AtpαH64/+ flies become completely paralyzed for 10-35 seconds following subjection to a mechanical shock. Full recovery from paralysis takes up to 5 minutes. These mutants are sluggish compared to wild-type flies but do not become paralyzed in response to elevated temperatures of 37-38oC. In the brains of middle-aged AtpαH64/+ flies, neurodegeneration is evident as the appearance of vacuolar structures. Such structures are rarely seen in wild-type flies.
A. Carpenter
Selected as: a dominant bang-sensitive paralytic mutation.