Sgcb^tm1Kcam

A loxP flanked neomycin cassette replaced a genomic fragment that contained exons 3-6. These exons encode part of the transmembrane domain and the extracellular portion of the protein. Northern blot analysis revealed that no transcript was detectable in skeletal muscle of homozygous mice and Western blot and immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that the protein was absent in the sarcolemma of skeletal muscle derived from homozygous mice. (J:60154)