Flies expressing Atpαhs.PS show increased resistance to ouabain in a feeding assay compared to wild-type flies. They show bang sensitive paralysis and reduced open-field locomotor activity.
Partially rescues the ouabain sensitivity of Atpα2206 homozygotes. Atpα2206 homozygotes that are also expressing Atpαhs.PS recover more quickly following paralysis (induced by vigorous mechanical stimulation) than Atpα2206 homozygotes which do not carry Atpαhs.PS. The activity defects in a reactive climbing assay that are seen in Atpα2206 homozygotes are rescued if they are also expressing Atpαhs.PS.