Expression of Pink1+tCa rescues the male sterility, indirect flight muscle degeneration and mitochondrial defects seen in Pink15 mutant flies.
Pink1+tCa almost completely suppresses the defects in mitochondrial morphology and individualisation seen during spermatogenesis in Pink1 mutant males. The indirect flight muscle defects seen in Pink1 mutant adults are fully rescued by Pink1+tCa.
Pink15 and Pink19 males rescued with Pink1+tCa are fertile.