This page lists the insect lines that we have in the lab. Please contact PI Yehuda Ben-Shahar if you would like access to any of our stocks.
Using our 2-step CRISPR protocol, we have generated several attP “landing site lines” that can be distributed to the community for use in recombinase-mediated cassette exchange (see “Protocols” page for more information). As a byproduct of the protocol, we have also generated some w- (white-eyed) lines.
We are also maintaining a number of “wild type” stocks for various insect species.
Drosophilids
Wild Type
- D. melanogaster (Oregon R)
- D. simulans
- D. mojavensis
- D. virilis
- D. ananassae
- D. pseudoobscura
attP Landing Site
- D. melanogaster
- D. simulans
w- (white-eyed)
- D. simulans
- D. virilis
Other
- D. virilis (appears to be vermillion, but not yet fully characterized)
Bees
Wild Type
- Apis mellifera
Grasshoppers
Wild Type
- Shistocerca americana