Unc. Weak coiler.

Mild Unc-tends to form abnormally deep bends, especially when backing. Mild Eat.

Uncoordinated and aldicarb resistant. Molecular lesion: deletion of entire unc-10 coding region. Gene encodes C. elegans homolog of Rab3 interacting molecule. Will mate, but poorly.

DpyUnc.

Unc. Eat mutant. Slippery pharynx-Slight relaxation defect.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Vuls (bags) and DpyUncs. n2030: Vul; impenetrant Mel (rod-like larval-lethal).

nuIs165 [unc-129p::unc-10::GFP + myo-2p::GFP] II.

otEx5663 [unc-30p::GFP::rab-3::unc-10 3'UTR + rol-6(su1006)]. Pick Rollers to maintain. Synaptic GFP marker in D-type motor neurons.

T2A::3xNLS::GFP tag inserted at the C-terminus of the endogenous unc-10 locus by CRISPR. Allele generated by SUNY Biotech. Reference: Leyva-Diaz E & Hobert O. Current Biol. 2022 Mar 3;S0960-9822(22)00262-7. PMID: 35259341

hpIs61 [unc-25p::unc-10::GFP]. hpIs61 maps to LG II.

hpIs88 [unc-25p::mCherry::unc-10 + lin-15(+)]. mCherry is fused to the N-terminus of UNC-10. Weak RFP expression in nerve ring, small and round RFP puncta on both ventral and dorsal nerve cord. Reference: Hung W, et al. Development. 2007 Jan;134(2):237-49.

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

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

zuIs45 [nmy-2p::nmy-2::GFP + unc-119(+)] V. Balanced worms are wild-type and segregate wild-type (heterozygotes), Coil Par (par-6 unc-101 homozygotes; maternal effect lethal), and paralyzed Unc (hIn1 homozygotes). Par phenotype is slightly leaky, but survivors are agametic. NMY-2::GFP is expressed in the germline and somatic gonad. Cross of JJ1473 and KK818. Unknown if unc-119(ed3) is still present or homozygous in background. Reference: Small LE & Dawes AT. Mol Biol Cell. 2017 Aug 1;28(16):2220-2231.

Unc. Slow moving.

Semidominant. Paralyzed Unc. Prone to spontaneous suppression.

Unc. M-MATING++ 1-10%WT. Previously called unc-67.

rgEx81[pha-1(+) + unc-103 promoter E::unc-103 genomic DNA]. Maintain at 20C.

rgEx173 [unc-103ep::egl-2(cDNA) + gtl-1p::CFP]. Pick animals with cyan fluorescence in their intestines. rgEx173 rescues food deprivation's ability to suppress unc-103(n1213)-induced male sex muscle seizures.

rgEx178 [lev-11p::daf-2(+) + lev-11p::GFP]. rgEx178 rescues food deprivation suppression of unc-103(n1213)-induced spicule protraction.

rgEx180 [aex-3p::daf-2(+) + tnt-4p::GFP]. rgEx180 reduces unc-103(n1213)-induced spicule protraction, and rescues constitutive dauer formation.

rgEx235 [plc-3p::YFP + pha-1(+)]. Expresses YFP from a 4.4bk upstream plc-3 promoter. Maintain at 20C.

rgEx247 [hsp-16p::daf-2(+) + lev-11p::GFP]. rgEx247 restores food-deprivation suppression of unc-103(n1213)-induced spicule protraction.

rgEx251[pha-1(+) + osm-12 promoter:: unc-103(gf)]. Maintain at 20C.

Unc. Eat.

Unc. Abnormal feeding. Irregular pumping.

Grinder cannot come to full forward position. Protruding spicules in males; males don't mate. Unc. adDf538 previously called phm-2(ad538).

wrdSi23 [eft-3p::TIR1:F2A:mTagBFP:tbb2 3' UTR:: loxP] I. wrdSi23 is inserted at ttTi4348 (I: -5.32 cM). Pan-somatic expression of TIR1 co-factor for AID, and expression of AID-tagged blue protein in somatic nuclei. Auxin-inducible degradation (AID) tag inserted at C-terminus of endogenous unc-104 locus by CRISPR/Cas9. Can be used for auxin-induced immobilization of worms for live imaging. References: Cahoon CK and Libuda DE. bioRxiv 2021.05.25.445686; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.25.445686. Ashley GE, et al. Genetics. 2021 Mar 31;217(3):iyab006. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyab006. PMID: 33677541

reSi7 [rgef-1p::TIR1::F2A::mTagBFP2::AID*::NLS::tbb-2 3'UTR] (I:-5.32). Neuronal-specific expression of TIR1 co-factor for AID, and tissue-specific AID-tagged blue protein in neuronal nuclei. Auxin-inducible degradation (AID) tag inserted at C-terminus of endogenous unc-104 locus by CRISPR/Cas9. Can be used for auxin-induced immobilization of worms for live imaging. Strain generated by crossing endogenously tagged unc-104::AID into DV3805. reSi7 is at -5.32 cM. References: Cahoon CK and Libuda DE. bioRxiv 2021.05.25.445686; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.25.445686. Ashley GE, et al. Genetics. 2021 Mar 31;217(3):iyab006. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyab006. PMID: 33677541

reSi7 [rgef-1p::TIR1::F2A::mTagBFP2::AID*::NLS::tbb-2 3'UTR] (I:-5.32). Neuronal-specific expression of TIR1 co-factor for AID, and tissue-specific AID-tagged blue protein in neuronal nuclei. Auxin-inducible degradation (AID) tag inserted at C-terminus of endogenous unc-18 locus by CRISPR/Cas9. Can be used for auxin-induced immobilization of worms for live imaging. Strain generated by crossing endogenously tagged unc-104::AID into DV3805. reSi7 is at -5.32 cM. References: Cahoon CK and Libuda DE. bioRxiv 2021.05.25.445686; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.25.445686. Ashley GE, et al. Genetics. 2021 Mar 31;217(3):iyab006. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyab006. PMID: 33677541

Paralyzed coiler. Slightly Egl. Slightly short. About half do not survive to adulthood-arrest usually in L1. See also WBPaper00001868.

Dpy. Unc-paralyzed coiler.

Dpy. Roller.

zuIs43[pie-1::GFP::PAR-6::ZF1 + unc-119(+)]. Unc worms. GFP present in early embryos but then degrades in somatic lineages. Rescues Mel phenotype of par-6(zu170).

Slow. Slightly Dpy. Recessive. Grows fairly well. Body Muscle abnormal. Sarcomeres faint.

Unc.

Unc.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, DpyUncs and unc-104(ut60) animals which are L1 lethal coilers.

zuIs54 [par-6p::par-6::ZF1::GFP + unc-119(+)]. Unc. GFP-tagged PAR-6 that degrades in early embryonic somatic cells; rescues the Par phenotype of par-6(zu222). Delayed gastrulation of endodermal cells. Reference: Nance J, Munro EM, Priess JR. Development. 2003 Nov;130(22):5339-50.

Raise at 15C. Dpy Unc. unc-102(e1598) changed to unc-1(e1598). 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.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, Dpy Unc-4, and Unc-104s.

Temperature sensitive. Maintain at 15C. Animals grown at 14C take 23% longer than wild-type to reach adulthood, exhibit 0% larval arrest, locomotion rates that are ~40% of wild type, and synaptic vesicle densities at synapses that are ~60% of wild type. Animals grown at 20C take 80% longer than wild type to reach adulthood, exhibit locomotion rates that are ~3% of wild type, and synaptic vesicle densities at synapses that are ~2% of wild type. Animals grown at 25C exhibit >90% larval arrest. When shifting late larval stage and adult animals from 14C to 25C, it takes 8-12 hours to see effects on locomotion and SV density. Reference: Edwards SL, et el. Genetics. 2015 Sept 201(1): 91-116.

The Auxin Inducible Degron (AID) flanked by a 5X Myc/spacer tag on left and a single spacer on the right is fused to the N-terminus of the unc-104 gene. Allows conditional degradation of UNC-104 protein when combined with tissue specific expression of TIR1 in the presence of 1 mM Auxin in plate media. Note: KG5148 does not express TIR1. On standard plates: wild type growth, appearance, and locomotion rate. For animals expressing a TIR1 transgene in the nervous system: Animals that hatch and develop on 1 mM Auxin plates generally remain tightly coiled near the location of hatching and exhibit slow growth (up to 7 days to reach adulthood, with 98% reaching adulthood by 7 days). Adults placed on Auxin abruptly lose about 75% of their locomotion function between 6 and 12 hours after plating. The remaining locomotion function is lost gradually between 12 and 52 hours. Reference: Stec N, et al. (Submitted). An Intron Compatible Marker for Long Distance CRISPR Mediated Gene Editing in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Heterozygotes are WT and segregate WT, paralyzed Unc, and Coilers which give only dead eggs (slightly leaky, but survivors are agametic). zu222 is a strict maternal effect embryonic lethal. Partitioning defect similar to that of par-3; fails to localize PAR-3 protein.

Reference: Chun DK, et al. Mol Biol Cell. 2012; 19, 2682-95.

Wild type, segregating unc-101, wild type and arrested embryos. eDf3 homozygote arrests as unhatched embryo at lima bean stage. This strain was generated by the Genetic Toolkit project, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use: The Genetic Toolkit is funded by the NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) (USA) to Ann M. Rose, David L. Baillie, and Donald L. Riddle. Report all experimental results to Ann Rose. [4/98: Paul Mains tested eDf3 in this strain with unc-54 and unc-59. Both resulted in complementation; therefore, there may be a problem with eDf3 in this strain.]

Wild type, segregating Unc-101 (hIn1[unc-101] homozygotes), wild type and arrested embryos. eDf4 homozygote arrests as unhatched embryo at lima bean stage. Pick WT and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. This strain was generated by the Genetic Toolkit project, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use: The Genetic Toolkit is funded by the NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) (USA) to Ann M. Rose, David L. Baillie, and Donald L. Riddle. Report all experimental results to Ann Rose.

Wild type, segregating Unc-101 (hIn1[unc-101] homozygotes), wild type and arrested embryos. eDf6 homozygote arrests as unhatched embryo at lima bean stage. Pick WT and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. This strain was generated by the Genetic Toolkit project, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use: The Genetic Toolkit is funded by the NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) (USA) to Ann M. Rose, David L. Baillie, and Donald L. Riddle. Report all experimental results to Ann Rose.

Wild-type segregating wild-type, Unc-101 (hIn1[unc-101] homozygotes) and arrested crescent-shaped larvae (eDf13 homozygotes, probably L1). Pick WT and check for correct segregation of progeny to maintain. This strain was generated by the Genetic Toolkit project, which should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from its use: The Genetic Toolkit is funded by the NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) (USA) to Ann M. Rose, David L. Baillie, and Donald L. Riddle. Report all experimental results to Ann Rose.