A loxP site was inserted upstream of exon 21. An FRT-flanked neo cassette with a 3' loxP site was inserted downstream of exon 21. Cre-mediated recombination removed exon 21 and the neo cassette. No wild-type protein is detected in homozygous mice but a lower molecular weight mutant protein is detected by western blot analysis. (J:198768, J:204162)