ULK1-linked mitophagy promotes cardiac hypoxia tolerance in the blind mole-rat
Damla Yalçın, Sudenaz Fatma Oner, Erdogan Oguzhan Akyildiz, Faruk Çolak, Cigdem Kayra Ongun, Hsin-Yu Fang, Ismail Selim Yildirim, Preeti Bais, Thomas J. Park, Emel Timuçin, Şükrü Anıl Doğan, Erkan Tuncay, Perinur Bozaykut
This study identifies ULK1-linked mitophagy as a mechanism enabling cardiac hypoxia tolerance in blind mole-rats through metabolic and mitochondrial adaptations.
bioRxiv · Mar 16, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology