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However, the mechanisms through which AR modulates radiation response are not yet fully understood. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of AR in mediating radioresistance in PCa. AR-positive LNCaP and castration-resistant C4-2 cells exhibited significantly higher radioresistance than AR-negative cells, as determined by apoptosis and cell viability assays. Following irradiation, most LNCaP cells were arrested in the G1 phase, accompanied by rapid p53 activation and p21 induction. Consistently, AR silencing significantly increased radiosensitivity and reduced DNA-PKcs expression and phosphorylation, suggesting that AR enhances DNA repair, likely through non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). At the cellular level, irradiation markedly induced macroautophagy in LNCaP and C4-2 cells, as evidenced by increased LC3B-II accumulation and autophagic vacuole formation, and the upregulation of 11 autophagy-related genes was identified by whole-transcriptomic analysis. To assess their functional relevance, we performed siRNA-mediated knockdown of selected autophagy-related genes and assessed cell viability and Annexin V\/PI staining. Notably, BECN1 and LC3 knockdown significantly enhanced radiosensitivity, with BECN1 knockdown showing an effect comparable to that observed with AR silencing. These results suggest that radiation-induced autophagy promotes the survival of AR-positive prostate cancer cells. Moreover, immunohistochemical analysis of\n                  <jats:italic>ex vivo-<\/jats:italic>\n                  irradiated, patient\n                  <jats:italic>-<\/jats:italic>\n                  derived PCa tissues from patients with newly diagnosed high\n                  <jats:italic>-<\/jats:italic>\n                  Gleason score prostate cancer undergoing prostatectomy further demonstrated that radiation-induced autophagy supports the survival of high-grade AR-positive tumor cells. 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