stIs10161 [egl-27p::HIS-24::mCherry + unc-119(+)]. Maintain at 20C or lower. Dauer formation at 25C. mCherry visible at low magnification. Reference: Xu X, Kim SK. PLoS Genet. 2012;8(12):e1003108.

ccIs4251 [(pSAK2) myo-3p::GFP::LacZ::NLS + (pSAK4) myo-3p::mitochondrial GFP + dpy-20(+)] I. stIs10161 [egl-27p::HIS-24::mCherry + unc-119(+)]. Maintain at 20C or lower. Dauer formation at 25C. mCherry visible at low magnification. Reference: Xu X, Kim SK. PLoS Genet. 2012;8(12):e1003108.

Bacteria. E. coli harboring the plasmid PB255, which uses the lin-31 promoter variant to express the lin-31::VP16 chimeric gene. It is particularly useful for the expression of heterologous genes in the vulval precursor cells. PB255 possesses three main components : an enhancer, a promoter region, a multi-cloning site (MCS), and a 3' UTR derived from the unc-54 gene. [CGC note: The plasmid in this strain was constructed from pBS II KS(+) and is likely Amp-R, but Amp-R has not been confirmed]. Biosafety Level: BSL-1.

kbIs5 [gpdh-1p::GFP + rol-6(su1006)]. Rollers, though not obvious in all animals. Maintain under normal conditions. GFP expressed intestine and hypodermis only during hypertonic stress; not induced by other stressers. Reference: Lamitina T, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2006 Aug 8;103(32):12173-8.