| Primary Identifier | MGI:2180015 | Allele Type | Targeted |
| Attribute String | Null/knockout | Gene | Kcnj8 |
| Transmission | Germline | Strain of Origin | (129X1/SvJ x 129S1/Sv)F1-Kitl<+> |
| Is Recombinase | false | Is Wild Type | false |
| molecularNote | Part of intron 2 and exon 3, which encode the pore-forming region of the ion channel, were replaced with a neomycin resistance cassette via homologous recombination. Lack of gene expression in brain, heart, and liver of homozygous mutant animals was confirmed via Northern blot analysis. |
