bafIs9 [daf-12::TAP (fosmid) + unc-119(+)]; rescues both daf-12 and unc-119. TAP tag inserted into daf-12 fosmid. Reference: Hochbaum D, et al. PLoS Genet. 2011 Jul;7(7):e1002179.

rmIs130 [unc-54p::Q24::YFP]. Diffuse distribution of Q24::YFP throughout the body-wall muscle cells.

rmIs132 [unc-54p::Q35::YFP]. AM140 animals show a Q35::YFP progressive transition from soluble to aggregated as they age.

rmIs133 [unc-54p::Q40::YFP]. AM141 animals show a soluble Q40::YFP distribution in body wall muscle cells immediately after hatching. As these worms age the rapid formation of foci is observed. When they reach adulthood, AM141 animals show an entirely Q40::YFP aggregated phenotype.

rmIs175 [unc-54p::Hsa-sod-1 (WT)::YFP]. Array encodes wild-type human SOD-1. YFP expression in body wall muscle. Array is prone to silencing; maintain by picking worms displaying typical aggregation patterns. Reference: Gidalevitz T, et al., PLoS Genet. 2009 Mar;5(3):e1000399.

rmIs290 [unc-54p::Hsa-sod-1 (127X)::YFP]. Array encodes mutated form of human SOD-1. YFP expression in body wall muscle. Array is prone to silencing; maintain by picking worms displaying typical aggregation patterns. Reference: Gidalevitz T, et al., PLoS Genet. 2009 Mar;5(3):e1000399.

sosIs5 [rab-3p::Cerulean-Venus::lgg-1 + unc-119(+)]. Paralyzed Unc.

wpIs36 [unc-47p::mCherry] I. sosIs5 [rab-3p::Cerulean-Venus::lgg-1 + unc-119(+)].

wpIs36 [unc-47p::mCherry] I. sosIs5 [rab-3p::Cerulean-Venus::lgg-1 + unc-119(+)]. Paralyzed Unc.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. Maintain at 15C. Temperature sensitive dauer constitutive. 100% dauers at 25C. Leaky at 20C. Crowds. Growth slow. GFP expression in GABAergic motor neurons.

wpIs36 [unc-47p::mCherry] I. sosIs5 [rab-3p::Cerulean-Venus::lgg-1 + unc-119(+)]. Unc; almost paralyzed. Growth slow.

sosIs5 [rab-3p::Cerulean-Venus::lgg-1 + unc-119(+)]. Maintain at 15 degrees. Temperature-sensitive embryonic lethal. 100% dead embryos at 25 degrees. Small, posteriorly displaced first mitotic spindle with defective chomosome segregation and cytokinesis.

sosIs5 [rab-3p::Cerulean-Venus::lgg-1 + unc-119(+)]. Unc. Slow moving.

sosIs5 [rab-3p::Cerulean-Venus::lgg-1 + unc-119(+)]. Unc.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. Maintain at 15C. Temperature-sensitive dauer constitutive.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. Unc; almost paralyzed. Growth slow.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. Unc. Maintain at 15C. Synthetic Lethality at 25C.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II.

adIs2122 [lgg-1p::GFP::lgg-1 + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers. Unc.

Maintain at 15C. Synthetic Lethality at 25C. Unc; almost paralyzed. Growth slow.

sosIs5 [rab-3p::Cerulean-Venus::lgg-1 + unc-119(+)].

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II.  Heterozygotes are wild-type with pharyngeal GFP signal, and segregate WT GFP, arrested nT1[qIs51] aneuploids, and non-pharyngeal GFP bec-1 homozygotes. Homozygous nT1[qIs51] inviable. Pick WT GFP and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain.

otIs117 [unc-33p::GFP + unc-4(+)] IV. Maintain at 15C. Temperature-sensitive dauer constitutive. Pan-neuronal GFP.

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

ddi-1 also known as vsm-1.

Maintain at 15C. Synthetic Lethality at 25C.

Maintain at 15C. Synthetic Lethality at 25C.

sosIs5 [rab-3p::Cerulean-Venus::lgg-1 + unc-119(+)]. Paralyzed Unc. Slow growth.

Maintain at 15C. Synthetic Lethality at 25C.

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

sosIs3 [unc-119p::ddi-1::GFP]. ddi-1 also known as vsm-1.

otIs355 [rab-3::NLS::tagRFP]. otIs45 [unc-119::GFP] V. Pan-neural expression with no injection marker. Reference: Nguyen JP, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Feb 23;113(8):E1074-81.

wtfIs5 [rab-3p::NLS::GCaMP6s + rab-3p::NLS::tagRFP]. wtfEx258 [rig-3p::tagBFP::unc-54 3'UTR]. Pick BFP+ animals to maintain transgene. Integrated calcium indicator GCaMP6s and calcium-insensitive fluorescent protein RFP in the nuclei of all neurons for whole brain imaging. BFP expression from rig-3 promoter allows identification of AVAL/R neurons. Reference: Hallinen KM, et al. eLife. 2021 Jul 29;10:e66135. doi: 10.7554/eLife.66135.

wtfIs145 [rab-3p::his-24::GCaMP6s::unc-54 3' UTR + pBX]. GCaMP6s transgene allows for imaging whole-brain calcium activity with neuronal identification using NeuroPAL system. otIs669 [UPN::NLS::TagRFP-T + acr-5::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-1::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-6::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-18::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-19::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-26::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + gcy-18::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + ggr-3::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + lim-4::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + pdfr-1::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + srab-20::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + unc-25::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + cho-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + flp-13::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + flp-20::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + gcy-36::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + gpa-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + nlp-12::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + nmr-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + ocr-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + osm-9::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + srh-79::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + sri-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + srsx-3::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + unc-8::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + acr-2::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + ceh-2::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + dat-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + dhc-3::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + eat-4::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + flp-3::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + gcy-35::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + glr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + gcy-21::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + klp-6::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + lim-6::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + mbr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + mec-3::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + odr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + srab-20::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B] V. UPN (Ultra Pan-Neuronal) promoter contains four short pan-neuronal promoters fused together (unc-11::rgef-1::ehs-1::ric-19). NeuroPAL (Neuronal Polychromatic Atlas of Landmarks) transgene used to resolve unique neural identities in whole-brain images. Derived by out-crossing parental strain OH15262 an additional six times before incorporating wtfIs145. References: Yu X, et al. Elife. 2021 Jul 14;10:e66410. doi: 10.7554/eLife.66410. PMID: 34259623 Randi F, et al. (2022). A functional connectivity atlas of C. elegans measured by neural activation. arXiv:2208.04790. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2208.04790

wtfIs348 [pAS3-5xQUAS::(delta)pes-10p::AI::gur-3G::unc-54 3' UTR + pAS3-5xQUAS::(delta)pes-10p::AI::prdx-2G::unc-54 3' UTR + pAS-3-rab-3p::AI::QF+GR::unc-54 3' UTR + unc-122::GFP]. Keeps plates covered to avoid unnecessary exposure to light. This strain expresses a purple light-sensitive optogenetic protein system (i.e., GUR-3 and PRDX-2) in each neuron, and GFP in coelomocytes. Reference: Randi F, et al. (2022). A functional connectivity atlas of C. elegans measured by neural activation. arXiv:2208.04790. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2208.04790

wtfIs145 [rab-3p::his-24::GCaMP6s::unc-54 3' UTR + pBX]. wtfIs348 [pAS3-5xQUAS::(delta)pes-10p::AI::gur-3G::unc-54 3' UTR + pAS3-5xQUAS::(delta)pes-10p::AI::prdx-2G::unc-54 3' UTR + pAS-3-rab-3p::AI::QF+GR::unc-54 3' UTR + unc-122::GFP]. Keeps plates covered to avoid unnecessary exposure to light. This strain expresses a purple light-sensitive optogenetic protein system (i.e., GUR-3 and PRDX-2) in each neuron, and GFP in coelomocytes. GCaMP6s transgene allows for imaging whole-brain calcium activity with neuronal identification using NeuroPAL system. otIs669 [UPN::NLS::TagRFP-T + acr-5::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-1::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-6::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-18::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-19::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-26::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + gcy-18::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + ggr-3::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + lim-4::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + pdfr-1::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + srab-20::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + unc-25::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + cho-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + flp-13::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + flp-20::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + gcy-36::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + gpa-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + nlp-12::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + nmr-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + ocr-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + osm-9::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + srh-79::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + sri-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + srsx-3::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + unc-8::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + acr-2::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + ceh-2::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + dat-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + dhc-3::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + eat-4::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + flp-3::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + gcy-35::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + glr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + gcy-21::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + klp-6::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + lim-6::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + mbr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + mec-3::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + odr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + srab-20::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B] V. UPN (Ultra Pan-Neuronal) promoter contains four short pan-neuronal promoters fused together (unc-11::rgef-1::ehs-1::ric-19). NeuroPAL (Neuronal Polychromatic Atlas of Landmarks) transgene used to resolve unique neural identities in whole-brain images. Derived by out-crossing parental strain OH15262 an additional six times before incorporating other transgenes. References: Yu X, et al. Elife. 2021 Jul 14;10:e66410. doi: 10.7554/eLife.66410. PMID: 34259623 Randi F, et al. (2022). A functional connectivity atlas of C. elegans measured by neural activation. arXiv:2208.04790. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2208.04790

juSi164 [mex-5p::HIS-72::miniSOG + Cbr-unc-119(+)] III. wtfIs458 [mec-4::Chrimson4.2::SL2::mCherry::unc-54 3' UTR + unc-122::GFP]. Maintain in the covered box to avoid unnecessary exposure to ambient light. Upon blue light treatment (460 nm LED light for 30 min at 4 Hz with 2 mW/mm2), Histone-miniSOG in the germline can induce heritable mutations. Transgenic animals express light-gated ion channel Chrimson and a fluorescent protein mCherry in mechanosensory neurons alongside GFP in coelomocytes. Reference: Liu M, et al. PLoS Biol. 2022 Jan 28;20(1):e3001524. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001524. PMID: 35089912.

wtfIs465 [lim-4p::gtACR2::SL2::eGFP::unc-54 3' UTR + unc-122::RFP]. Transgenic animals express light-gated ion channel gtACR2 and a fluorescent protein eGFP in turning associated neurons RIV, SMB and SAA, alongside RFP in coelomocytes.

wtfIs46 [mec-4p::Chrimson::SL2::mCherry::unc-54]. wtfIs465 [lim-4p::gtACR2::SL2::eGFP::unc-54 3' UTR + unc-122::RFP]. Transgenic animals express light-gated ion channel Chrimson and mCherry in mechanosensory neurons, and light-gated ion channel gtACR2 and eGFP in turning associated neurons RIV, SMB and SAA. RFP expression in coelomocytes.

wtfIs145 [rab-3p::his-24::GCaMP6s::unc-54 3' UTR + pBX]. wtfIs348 [pAS3-5xQUAS::(delta)pes-10p::AI::gur-3G::unc-54 3' UTR + pAS3-5xQUAS::(delta)pes-10p::AI::prdx-2G::unc-54 3' UTR + pAS-3-rab-3p::AI::QF+GR::unc-54 3' UTR + unc-122::GFP]. Keeps plates covered to avoid unnecessary exposure to light. This strain expresses a purple light-sensitive optogenetic protein system (i.e., GUR-3 and PRDX-2) in each neuron, and GFP in coelomocytes. GCaMP6s transgene allows for imaging whole-brain calcium activity with neuronal identification using NeuroPAL system. unc-31(wtf502) is a CRISPR-engineered deletion allele. otIs669 [UPN::NLS::TagRFP-T + acr-5::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-1::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-6::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-18::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-19::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + flp-26::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + gcy-18::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + ggr-3::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + lim-4::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + pdfr-1::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + srab-20::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + unc-25::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + cho-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + flp-13::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + flp-20::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + gcy-36::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + gpa-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + nlp-12::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + nmr-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + ocr-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + osm-9::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + srh-79::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + sri-1::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + srsx-3::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + unc-8::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + acr-2::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + ceh-2::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + dat-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + dhc-3::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + eat-4::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + flp-3::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + gcy-35::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + glr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5 + gcy-21::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + klp-6::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + lim-6::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B + mbr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + mec-3::NLS::CyOFP1::H2B::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + odr-1::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B + srab-20::NLS::mNeptune2.5::T2A::NLS::mTagBFP2::H2B] V. UPN (Ultra Pan-Neuronal) promoter contains four short pan-neuronal promoters fused together (unc-11::rgef-1::ehs-1::ric-19). NeuroPAL (Neuronal Polychromatic Atlas of Landmarks) transgene used to resolve unique neural identities in whole-brain images. Derived by out-crossing parental strain OH15262 an additional six times before incorporating other transgenes. References: Yu X, et al. Elife. 2021 Jul 14;10:e66410. doi: 10.7554/eLife.66410. PMID: 34259623 Randi F, et al. (2022). A functional connectivity atlas of C. elegans measured by neural activation. arXiv:2208.04790. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2208.04790

wtfIs46 [mec-4p::Chrimson::SL2::mCherry::unc-54]. Transgenic animals express light-gated ion channel Chrimson and mCherry in mechanosensory neurons. Reference: Liu M, et al. eLife 2018;7:e36419 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.36419.

ieSi57 [eft-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. cer135 is a rpb-2::GFP(delta)piRNA::AID::3xFLAG tag inserted into the endogenous rpb-2 locus. This strain allows auxin-dependent disruption of RNA polymerase II with dose-dependent lifespan shortening. Reference: Oswal N, et al. PLoS Comput Biol. 2022 Sep 30;18(9):e1010415. PMID: 36178967.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT (heterozygotes), Unc-4 worms which are strong Egl (ty4 homozygotes), and paralyzed Dpy Uncs (mnC1 homozygotes).

adeIs1 [mex-5::spd-1::GFP + unc-119(+)] II. The transgene has been inserted on chromosome II, using the MosSCI technique. This strains expresses the SPD-1 protein fused to GFP in the germline (both males and females) and in embryos. SPD-1 is nucleolar in interphase and labels the central spindle in mitosis and meiosis, later accumulating at the midbody. Reference: Nahaboo W, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2015 Jun 1;26(11):2020-9. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E14-12-1577.

adeIs1 [mex-5::spd-1::GFP + unc-119(+)] II. ltIs37 [pie-1p::mCherry::his-58 + unc-119(+)] IV. Superficially wild-type. SPD-1::GFP and mCherry-tagged histones allow visualisation of chromatin with central spindle/midbody during cell divisions. Reference: Nahaboo W, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2015 Jun 1;26(11):2020-9.

ljSi2 [mec-7::GCaMP6m::SL2::TagRFP + unc-119(+)] II. GCaMP6m (13.693) and RFP expressed in touch receptor neurons (ALML/R, AVM, PVM, PLML/R). Dual expression of GCamp6m and RFP allows for ratio-metric corrections of motion artifacts. Reference: Cho Y, et al. Lab Chip. 2017 Jul 25;17(15):2609-2618.

Unc at all temperatures. For hcp-6: 15C: no phenotype. 26C: shifted as L4 or later results in 100% embryonic lethality; shifted before L4 results in Unc and Sterile animals. Intermediate phenotypes between 20-23C.