Publications
2024
ARİF, T., BİLGE, S., UYAR, R., ÖZÇELİKYAY-AKYILDIZ, G., SUMMAK, G. Y., UNAL, M. A., YILMAZER A*, OZKAN, S. A. (2024). Biosensors for stem cell-based applications: Current trends and future prospects. Microchemical Journal, 110141.
KIRBAS CILINGIR E*, BESBINAR O, GIRO L, BARTOLI M, HUESO J L, MINTZ K J, AYDOGAN Y, GARBER J M, TURKTAS M, EKIM O, CEYLAN A, UNAL M A, ENSOY M, ARI F, OZGENÇ ÇINAR O, OZTURK B I, GOKCE C, CANSARAN-DUMAN D, BRAUN M, WACHTVEITL J, SANTAMARIA J, DELOGU L G, TAGLIAFERRO A, YILMAZER A*, LEBLANC R M*. (2024). Small Warriors of Nature: Novel Red Emissive Chlorophyllin Carbon Dots Harnessing Fenton‐Fueled Ferroptosis for In Vitro and In Vivo Cancer Treatment. Small, 2309283.
2023
YILMAZER, A*, EROGLU Z, GURCAN C, GAZZIE A, EKIM O, SUNDU B, GOKCE C, CEYLAN A, GIRO L, UNAL MA, ARI F, EKICIBIL A, OZGENÇ ÇINAR O, OZTURK BI, BESBINAR O, ENSOY M, CANSARAN-DUMAN D, DELOGU LG*, METIN O (2023) Synergized photothermal therapy and magnetic field induced hyperthermia via bismuthene for lung cancer combinatorial treatment. Materials Today Bio, 100825, online.
UYAR R, ÖZÇELIKAY G, KAYA S I, BEREKETOĞLU NERGIS S, BEŞBINAR O, UNAL M A, YILMAZER A*, AYŞIL ÖZKAN S. (2023) Early cancer detection based on exosome biosensors in biological samples. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 134886.
FUSCO, L., GAZZI, A., SHUCK, C. E., ORECCHIONI, M., AHMED, E. I., GIRO, L., ZAVAN, B., YILMAZER, A., ... & DELOGU, L. G. (2023). V4C3 MXene Immune Profiling and Modulation of T Cell‐Dendritic Cell Function and Interaction. Small methods, 2300197.
YILMAZER, A., ALAGARSAMY, K. N., GOKCE, C., SUMMAK, G. Y., RAFIEERAD, A., BAYRAKDAR, F., ... & DHINGRA, S. (2023). Low Dose of Ti3C2 MXene Quantum Dots Mitigate SARS‐CoV‐2 Infection. Small Methods, 2300044.
2022
KARATAY, A., ERDENER, D., GÜRCAN, C., YILDIZ, E. A., YILMAZER, A., BOYACIOĞLU, B., ... & ELMALI, A. (2022). Amino-functionalized nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots and silver-graphene based nanocomposites: Ultrafast charge transfer and a proof-of-concept study for bioimaging applications. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 426, 113741.
GOKCE, C., GURCAN, C., DELOGU, L. G., & YILMAZER, A*. (2022). 2D materials for cardiac tissue repair and regeneration. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 9, 802551.
UNAL, M. A., BESBINAR, O., NAZIR, H., SUMMAK, G. Y., BAYRAKDAR, F., DELOGU, L. G., ... & YILMAZER, A. (2022). Favipiravir, umifenovir and camostat mesylate: a comparative study against SARS-CoV-2. bioRxiv, 2022-01.
SHIRVANIMOGHADDAM, K., CZECH, B., YADAV, R., GOKCE, C., FUSCO, L., DELOGU, L. G., YILMAZER, A., .. & NAEBE, M. (2022). Facemask global challenges: The case of effective synthesis, utilization, and environmental sustainability. Sustainability, 14(2), 737.
SAYGILI, G*., TURKTAS, M., GURCAN, C., DELOGU, L. G., & YILMAZER, A*. (2022). Predicting the Reprogrammability of Human Cells Based on Transcriptome Data and SGD Classifier with Elastic-Net Regularization. bioRxiv, 2022-07.
UNAL, M. A., BITIRIM, C. V., SOMERS, J., SUMMAK, G. Y., BUL BESBINAR, O., KOCAKAYA, E., ... & YILMAZER, A. (2022). Hemin shows antiviral activity in vitro, possibly through suppression of viral entry mediators. bioRxiv, 2022-05.
GOKCE, C., GURCAN, C., BESBINAR, O., UNAL, M. A., & YILMAZER, A*. (2022). Emerging 2D materials for antimicrobial applications in the pre-and post-pandemic era. Nanoscale, 14(2), 239-249.
ORECCHIONI, M., FUSCO, L., MALL, R., BORDONI, V., FUOCO, C., RINCHAI, D., ... YILMAZER, A., ... & DELOGU, L. G. (2022). Graphene oxide activates B cells with upregulation of granzyme B expression: evidence at the single-cell level for its immune-modulatory properties and anticancer activity. Nanoscale, 14(2), 333-349.
2021
YAN, J. S., ORECCHIONI, M., VITALE, F., COCO, J. A., DURET, G., ANTONUCCI, S., ... YILMAZER, A., … & PASQUALI, M. (2021). Biocompatibility studies of macroscopic fibers made from carbon nanotubes: Implications for carbon nanotube macrostructures in biomedical applications. Carbon, 173, 462-476.
DE LÁZARO, I., SHARP, P., GURCAN, C., CEYLAN, A., STYLIANOU, M., KISBY, T., ... YILMAZER, A*., & KOSTARELOS, K. (2021). Deep tissue translocation of graphene oxide sheets in human glioblastoma 3D spheroids and an orthotopic xenograft model. Advanced Therapeutics, 4(1), 2000109.
FUSCO, L., ORECCHIONI, M., REINA, G., BORDONI, V., FUOCO, C., GURCAN, C., ... YILMAZER, A., … & DELOGU, L. G. (2021). Lateral dimension and amino-functionalization on the balance to assess the single-cell toxicity of graphene on fifteen immune cell types. NanoImpact, 23, 100330.
KISBY T, YILMAZER A, KOSTARELOS K. (2021) Reasons for success and lessons learnt from nanoscale vaccines against COVID-19. Nature Nanotechnology 16:843–850.
UNAL MA, BAYRAKDAR F, NAZIR H, BESBİNAR O, GURCAN C, LOZANO N, ARELLANO LM, YALCIN S, PANATLI O, CELIK D, ALKAYA D, AGAN A, FUSCO L, SUZUK YILDIZ S, DELOGU LG, AKCALI KC, KOSTARELOS K, YILMAZER A*. (2021) Graphene oxide nanosheets interact and interfere with SARS-CoV-2 surface proteins and cell receptors to inhibit infectivity. Small, 17: 2101483
UNAL MA, BAYRAKDAR F, FUSCO L, BESBİNAR O, SHUCK C, YALCIN S, TURKTAS ERKEN M, OZKUL A, GURCAN C, PANATLI O, SUMMAK GY, GOKCE C, ORECCHIONI M, GAZZI A, VITALE F, SOMERS J, DEMIR E, SUZUK YILDIZ S, NAZIR H, GRİVEL JC, BEDOGNETTI D, CRISANTI A, AKCALI KC, GOGOTSI Y, DELOGU LG, YILMAZER A* (2021) 2D MXenes with antiviral and immunomodulatory properties: a pilot study against SARS-CoV-2. Nano Today. 38: 101136.
UNAL MA, BITIRIM CV, SUMMAK GY, BEREKETOGLU S, CEVHER ZEYTIN I, BESBINAR O, GURCAN C, AYDOS D, GOKSOY E, KOCAKAYA E, ERAN Z, MURAT M, DEMIR N, AKSOY OZER ZB, SOMERS J, DEMIR E, NAZIR H, OZKAN SA, OZKUL A, AZAP A, YILMAZER A*, AKCALI C*. (2021) Ribavirin shows antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 and downregulates the activity of TMPRSS2 and the expression of ACE2 In Vitro. Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 99(5):449-460.
2020
YAN JS, ORECCHİONI M, VITALEAE F, COCO J, DURET G, ANTONUCCI S, PAMULAPATI SS, TAYLOR LW, DEWEY OS, SANTE M, SEGUR, AM, GURCAN C, LISAGJ FD, YILMAZER A, MCCAULEY MD, ROBINSON JT, RAZAVI M, KLAUS LEY K, DELOGU LG, PASQUALI M. (2020) Biocompatibility studies of macroscopic fibers made from carbon nanotubes: Implications for carbon nanotube macrostructures in biomedical applications .Carbon. 173: 462-476
AVITABILE E, FUSCO L, MINARDI S, ORECCHIONI M, ZAVAN B, YILMAZER A, RAUNER M, PIPPIA P, TASCIOTTI E, DELOGU LG. (2020) Bioinspired Scaffold Action Under the Extreme Physiological Conditions of Simulated Space Flights: Osteogenesis Enhancing Under Microgravity. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 8:722.
KILIC P, GURCAN C, GURMAN G, YILMAZER A*. (2020) Understanding factors affecting human chondrocyte culturing: an experimental study. Cell Tissue Bank. 21(4):585-596.
DE LÁZARO I, SHARP P, GURCAN G, CEYLAN A, STYLIANOU M, KİSBY T, CHEN Y, VRANIC S, BARR K, TAHERI H, OZEN A, BUSSY C, YILMAZER A*, KOSTARELOS K. (2020) Deep Tissue Translocation of Graphene Oxide Sheets in Human Glioblastoma 3D Spheroids and an Orthotopic Xenograft Model. Adv. Ther. online 2000109.
WEISS C, CARRIÈRE, FUSCO L, CAPUA I, NAVA JAR, PASQUALI M, SCOTT J, VITALE F, UNAL MA, MATTEVI C, BEDOGNETTI D, MERKOÇI A, TASCIOTTI A, YILMAZER A, GOGOTSI Y, STELLACCI F AND DELOGU LG. (2020) Towards Nanotechnology-Enabled Approaches Against the COVID-19 Pandemic. ACS Nano. 14(6)6383–6406.
ORECCHİONİ M, BORDONİ V, FUOCO C, REİNA G, LİN H, ZOCCHEDDU M, YILMAZER A, ZAVAN B, CESARENİ G, BEDOGNETTİ D, BİANCO A, DELOGU LG (2020) Toward High-Dimensional Single-Cell Analysis of Graphene Oxide Biological Impact: Tracking on Immune Cells by Single-Cell Mass Cytometry. Small. 2020 Apr 27:e2000123. Issue Cover.
FUSCO L., GAZZI A, PENG G, SHIN Y, BEDOGNETTI D, VITALE F, YILMAZER A, FENG X, FADEEL B, DELOGU LG. (2020) Graphene and other 2D materials: a multidisciplinary analysis to uncover the hidden potential as cancer theranostics. Theranostics 10(12):5435-5488.
TAHERI H, UNAL, M A, SEVIM M, GURCAN C, EKIM O, CEYLAN A, SYRGIANNIS Z, CHRISTOFORIDIS K C, BOSI S, OZGENÇ O, GÓMEZ M J, TURKTAS ERKEN M, SOYDAL Ç, EROGLU Z, BITIRIM C V, CAGIN U, ARI F, OZEN A, KUÇUK O, DELOGU L G, PRATO M, METIN O, YILMAZER A* (2020) Photocatalytically Active Graphitic Carbon nitride as an Effective and Safe 2D Material for In Vitro and In Vivo Photodynamic Therapy. Small. 16(10) 1904619. Issue Cover.
GAZZI A, …. YILMAZER A, BEDOGNETTI D, FADEEL B, PRATO M, BIANCO A, DELOGU LG. (2020) Graphene, other carbon nanomaterials and the immune system: toward nanoimmunity-by-design. Special Issue - Women in Graphene (Invited review) Journal of Physics: Materials. 3 034009.
ALKAYA D, GURCAN C, KILIC P, YILMAZER A*, GURMAN G (2020). Where is human-based cellular pharmaceutical R&D taking us in cartilage regeneration? 3 Biotech. 2020 Apr;10(4):161.
2019
GURCAN C, TAHERI H, BIANCO A, DELOGU LG, YILMAZER A*. A closer look at the genotoxicity of graphene based materials. Submitted to Journal of Physics: Materials. Special Issue - Women in Graphene (Invited review). In press.
GAZZI A, FUSCO L, KHAN A, VITALE F*, YILMAZER A*, DELOGU L G*. Photodynamic therapy based on graphene and MXene in cancer theranostics. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.(Invited review). In press.
KILIC P, BAY M, YILDIRIM Y, COSKUN O, SEKER S, BAYDIN P, LALEGUL ULKER O, PARMAKSIZ M, CUBUKCUOGLU DENIZ G, YILMAZER A, DALVA K, ELCIN AE, AKCALI KC, ILHAN O, GURMAN G. A CD34+ Cell Enrichment Protocol of Hematopoietic Stem Cells in a Well-Established Quality Management System. Cells Tissues Organs. 2019;207(1):15-20.
CASAJUS PELEGAY E, PUZZO F, YILMAZER A*, CAGIN U. Targeting Mitochondrial Defects to Increase Longevity in Animal Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2019;1134:89-110.
TAHERI H, CAGIN U, YILMAZER A*(2019) Reprogramming of Human Melanocytes and Melanoma Cells with Yamanaka Factors. Methods in Molecular Biology. 1916:249-261.
DE LÁZARO I, YILMAZER A et al. (2019) Non-viral, Tumor-free Induction of Transient Cell Reprogramming in Mouse Skeletal Muscle to Enhance Tissue Regeneration. Molecular Therapy. S1525-0016(18)30503-3.
2018
YILMAZER A* (2018) Evaluation of cancer stemness in breast cancer and glioblastoma spheroids in vitro. 3Biotech, 8(9):390.
YILMAZER A* (2018) Tendency of K562 chronic myeloid leukemia cells towards cell reprogramming. Turkish Journal of Hematology, 35(4): 260–264.
AYDIN T, GURCAN C, TAHERI H, YILMAZER A* (2018) Graphene Based Materials in Neural Tissue Regeneration. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1107:129-142.
2017
YILMAZER A. (2018) Cancer cell lines involving cancer stem cell populations respond to oxidative stress. Biotechnology Reports, 17:24-30.
YILMAZER, A., TAHERI H., CAN A. (2017). Efficient transduction of melanoma cells with Sendai viralvectors. Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, 74(2), 113-120., Doi: 10.5505/TurkHijyen.2017.98705
YILMAZER, A., TAHERI H. (2017). Reprogramming human melanocytes and melanoma cells with Yamanaka factors. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry, Doi: 10.15671/HJBC.2017.164
YENER İLÇE B., CAGIN U., YILMAZER A. (2017). Cellular reprogramming: a new way to understand aging mechanisms. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Developmental Biology, Doi: 10.1002/wdev.308.
ÇELİKKAN F., YILMAZER A., GÜNGÖR ORDUERİ N. E., CAN A.. (2017) A Glance at the 2016 Guidelines for Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation by International Society of Stem Cell Research (ISSCR). J Med Ethics Law Hist-Special Topics 2017;3(2):61-73.
2016
TERALI, K., YILMAZER, A. (2016) New surprises from an old favourite: The emergence of telomerase as a key player in the regulation of cancer stemness.Biochimie, 121:170-8.
2015
YILMAZER, A.,DE LAZARO, I., TAHERİ, H. (2015) Reprogramming cancer cells: A novel approach for cancer therapy or a tool for disease-modeling? Cancer Letters, 369:1-8.
2014
YILMAZER, A., TIAN, B., & KOSTARELOS, K. (2014) Development of dual-activity vectors by co-envelopment of adenovirus and siRNA in artificial lipid bilayers. PLoS One, online December 12, 2014.
DE LAZARO, I., BUSSY, C., YILMAZER, A., SIMONSEN, M., HUMPHREYS, N., KOSTARELOS, K. (2014) Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells from virus-free in vivo cell reprogramming of BALB/c mouse liver. Biomaterials, 35:8312-20.
DE LAZARO, I., YILMAZER, A., KOSTARELOS, K. (2014) Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells: a new source for cell-based therapeutics? Journal of Controlled Release, 185:37-44.
2013
YILMAZER, A., DE LAZARO, I., BUSSY, C., KOSTARELOS, K. (2013) In vivo reprogramming of adult somatic cells to pluripotency by overexpression of Yamanaka factors. Journal of Visualized Experiments, online December 17, 2013.
YILMAZER, A., DE LAZARO, I., BUSSY, C., KOSTARELOS, K. (2013) In vivo cell reprogramming towards pluripotency by non-viral overexpression of defined factors. PLoS One, online January 23, 2013.
2012
YILMAZER, A., AL-JAMAL, W., VAN DEN BOSSCHE, J. & KOSTARELOS, K. (2012) The fate of artificially enveloped adenovirus in vivo: liver de-targeting with reduced hepatotoxicity. Biomaterials, 34, 1354-63.
2011
VAN DEN BOSSCHE, J. AL-JAMAL, W., YILMAZER, A., TIAN, B., BIZZARRI, E. & KOSTARELOS, K. (2011) Intracellular trafficking and gene expression of pH-sensitive, artificially enveloped adenoviruses in vitro and in vivo. Biomaterials, 32, 3085-3093
2010
AL-JAMAL, K. T., TOMA, F. M., YILMAZER, A., E., ALI-BOUCETTA, H., NUNES, A., HERRERO, M.-A., TIAN, B., EDDAOUI, A., AL-JAMAL, W. T., BIANCO, A., PRATO, M. & KOSTARELOS, K. (2010) Enhanced cellular internalization and gene silencing with a series of cationic dendron-multiwalled carbon nanotube:siRNA complexes. The FASEB Journal, 24, 4354-4365.
AL-JAMAL, K. T., AL-JAMAL, W. T., AKERMAN, S., PODESTA, J. E., YILMAZER, A., E., TURTON, J. A., BIANCO, A., VARGESSON, N., KANTHOU, C., FLORENCE, A. T., TOZER, G. M. & KOSTARELOS, K. (2010) Systemic antiangiogenic activity of cationic poly-L-lysine dendrimer delays tumor growth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107, 3966-3971.
2008
ZHU, X., MULCAHY, L., MOHAMMED, R., LEE, A., FRANKS, H., KILPATRICK, L., YILMAZER, A., PAISH, E. C., ELLIS, I., PATEL, P. & JACKSON, A. (2008) IL-17 expression by breast-cancer-associated macrophages: IL-17 promotes invasiveness of breast cancer cell lines. Breast Cancer Research, 10, R95.
Kitap Bölümleri
2017
In Vivo Reprogramming in Regenerative Medicine, Chapter 7: Challenges and future perspectives for in vivo reprogramming technology (2017)., TAHERI HADISEH, GURCAN CANSU, YILMAZER AKTUNA AÇELYA, Springer, Editor:Açelya Yılmazer Aktuna, Edition:1.
In Vivo Reprogramming in Regenerative Medicine, Chapter 1: Introduction to in vivo cell reprogramming technology (2017)., GURCAN CANSU, TAHERI HADISEH, YILMAZER AKTUNA AÇELYA, Springer, Editor:Açelya Yılmazer Aktuna, Edition:1.
2016
Telomere A Complex End of a Chromosome, Bölüm adı:(On the Far Side of Telomeres: The Many Roles of Telomerase in the Acquisition and Retention of Cancer Stemness) (2016)., TERALI KEREM, YILMAZER AKTUNA AÇELYA, Intech, Editor:Larramendy, Marcelo L. , Edition:1.
Encyclopedia of Cancer, Bölüm adı:(iPS Cells) (2016)., YILMAZER AKTUNA AÇELYA, Springer, Editor:Manfred Schwab, Edition:4, ISBN:978-3-642-27841-9.