Graphene oxide–chloroquine conjugate induces DNA damage in A549 lung cancer cells through autophagy modulation

• Braham Dutt Arya,
• Sandeep Mittal,
• Prachi Joshi,
• Alok Kumar Pandey,
• Jaime E. Ramirez-Vick,
• Govind Gupta and
• Surinder P. Singh

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 316–332, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.24

• response pathways and DNA-repair proteins get activated to overcome the genetic modification caused by DNA lesions and determining the fate of cell survival and cell death [60]. In response to a particular type of DNA damage, highly selective and complex cell signaling networks, such as the BER pathway

• inhibits the E3 ligase RNF168-dependent ubiquitination of chromatin, and plays a crucial role in the dysfunction of DNA repair capacity through autophagy modulation [22]. The elevated expression of p62 observed in the present study is in good agreement with the previously reported data, suggesting the

Radiosensitizing properties of dual-functionalized carbon nanostructures loaded with temozolomide

• Radmila Milenkovska,
• Nikola Geskovski,
• Dushko Shalabalija,
• Ljubica Mihailova,
• Petre Makreski,
• Dushko Lukarski,
• Igor Stojkovski,
• Maja Simonoska Crcarevska and
• Kristina Mladenovska

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 229–251, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.18

• limited efficacy (due to the high level of DNA repair by MGMT and other mechanisms of resistance) [34]. In addition, the high hydrolytic instability of TMZ at pH ≥ 7 limits its efficacy, because the formed MTIC exhibits high systemic toxicity and cannot pass the BBTB and accumulate in the GBM, unlike TMZ

Classification and application of metal-based nanoantioxidants in medicine and healthcare

• Nguyen Nhat Nam,
• Nguyen Khoi Song Tran,
• Tan Tai Nguyen,
• Nguyen Ngoc Trai,
• Nguyen Phuong Thuy,
• Hoang Dang Khoa Do,
• Nhu Hoa Thi Tran and
• Kieu The Loan Trinh

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 396–415, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.36

• ]. Antioxidants contribute to cancer inhibition and cancer treatment by several mechanisms. First, nanoantioxidants reduce cancer initiation by protecting DNA molecules from oxidative stress and stimulating DNA repair. For example, platinum nanoparticles inhibited the growth of epithelial lung cancer cells by

Nanotechnology – a robust tool for fighting the challenges of drug resistance in non-small cell lung cancer

• Filip Gorachinov,
• Fatima Mraiche,
• Diala Alhaj Moustafa,
• Ola Hishari,
• Yomna Ismail,
• Jensa Joseph,
• Maja Simonoska Crcarevska,
• Marija Glavas Dodov,
• Nikola Geskovski and
• Katerina Goracinova

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 240–261, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.23

Biocompatibility and cytotoxicity in vitro of surface-functionalized drug-loaded spinel ferrite nanoparticles

• Sadaf Mushtaq,
• Khuram Shahzad,
• Tariq Saeed,
• Anwar Ul-Hamid,
• Bilal Haider Abbasi,
• Nafees Ahmad,
• Waqas Khalid,
• Muhammad Atif,
• Zulqurnain Ali and
• Rashda Abbasi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1339–1364, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.99

• p53 is a tumor suppressor protein also known as the “guardian of the genome”. It is involved in downstream regulation of genes involved in apoptosis, DNA repair, and cell cycle arrest. Overexpression of p53 is triggered by stress stimuli, such as hypoxia, ROS, ionizing radiations, and carcinogens

The impact of molecular tumor profiling on the design strategies for targeting myeloid leukemia and EGFR/CD44-positive solid tumors

• Nikola Geskovski,
• Nadica Matevska-Geshkovska,
• Simona Dimchevska Sazdovska,
• Marija Glavas Dodov,
• Kristina Mladenovska and
• Katerina Goracinova

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 375–401, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.31

• DNA repair ability, the expression of anti-apoptotic proteins, and the drug efflux transporters of the leukemia stem cells are considered the main contributors to the resistance to chemo- and radiotherapy of many types of leukemia. Hence, it is logical to identify this cell population as a prime

Anticancer efficacy of a supramolecular complex of a 2-diethylaminoethyl–dextran–MMA graft copolymer and paclitaxel used as an artificial enzyme

• Yasuhiko Onishi,
• Yuki Eshita,
• Rui-Cheng Ji,
• Masayasu Onishi,
• Takashi Kobayashi,
• Masaaki Mizuno,
• Jun Yoshida and
• Naoji Kubota

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 2293–2307, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.238

• activation enzyme, rise of inactivation enzyme); (3) quantitative and qualitative alterations of the target molecule of the drug; (4) the microenvironment of the cancer; (5) the DNA repair system, and (6) an increase of anti-apoptosis or anti-pre-apoptosis signals. It is necessary to scrutinize these

Carbon-based smart nanomaterials in biomedicine and neuroengineering

• Antonina M. Monaco and
• Michele Giugliano

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1849–1863, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.196

• expression of genes responding to oxidative stress were observed [73]. However, Xing et al. [74] observed that embryonic stem cells responded to incubation with NDs with an increased expression of MOGG-1 and P53, which are proteins related to DNA repair processes. This genotoxicity was increased when cells

Molecular biology approaches in bioadhesion research

• Marcelo Rodrigues,
• Birgit Lengerer,
• Thomas Ostermann and
• Peter Ladurner

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 983–993, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.112

• , TALENs induce DNA double-stranded breaks that stimulate the cellular DNA repair mechanisms enabling custom modifications [91][93]. The second genome editor is the clustered regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR/Cas) [94][95][96][97], which uses a guide RNA and a protein called Cas9

Nanolesions induced by heavy ions in human tissues: Experimental and theoretical studies

• Marcus Bleicher,
• Lucas Burigo,
• Marco Durante,
• Maren Herrlitz,
• Michael Krämer,
• Igor Mishustin,
• Iris Müller,
• Francesco Natale,
• Igor Pshenichnov,
• Stefan Schramm,
• Gisela Taucher-Scholz and
• Cathrin Wälzlein

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 556–563, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.64

• using different DNA repair markers. We have studied the kinetics of repair of these “streaks” also with respect to the chromatin conformation. Initial steps in the modeling of the energy deposition patterns at the micrometer and nanometer scale were made with MCHIT and TRAX models, respectively

• . Keywords: DNA repair; heavy ions; microdosimetry; Monte Carlo simulations; nanolesions; radiation-induced nanostructures; Introduction In a low-dose field of γ-rays, such as that normally experienced on Earth due to background radiation, each human cell is traversed by very few electrons, which hence

• presented visible H4K16ac streaks, and the effect was observed only with very heavy Au ions. At the fluence used in our experiments (3·106 Au-ions/cm2) we measured an average of three streaks/cell by using DNA repair markers, and therefore less than 5% of the cells should have no streaks according to