ltIs37 [pie-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] IV. stIs10116 [his-72(promoter)::his-24::mCherry::let-858 3'UTR + unc-119(+)]. stIs10485 [ttx-3::TGF(8G1)::GFP::TY1::3xFLAG inserted into fosmid WRM0617dE06 as C-terminal protein fusion]. [NOTE: the ltIs37 [pie-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] IV transgene was previously annotated as itIs37 in this strain. The correct name of the transgene is ltIs37 and not itIs37.]

8xMS2 tag inserted at C-terminus of endogenous C42D4.3 locus. zjuEx2144 [semo-1p::MCP::24×Suntag + col-19p::scFv::sfGFP + ttx-3p::RFP]. Pick ttx-3::RFP+ animals to maintain. MS2-based signal Amplification with Suntag System (MASS). Enhanced MS2-based single-molecule RNA imaging system utilizes Suntag signal amplifier. Suntag is a 19 amino acid protein tag that binds to its specific single-chain variable fragment (scFv) antibody. zjuEx2144 transgene expression provides MS2 coat protein (MCP) fused to 24xSuntag and scFv tagged with GFP. When all the required elements of the MASS (MS2, MCP, 24xSuntag, and scFv antibodies) are present, bright GFP foci will mark the tagged RNA. Reference: Hu Y, et al. eLife. 2023 Mar 3;12:e82178. doi: 10.7554/eLife.82178. PMID: 36867026.

8xMS2 tag inserted at C-terminus of endogenous mai-1 locus. zjuEx2144 [semo-1p::MCP::24×Suntag + col-19p::scFv::sfGFP + ttx-3p::RFP]. Pick ttx-3::RFP+ animals to maintain. MS2-based signal Amplification with Suntag System (MASS). Enhanced MS2-based single-molecule RNA imaging system utilizes Suntag signal amplifier. Suntag is a 19 amino acid protein tag that binds to its specific single-chain variable fragment (scFv) antibody. zjuEx2144 transgene expression provides MS2 coat protein (MCP) fused to 24xSuntag and scFv tagged with GFP. When all the required elements of the MASS (MS2, MCP, 24xSuntag, and scFv antibodies) are present, bright GFP foci will mark the tagged RNA. Reference: Hu Y, et al. eLife. 2023 Mar 3;12:e82178. doi: 10.7554/eLife.82178. PMID: 36867026.

otIs433 [dat-1::NLS::RFP + ttx-3::mCherry] V. gtEx4094 [glit-1p::GFP::glit-1 3'UTR + myo-3p::mCherry]. Pick animals with red fluorescence in body muscles to maintain. Transcriptional glit-1 reporter. Reference: Offenburger SL, et al. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/10/13/203067.

olaEx3013 [ttx-3p:mCherry::eGFP::lgg-1 + unc-122p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry+ coelomocytes to maintain array. Unc. Tandem tags on LGG-1 label immature autophagosomes with both GFP and mCherry, but because GFP is preferentially quenched in an acidic environment, mature structures lose their GFP signal and display solely mCherry signal. Reference: Hill SE & Colon-Ramos D. 2018 bioRxiv 287144; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/287144

olaEx3013 [ttx-3p:mCherry::eGFP::lgg-1 + unc-122p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry+ coelomocytes to maintain array. Paralyzed Unc. Tandem tags on LGG-1 label immature autophagosomes with both GFP and mCherry, but because GFP is preferentially quenched in an acidic environment, mature structures lose their GFP signal and display solely mCherry signal. Reference: Hill SE & Colon-Ramos D. 2018 bioRxiv 287144; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/287144

olaEx3013 [ttx-3p::mCherry::eGFP::lgg-1 + unc-122p::mCherry]. Pick animals with mCherry+ coelomocytes to maintain array. Unc. Slow moving. Tandem tags on LGG-1 label immature autophagosomes with both GFP and mCherry, but because GFP is preferentially quenched in an acidic environment, mature structures lose their GFP signal and display solely mCherry signal. Reference: Hill SE & Colon-Ramos D. 2018 bioRxiv 287144; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/287144

agIs219 [T24B8.5p::GFP::unc-54 3' UTR + ttx-3p::GFP::unc-54 3' UTR] III. References: Shivers RP, et al. PLoS Genet. 2010 Apr 1;6(4):e1000892. Shivers RP, et al. Cell Host Microbe. 2009 Oct 22;6(4):321-30.

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.

juEx4796 [col-19p::mito::GFP + ttx-3p::RFP]. Pick animals with red fluorescence to maintain array. Transgenic animals express mito::GFP in the hypodermis. Reference: Fu H, et al. Nat Commun. 2020 Feb 26;11(1):1050. PMID: 32103012.

juSi94 [rps-18p::GFP11::rps-18 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. juEx5375 [col-19p::GFP1-10 + ttx-3p::RFP]. Pick RFP+ to maintain. Expression of split GFP reporter labels ribosomes in the epidermis. Reference: Noma K, et al. Elife. 2017 Aug 2;6:e26376. doi: 10.7554/eLife.26376.

juEx5375 [col-19p::GFP1-10 + ttx-3p::RFP]. Pick RFP+ to maintain. Reference: Noma K, et al. Elife. 2017 Aug 2;6:e26376. doi: 10.7554/eLife.26376.

juIs338 [mec-4p::ebp-2::GFP + ttx-3p::RFP]. Derived by integration of array in parental strain CZ12264. Reference: Ghosh-Roy A, et al. Dev Cell. 2012 Oct 16;23(4):716-28. Chen L, et al. Elife. 2015 Sep 4;4. doi: 10.7554/eLife.08695.

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.

juSi94 [GFP11::rps-18 + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. juIs463 [flp-13p::GFP1-10 + ttx-3p::RFP]. DD motor neuron-specific expression of split GFP reporter allows visualization of ribosomes in those neurons. Reference: Noma et al Elife. 2017 Aug 2;6. pii: e26376. doi: 10.7554/eLife.26376.

juIs550 [mec-4p::mito::GCaMP5 + ttx-3p::RFP]. Mitochondrial calcium reporter expressed in touch neurons. Reference: Tang NH, et al. Curr Biol. 2020 Mar 9;30(5):865-876.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.12.061. PMID: 31983639

juIs198 [unc-25p::YFP::rab-5 + ttx-3p::RFP] V. YFP-labeled RAB-5 synaptic vesicles in GABAergic motor neurons. Reference: Sann SB, Crane MM, Lu H, Jin Y. PLoS One. 2012;7(6):e37930.

juIs223 [ttr-39p::mCherry + ttx-3p::GFP] IV. Transcriptional reporter with ttr-39 promoter driving mCherry expression in DD and VD neurons. Reference: Jospin M, et al. PLoS Biol. 2009 Dec;7(12):e1000265.

juIs252 [mec-4p::mCherry + ttx-3p::RFP] V. mCherry expression in touch neurons. Reference: Knowlton WM, et al. Front Neurosci. 2017 May 10;11:263. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00263. Chuang M, et al. 2014 Cell Rep, 9, 874-83.

wyIs45 [ttx-3p::GFP::rab-3 + unc-122p::RFP] X. olaEx603 [rab-3p::cima-1 + unc-122p::GFP]. Maintain by picking animals with GFP expression in coelomocytes. olaEx605 does not rescue AIY presynaptic defects in cima-1(wy84) mutants. Reference: Shao Z, et al. Cell. 2013 Jul 18;154(2):337-50.

wyIs45 [ttx-3p::GFP::rab-3 + unc-122p::RFP] X. olaEx609 [aex-3p::cima-1 + unc-122p::GFP]. Maintain by picking animals with GFP expression in coelomocytes. olaEx609 does not rescue AIY presynaptic defects in cima-1(wy84) mutants. Reference: Shao Z, et al. Cell. 2013 Jul 18;154(2):337-50.

wyIs45 [ttx-3p::GFP::rab-3 + unc-122p::RFP] X. olaEx551 [cima-1p::cima-1 + unc-122p::GFP]. Maintain by picking animals with GFP expression in coelomocytes. olaEx551 rescues AIY presynaptic defects in cima-1(wy84) mutants. Reference: Shao Z, et al. Cell. 2013 Jul 18;154(2):337-50.

wyIs45 [ttx-3p::GFP::rab-3 + unc-122p::RFP] X. olaEx644 [ttx-3p::cima-1 + unc-122p::GFP]. Maintain by picking animals with GFP expression in coelomocytes. olaEx642 does not rescue AIY presynaptic defects in cima-1(wy84) mutants. Reference: Shao Z, et al. Cell. 2013 Jul 18;154(2):337-50.

wyIs45 [ttx-3p::GFP::rab-3 + unc-122p::RFP] X. olaEx647 [hlh-17p::cima-1 + unc-122p::GFP]. Maintain by picking animals with GFP expression in coelomocytes. olaEx647 does not rescue AIY presynaptic defects in cima-1(wy84) mutants. Reference: Shao Z, et al. Cell. 2013 Jul 18;154(2):337-50.

wyIs45 [ttx-3p::GFP::rab-3 + unc-122p::RFP] X. olaEx765 [dpy-7p::cima-1 + unc-122p::GFP]. Maintain by picking animals with GFP expression in coelomocytes. olaEx765 rescues AIY presynaptic defects in cima-1(wy84) mutants. Reference: Shao Z, et al. Cell. 2013 Jul 18;154(2):337-50.

wyIs45 [ttx-3p::GFP::rab-3 + unc-122p::RFP] X. olaEx775 [dpy-4p::cima-1 + unc-122p::GFP]. Maintain by picking animals with GFP expression in coelomocytes. olaEx605 rescues AIY presynaptic defects in cima-1(wy84) mutants. Reference: Shao Z, et al. Cell. 2013 Jul 18;154(2):337-50.

nsIs105 [hlh-17p::GFP] I. wyIs45 [ttx-3p::GFP::rab-3 + unc-122p::RFP] X. olaEx805 [hlh-17p::caspase12 + hlh-17p::caspase17 + ttx-3p::mCherry + glr-3p::mCherry + unc-122p::GFP]. Maintain by picking animals with GFP expression in coelomocytes. Ablation of CEPsh glia partially suppresses AIY presynaptic maintenance defects in cima-1(wy84) mutants. nsIs105 (hlh-17::GFP) expression labels CEPsh glia. Reference: Shao Z, et al. Cell. 2013 Jul 18;154(2):337-50.

olaEx987 [ttx-3p::mCherry::rab-3 + hlh-17p::CD4::GFP1-10 + ttx-3p::CD4::GFP11 + unc-122p::GFP]. Maintain by picking animals with GFP expression in coelomocytes. olaEx987 labels AIY presynaptic sites with mCherry, and AIY and CEPsh contact with GFP. oleEx987 contains GRASP (GFP Reconstitution Across Synaptic Partners) constructs using two GFP fragments, GFP1-10 and GFP11, that can reconstitute a functional GFP molecule only when they are in close proximity. Reference: Shao Z, et al. Cell. 2013 Jul 18;154(2):337-50.

wyIs45 [ttx-3p::GFP::rab-3 + unc-122p::RFP] X. olaEx1004 [F25B3.3p::egl-15(5A) + unc-122p::GFP]. Maintain by picking animals with GFP expression in coelomocytes. olaEx1004 does not rescue egl-15(n484) suppression of cima-1 AIY presynaptic defects. Reference: Shao Z, et al. Cell. 2013 Jul 18;154(2):337-50.

wyIs45 [ttx-3p::GFP::rab-3 + unc-122p::RFP] X. olaEx1015 [dpy-7p::egl-15(5A) + unc-122p::GFP]. Maintain by picking animals with GFP expression in coelomocytes. olaEx1015 rescues egl-15(n484) suppression of cima-1 AIY presynaptic defects. Reference: Shao Z, et al. Cell. 2013 Jul 18;154(2):337-50.

wyIs45 [ttx-3p::GFP::rab-3 + unc-122p::RFP] X. olaEx1054 [dpy-7p::egl-15(5A)(ecto) + unc-122p::GFP]. Maintain by picking animals with GFP expression in coelomocytes. olaEx1054 rescues egl-15(n484) suppression of cima-1 AIY presynaptic defects. Reference: Shao Z, et al. Cell. 2013 Jul 18;154(2):337-50.

olaEx1316 [ttx-3p::CD4::GFP11 + glr-3p::CD4::GFP1-10 + ttx-3p::mCherry::rab-3 + unc-122p::GFP]. Maintain by picking animals with GFP expression in coelomocytes. olaEx1316 labels AIY presynaptic sites with mCherry, and AIY and RIA contact with GFP. oleEx1316 contains GRASP (GFP Reconstitution Across Synaptic Partners) constructs using two GFP fragments, GFP1-10 and GFP11, that can reconstitute a functional GFP molecule only when they are in close proximity. Reference: Shao Z, et al. Cell. 2013 Jul 18;154(2):337-50.

wyIs45 [ttx-3p::GFP::rab-3 + unc-122p::RFP] X. olaEx1411 [dpy-7p::egl-15(5A)::HA + unc-122p::GFP]. Maintain by picking animals with GFP expression in coelomocytes. Reference: Shao Z, et al. Cell. 2013 Jul 18;154(2):337-50.

olaIs35 [ttx-3Gp::eGFP::lgg-1 + ttx-3Gp::mCherry + unc-122p::RFP]. Integrated transgene allows visualization of autophagosomes in a single neuron (AIY). "ttx-3G" refers to genomic fragment containing AIY motif described in Bertrand & Hobert Dev Cell. 2009 Apr;16(4):563-75. References: Stavoe AK, et al. Dev Cell. 2016 Jul 25;38(2):171-85. Hill SE, et al. Dev Cell. 2019 Mar 8. pii: S1534-5807(19)30104-2.

wyIs45 [ttx-3p::GFP::rab-3 + unc-122p::RFP] X. AIY presynaptic maintenance defect at adult stage (synapses appears in asynaptic Zone 3 region). Reference: Shao Z, et al. Cell. 2013 Jul 18;154(2):337-50.

olaIs138 [ttx-3p::SL2::HYlight::let-858 3'UTR + elt-7p::mCherry] IV. Expression of HYlight, a codon-optimized biosensor that responds to changing levels of FBP in cells, in the neuron pair AIY. Derived by UV/TMP insertion of the olaEx5367 transgene. Reference: Wolfe AD, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Jan 16;121(3):e2314699121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2314699121. PMID: 38198527.

wyIs45 [ttx-3p::GFP::rab-3 + unc-122p::RFP] X. olaEx559 [rol-6p::cima-1 + unc-122p::GFP]. Maintain by picking animals with GFP expression in coelomocytes. olaEx559 rescues AIY presynaptic defects in cima-1(wy84) mutants. Reference: Shao Z, et al. Cell. 2013 Jul 18;154(2):337-50.

otIs197 [unc-14p::hif-1(P621A) + ttx-3p::RFP]. Non-degradable form of HIF-1 expressed from unc-14 promoter in hif-1 mutant background for tissue-specific rescuing experiments. otIs197 rescues lethality in hif-1 mutant animals exposed to 50ppm hydrogen sulfide. Reference: Topalidou I & and Miller DL. bioRxiv 174581; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/174581.

otEx3165 [unc-120p::hif-1(P621A) + ttx-3p::RFP]. Non-degradable form of HIF-1 expressed from muscle-specific promoter in hif-1 mutant background for tissue-specific rescuing experiments. otEx3165 does not rescue lethality in hif-1 mutant animals exposed to 50ppm hydrogen sulfide. Reference: Topalidou I & and Miller DL. bioRxiv 174581; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/174581.

pgIs2 [gcy-8p::TU#813 + gcy-8p::TU#814 + unc-122p::GFP + gcy-8p::mCherry + gcy-8p::GFP + ttx-3p::GFP]. TU#813 and TU#814 are split caspase vectors (Chalfie Lab) subcloned downstream of the gcy-8 promoter. Expression of GFP in coelomocytes and AIY neuron, and mCherry in AFD neuron when caspase activity is lost. Reference: Glauser DA, et al. Genetics. 2011 May;188(1):91-103.

arIs116 [lst-5p::2xNLS::YFP + ttx-3p::GFP + pha-1(+)] X. References: Li J, Greenwald I. Curr Biol. 2010 Oct 26;20(20):1875-9. Karp X, Greenwald I. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2013 Feb 5;110(6):2181-6. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC. This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. This strain cannot be used for any commercial purpose or for work on human subjects.

arIs107 [mir-61p::2xNLS::YFP + ttx-3p::GFP + pha-1(+)]. References: Yoo AS, Greenwald I. Science. 2005 Nov 25;310(5752):1330-3. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC. This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. This strain cannot be used for any commercial purpose or for work on human subjects.

qIs154 [lag-2p::MYR::tdTomato + ttx-3p::GFP] V. Myristylated tdTomato localizes to plasma membrane of DTC and other lag-2-expressing cells. Reference: Byrd DT, et al. PLoS One. 2014 Feb 19;9(2):e88372.

qIs153 [lag-2p::MYR::GFP + ttx-3p::DsRed] V. Myristylated GFP localizes to plasma membrane of DTC and other lag-2-expressing cells. Reference: Byrd DT, et al. PLoS One. 2014 Feb 19;9(2):e88372.

peIs579 [ttx-3p::casp1 + ttx-3p::Venus + lin-44p::GFP]. AIY neurons are ablated by specific expression of caspase. Reference: Kunitomo H, et al., 2013, Nat Commun. 2013;4:2210. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3210.

ceIs56 [unc-129p::ctns-1::mCherry + nlp-21p::Venus + ttx-3p::RFP]; Maps to X: 9.0 +/ 3.0 m.u. Expresses the lysosomal membrane marker CTNS-1 in a subset of 9 DA/DB cholinergic motor neurons in the ventral cord, and NLP-21::Venus in the same neurons as a marker for soluble DCV cargo and to help identify the boundaries of the somas and axons when imaging lysosomes. Reference: Edwards SL, et al. Genetics. 2015 Sep;201(1):91-116. Edwards SL, et al. Genetics. 2015 Sep;201(1):117-41.

ceIs259 [unc-129p::RFP::syn-13 + unc-129p::Venus + ttx-3p::RFP]; Inserted at center of LG IV. Expresses RFP::SYN-13 to mark early endosomes in a set of 9 DA/DB cholinergic motor neurons in the ventral nerve cord. unc-129::Venus fills the neuron and thus is useful for identifying regions and can also be used as a control for effects on expression of the transgene. Reference: Edwards SL, et al. Genetics. 2015 Sep;201(1):91-116. Edwards SL, et al. (manuscript in revision). "Sentryn Acts with a Subset of Active Zone Proteins in the Guided Transport and Capture of Synaptic Vesicles in Caenorhabditis elegans."

nuIs152 [unc-129p::GFP::snb-1 + ttx-3p::mRFP] II.

lucEx755 [tbx-32::GFP(fosmid) + ttx-3p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain. Wild-type morphology. Extrachromosomal TBX-32 direct fusion fosmid-based reporter. Reference: Charest J, et al. Dev Cell. 2020 Sep 24;S1534-5807(20)30672-9. PMID: 33002421

lucEx818 [tbx-31::GFP(fosmid) + ttx-3p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain. Wild-type morphology. Extrachromosomal TBX-31 direct fusion fosmid-based reporter. Reference: Charest J, et al. Dev Cell. 2020 Sep 24;S1534-5807(20)30672-9. PMID: 33002421