Acute activation of autophagy enables growth plate regeneration following radiation-induced injury.
Yashar Mehrbani Azar, Amal Nazaraliyev, Mahtab Avijgan, Lars S Savendahl, Klas Blomgren, Phillip T. Newton
The paper shows that autophagy activation helps regenerate growth plates after radiation injury, offering a potential therapeutic target.
bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology