Weak lin-45 raf allele: 5% larval lethal. Otherwise, essentially WT vulval induction and fertility. n1924 effectively suppresses the let-60(n1046gf) Muv phenotype. Unc.

Intermediate strength lin-45 raf allele: 86% larval lethal, 93% of adults display an abnormal vulva (either Egl, no discernable vulva, or PVul), and 3% of adults are Sterile. Unc.

Weak severity of lin-45 raf allele: WT viability, vulval induction and fertility but effectively suppresses the let-60(n1046gf) Muv phenotype. Unc.

Weak lin-45 raf allele: essentially WT viability, vulval induction and fertility but effectively suppresses the let-60(n1046gf) Muv phenotype. Unc.

Heterozygotes are non-Unc and segregate non-Unc, Sterile Unc, and Dpy Unc. n2510 is a strong lin-45 raf allele: 100% of homozygotes are Sterile and Vul (no discernable vulva) or larval lethal.

juIs76 [unc-25p::GFP + lin-15(+)] II. GFP expression in GABAergic motor neurons. wpIs15 [unc-47p::KillerRed] X. Slight Unc. KillerRed is a red fluorescent protein and photosensitizer that efficiently generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) when activated by light. wpIs15 produces a Shrinker phenotype after illumination by white light for 2 hrs. Reference: Williams DC, et al. Cell Rep. 2013 Oct 31;5(2):553-63.

vab-1 null and itr-1 gain of function. Viable. Unc.

hpIs593 [ttr-39p::Chrimson::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Shrinker. D motor neurons are marked with red fluorescence. No behavioral change upon green light illumination with ATR. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).

ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. hpIs758 [rig-3p::LoxP::eBFP::LoxP::Chrimson::wCherry + twk-40(s)p::Cre + myo-2p::wCherry]. Pick animals with red fluorescence to maintain. Shrinker. RFP expression in AVA and a few other neurons. Reversal upon green light illumination with ATR. hpIs758 is a spontaneous insertion of hpEx4080. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).

hpIs321 [nmr-1p::miniSOG::UrSL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. hpIs331 [lgc-55p::miniSOG::UrSL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Shrinker. Dorsal-coiler in L1, kinker in Adult after 1 hr illumination with blue light. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).

hpIs596 [acr-2(s)p::Chrimson::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. hpIs268 [unc-25p::GCaMP3si::SL2 wCherry + lin-15(+)]. Unc (linked to hpIs596). Green and red fluorescence in D-motor neurons. Very weak red fluorescence in A and B motorneurons. Reference: Lim MA, et al. eLife 2016;5:e19887. doi: 10.7554/eLife.19887. PMID: 27855782.

juIs1 [unc-25p::snb-1::GFP + lin-15(+)] IV. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

hpIs365 [unc-25p::GCaMP3::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. RFP expression in motor neurons. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).

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.

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).

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).

ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Shrinker. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).

zxIs6 [unc-17p::ChR2::YFP + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Shrinker. Cholinergic activation. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).

hpIs615 [acr-2(s)p::Arch::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. hpIs365 [unc-25p::GCaMP3::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. RFP expression in motor neurons. A and B motor neurons are inhibited and body relaxes upon illumination with green light. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).

hpIs673 [rgef-1p::Chrimson::UrSL2::wCherry + lin-15(+)]. ljIs131 [myo-3p::GCaMP3::UrSL2::tagRFP-T]. Shrinker. All neurons are marked with red fluorescence. Pan-neuronal activation and muscle contraction upon green light illumination with ATR. Reference: Lu Y, et al. 2022. Current Biology (In Press).

Recessive. Levamisole resistant. WT movement. Weakly to moderately temperature sensitive.