aTyr Pharma Announces Publication Demonstrating Anti-Fibrotic Effects Of ATYR0101 In Journal Of Biological Chemistry

 Findings highlight ATYR0101’s potential as a transformative therapy for disrupting the process of chronic tissue fibrosis.

ATYR0101 is currently undergoing IND-enabling studies and expects to be advanced into the clinic in 2027.

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- aTyr Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATYR) ("aTyr" or the "Company"), a clinical stage biotechnology company engaged in the discovery and development of first-in-class medicines from its proprietary tRNA synthetase platform, today announced a publication demonstrating the anti-fibrotic effects of ATYR0101 in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The publication, entitled, "Natural Asp-tRNA Synthetase Fragment Targets Myofibroblasts to Abrogate Tissue Fibrosis," is available on the journal’s website and at: https://www.jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(26)02458-0/fulltext.

ATYR0101 is a fusion protein derived from a proprietary extracellular domain of aspartyl-tRNA synthetase (DARS) that binds to latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 1 (LTBP-1) to induce myofibroblast apoptosis.