| Primary Identifier | MGI:2182931 | Allele Type | Targeted |
| Attribute String | Null/knockout | Gene | Slc18a2 |
| Transmission | Germline | Strain of Origin | 129P2/OlaHsd |
| Is Recombinase | false | Is Wild Type | false |
| description | ES cell line = CGR8.8 (subline of CGR8)
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| molecularNote | Exons 1 and 2 and flanking intronic sequences were replaced with a neomycin resistance cassette via homologous recombination. Absence of gene expression in homozygous mutant neonates was demonstrated by RT-PCR analysis of total midbrain RNA using primers to exons 2 and 12. |