Part of otp exon 4 (including the translation start site of the hindgut-specific transcript) and all of exon 5 have been deleted. A loxP cassette containing a w+mW.hs marker has been inserted in place of the deleted sequence. The deletion endpoints were determined from the reported primer sequences used to generate the homology arms.
otpGT homozygous embryos exhibit changes in hindgut morphology and shorter hindgut.