amorphic allele - molecular evidence
Precise replacement of the CanB coding sequence by a loxP cassette containing a w+* marker. An attP site is present downstream of the 3' loxP site to allow future integration of constructs into the knock-out site.
abnormal locomotor behavior
abnormal sleep
CanBKO mutants exhibit a three-fold increase in total daily activity and a two-fold decrease in total sleep, both in LD and DD conditions.