Fullertubes inhibit mycobacterial viability and prevent biofilm formation by disrupting the cell wall.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria such as Mycobacterium abscessus cause diseases that are becoming increasingly difficult to treat due to emerging antibiotic resistance. The development of new antimicrobial molecules is vital for combating these pathogens. Carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) are a class of carbon-containing nanoparticles with promising antimicrobial effects.

Antibody-based biosensor to detect oncogenic splicing factor Sam68 for the diagnosis of lung cancer.

Objective: The present work aimed to investigate the potential utility of Sam68 protein as a prognostic marker in lung cancer. Then an electrochemical immunosensor is fabricated that is sufficiently sensitive to detect Sam68.

Results: Analysis of stage-specific Lung cancer microarray data shows that differential expression of Sam68 is associated with cancer stage and monotonically increases from early tumor stage to advanced metastatic stage.