW/mm2), induces mitochondrial-miniSOG ablation of A- and B-class motor neurons. During neuron ablation, it is recommended to keep the lid of the plate open and use a heat disipator to keep the air cool. acr-2s(p) is a 1.8 kb fragment of the acr-2 promoter driving expression in only A- and B- class motor neurons (described in Jospin et al, 2009 PLoS Biol. Dec;7(12):e1000265). Generated in N2 background. Reference: Gao S, et al. eLife 2018 Jan 23;7:e29915. doi: 10.7554/eLife.29915.
ZM9078 C. elegans hpIs587. Show Description
hpIs587 [flp-14p::GCaMP6::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. CGaMP6 and wCherry expressed in RID, ALA, some head neurons, a mid-body neuron and a tail neuron. Reference: Lim et al., 2016. Elife 5. pii: e19887. doi: 10.7554/eLife.19887.
ZM9123 C. elegans hpIs590. Show Description
hpIs590 [ttr-39p::tomm20::miniSOG::SL2::BFP]. Maintain in the covered box to avoid unnecessary exposure to ambient light. Stimulation with blue light (460 nm LED light for 30 min at 4 Hz with 2 mW/mm2), induces mitochondrial-miniSOG ablation of D-class motor neurons. Generated in N2 background. Reference: Gao S, et al. eLife 2018 Jan 23;7:e29915. doi: 10.7554/eLife.29915.
ZM9128 C. elegans hpIs595. Show Description
hpIs595 [acr-2(s)p::GCaMP6s::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. Red fluorescence in motor neurons. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).