ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. otIs77 [ttx-3p::kal-1 + unc-122p::GFP] II. ruIs37 [myo-2p::GFP + unc-119(+)] III. jcIs1 [ajm-1::GFP + unc-29(+) + rol-6(su1006)] IV. vsIs33 [dop-3::RFP] V. ajm-1 was formerly known as jam-1 (Junction Associated Protein) and "the gene encoding the antigen recognized by the monoclonal antibody MH27." jcIs1 consists of pJS191, C45D3 and pRF4. Reference: Koppen M, et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2001 Nov;3(11):983-91.

otEx5012 [lsy-6p::YFP::unc-54 3'UTR + ttx-3p::mCherry + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C; pick mCherry(+).

otEx5014 [lsy-6p::YFP::lsy-6 3' sequence + ttx-3p::mCherry + pha-1(+)]. Maintain at 25C; pick mCherry(+).

otIs437 [unc-3p::rab-3::GFP + ttx-3p::mCherry] V. Reporter contains 558bp upstream of unc-3 start site; marks presynapses of DA/DB class motor neurons innervating muscle and VD motor neurons in dorsal nerve cord. Reference: Kratsios P, et al. Curr Biol. 2015 May 18;25(10):1282-95.

otEx5664 [oig-1(fosmid)::GFP + ttx-3p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain. Fosmid-based oig-1 transcritpional reporter.

otEx5765 [lin-14(fosmid)::GFP + ttx-3p::mCherry]. Pick mCherry+ animals to maintain. mCherry might be difficult to see at lower magnification. Fosmid-based lin-14 transcritpional reporter; see Li and Greenwald, Current Biology 2010, Oct 26;20(20):1875-9.

otIs545 [gcy-5p::RFP + LacO repeats]. otIs593 [let-858p::GFP::LacI + ttx-3p::mCherry]. Maintain at 20C; otIs545 is very unstable at lower temperatures. RFP expression in ASER neuron. LACI::GFP aggregates on LacO repeats to form two dots in every nucleus. otIs545 is unstable, presumably due to the highly repetitive nature of the LacO array. Stock should be periodically examined for RFP expression and GFP localization to retain expression of the array. Reference: Patel T & Hobert O. eLife 2017.

otIs583 [gcy-5p*::GFP + ttx-3p::mCherry]. Robust GFP expression in both ASE neurons. mCherry expression in AIY meurons. *This strain contains a short gcy-5 promoter with the CHE-1 binding ASE motif multimerized. GFP expression is strong enough to visualize morphology of both ASE neurons simultaneously. Reference: Patel T & Hobert O. eLife 2017. Etchberger JF, et al. Development. 2009 Jan;136(1):147-60.

otIs586 [gcy-6(fosmid)::SL2::NLS::GFP + ttx-3p::mCherry] X. Reporter tag inserted into gcy-6(+) fosmid; expressed only in the ASEL neuron during normal growth conditions. Reference: Patel T & Hobert O. eLife 2017.

otEx6368 [GFP::oig-8(fosmid) + ttx-3p::mCherry]. Pick ttx-3p::mCherry to maintain. Fosmid-based oig-8 translational reporter (GFP inserted in N-terminus of OIG-8 after peptide sequence).

otIs629 [gcy-7p::TagRFP + ttx-3p::GFP]. ntIs1 [gcy-5p::GFP + lin-15(+)] V. RFP expression in ASEL neurons. GFP expression appears in ASER (in adults) and AIY neurons. Reference: Patel T & Hobert O. eLife 2017.

otIs381 [ric-19p(prom6)::2xNLS::GFP + elt-2::DsRed] V. Pan-neuronal nuclear GFP expression. otEx6761 [pals-22(+) + ttx-3p::mChOPTI]; derived from PCR fragment containing the genomic pals-22 locus. pals-22(ot811) mutant shows transgene-silencing phenotype; otEx6761 rescues ot811 and restores otIs381 expression at wild-type levels. Reference: Stefanakis N., Carrera I., Hobert O. Neuron. 2015 Aug 19;87(4):733-50. Leyva-Díaz E, et al. Genetics (2017), 207(2):529-545.

otIs638 [unc-6(fosmid)::NLS::YFP::H2B + ttx-3p::mCherry + pha-1(+)]. Integrated fosmid reporter for unc-6. Reference: Weinberg P, et al. Curr Biol. 2018 Feb 19;28(4):623-629.e3.

otIs587 [gcy-5(fosmid)::SL2::NLS::GFP + ttx-3p::mCherry]. otIs304 [hsp16-2p::che-1::3xHA::BLRP + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. GFP reporter tag inserted into gcy-5(+) fosmid. gcy-5 is normally expressed in ASER and RIGL/R neurons, but upon heatshock, expression of CHE-1 induces ectopic gcy-5 expression (the extent of ectopic expression is dependent on the timing of the heatshock). Reference: Patel T & Hobert O. eLife 2017.

otEx6820 [ceh-36(prom3)::oig-8 + ttx-3p::mCherry]. Pick ttx-3p::mCherry to maintain.

otIs648 [hlh-3(fosmid)::GFP + ttx-3p::mCherry]. Transgene is expressed in HSN neurons. Reference: Masoudi N, et al. PLoS Biol. 2018 Apr 19;16(4):e2004979.

otIs683 [hlh-4(fosmid)::YFP + ttx-3p::mCherry]. Transgene is expressed in ADL neurons. Reference: Masoudi N, et al. PLoS Biol. 2018 Apr 19;16(4):e2004979.

otIs748 [rab-3p(prom1)::GFP + ttx-3p::mCherry] X. Pan-neuronal cytoplasmic GFP expression. Reference: Leyva-Diaz E & Hobert O. Current Biol. 2022 Mar 3;S0960-9822(22)00262-7. PMID: 35259341

otIs173 [F25B3.3::DsRed2 + ttx-3pB::GFP].

otIs173[F25B3.3::DsRed2 + ttx-3promB::GFP] III. zdIs13 [tph-1p::GFP] IV.

otIs173[F25B3.3::DsRed2 + ttx-3promB::GFP]. zdIs13 [tph-1p::GFP] IV.

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.

mgIs18 [ttx-3p::GFP] IV. ntIs1 [gcy-5p::GFP + lin-15(+)] V. otEx3103 [elt-2::GFP]. All worms have mgIs18 and ntIs1. mgIs18 labels AIY interneurons. ntIs1 marks one GFP+ neuron (ASER) in the head. otEx3103 [elt-2::GFP] is expressed in intestinal cells; maintain by picking animals with intestinal GFP. Worms that have lost the array are Emb, Lvl, and have an ASE defect.

otIs35 [ttx-3p::kal-1 + rol-6(su1006)] X. otIs35 has been mapped to LG X between lon-2 and hst-6. Superficially wild-type; AIY interneurons have a 100% penetrant axon branching phenotype.

otIs173 [F25B3.3::DsRed2 + ttx-3promB::GFP] III. Whole genome sequenced strain. Reference: Sarin S, et al., Genetics. 2010 Jun;185(2):417-30.

syIs300 [15xUAS::?pes-10::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + pBlueScript].  GFP cGAL effector.  Some worms do not express ttx-3p::RFP marker, but will consistently produce worms with transgenetic marker in next generation. Reference: Wang H, et al. Nat Methods. 2017 Feb;14(2):145-148.

syIs302 [15xUAS::?pes-10::GFP::unc-54 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + pBlueScript].  GFP cGAL effector. Reference: Wang H, et al. Nat Methods. 2017 Feb;14(2):145-148.

syIs337 [15xUAS::?pes-10::GFP::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + pBluescript].  GFP cGAL effector.  Weak background fluorescence in some head neurons and the head mesodermal cell.  Reference: Wang H, et al. Nat Methods. 2017 Feb;14(2):145-148.

syIs341 [15xUAS::?pes-10::hChR2(Y134R)::YFP::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + pBlueScript].  channelrhodopsin cGAL effector.  Reference: Wang H, et al. Nat Methods. 2017 Feb;14(2):145-148.

syIs342 [15xUAS::?pes-10::hChR2(Y134R)::YFP::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + pBlueScript].  channelrhodopsin cGAL effector.  Reference: Wang H, et al. Nat Methods. 2017 Feb;14(2):145-148.

syIs390 [15xUAS::?pes-10::GFP::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)].  GFP cGAL effector.  Weak background fluorescence in some head neurons and the head mesodermal cell.  [NOTE: (03/18/2020) a user has reported syIs390 does not map to LG X] Reference: Wang H, et al. Nat Methods. 2017 Feb;14(2):145-148.

syIs396 [unc-47p::NLS::NLS::GAL4SK::VP64::let-858 3'UTR + unc-122p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder (NEB)].  syIs337 [15xUAS::?pes-10::GFP::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)].  syIs396 is unc-47 cGAL driver for GABAergic neurons.  syIs337 is GFP cGAL effector.  Reference: Wang H, et al. Nat Methods. 2017 Feb;14(2):145-148.

syIs337 [15xUAS::?pes-10::GFP::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)].  syIs398 [hsp16.41p::NLS::GAL4SK::VP64::let-858 3'UTR + unc-122p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)].  syIs337 is a GFP cGAL effector. syIs398 is hsp-16.41 cGAL driver for heat shock promoter. Bright GFP fluorescence in a few head neurons without heat shock.  Reference: Wang H, et al. Nat Methods. 2017 Feb;14(2):145-148.

syIs337 [15xUAS::?pes-10::GFP::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)] III.  syIs400 [hsp16.41p::NLS::GAL4SK::VP64::let-858 3'UTR + unc-122p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)] V. syIs337 is a GFP cGAL effector. syIs400 is hsp-16.41 cGAL driver for heat shock promoter. Bright GFP fluorescence in a few head neurons without heat shock.  Reference: Wang H, et al. Nat Methods. 2017 Feb;14(2):145-148.

syIs337 [15xUAS::?pes-10::GFP::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)] III. syIs401 [hsp16.41p::NLS::GAL4SK::VP64::let-858 3'UTR + unc-122p::RFP + 1kb DNA ladder(NEB)].  syIs337 is a GFP cGAL effector. syIs401 is hsp-16.41 cGAL driver for heat shock promoter. Low levels of GFP fluorescence in a few head neurons without heat shock. Reference: Wang H, et al. Nat Methods. 2017 Feb;14(2):145-148.

syIs406 [15xUAS::?pes-10::GFP::H2B::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + pBlueScript].  GFP::H2B effector.  Very weak background fluorescence in first ring of intestinal cells and posterior intestinal cells.  Reference: Wang H, et al. Nat Methods. 2017 Feb;14(2):145-148.

syIs407 [15xUAS::?pes-10::GFP::H2B::let-858 3'UTR + ttx-3p::RFP + pBlueScript].  GFP::H2B cGAL effector.  Very weak background fluorescence in first ring of intestinal cells and posterior intestinal cells.  Reference: Wang H, et al. Nat Methods. 2017 Feb;14(2):145-148.

sraEx279 [ttx-3p::Arch::TagRFP + pBX(pha-1(+))]. Maintain at 25C. This transgenic line expresses TagRFP in AIY and has little response to blue light in the absence of ATR. In the presence of ATR the reversal rate of the animal is increased upon symmetrical stimulation, and asymmetrical stimulation causes the worm to turn in the opposite direction to which the head was bent when AIY was excited. Reference: Kocabas A, et al. Nature. 2012 Sep 23. doi: 10.1038/nature11431.

sraEx281 [ttx-3p::chop-2(H134R)::TagRFP + pBX(pha-1(+))]. Maintain at 25C. This transgenic line expresses TagRFP in AIY and has little response to blue light in the absence of ATR. In the presence of ATR the reversal rate of the animal is decreased upon symmetrical stimulation, and asymmetrical stimulation causes the worm to turn in the same direction the head was bent when AIY was excited. Reference: Kocabas A, et al. Nature. 2012 Sep 23. doi: 10.1038/nature11431.

agIs219 [T24B8.5p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR + ttx-3p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR] III. qd130 suppresses increased pathogen susceptibiliy (Esp) of atf-7(qd22). References: Shivers RP, et al. PLoS Genet. 2010 Apr 1;6(4):e1000892.

agIs219 [T24B8.5p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR + ttx-3p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR] III. atf-7(qd22 qd130) suppresses increased pathogen susceptibiliy (Esp) of pmk-1(km25). References: Shivers RP, et al. PLoS Genet. 2010 Apr 1;6(4):e1000892.

agIs219 [T24B8.5p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR + ttx-3p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR] III. atf-7(qd22 qd130) suppresses increased pathogen susceptibiliy (Esp) of sek-1(km4). References: Shivers RP, et al. PLoS Genet. 2010 Apr 1;6(4):e1000892.

agIs219 [T24B8.5p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR + ttx-3p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR] III. Intestinal GFP expression from agIs219 is abolished by km25. 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.

agIs219 [T24B8.5p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR + ttx-3p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR] III. Enhanced susceptibility to pathogens. 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.

agIs219 [T24B8.5p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR + ttx-3p::GFP::unc-54-3' UTR] III. T16G1.11 Increased lifespan and enhanced resistance to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, independent of IRE-1-XBP-1, ATF-6, and PEK-1. Reference: Cattie DJ, et al. PLoS Genet. 2016 Sep 30;12(9):e1006326.