Dr Neil Rodrigues
DPhil (Oxon)
Senior Lecturer, Tiwtor Adrannol Ôl-raddedig
Ysgol y Biowyddorau
- Ar gael fel goruchwyliwr ôl-raddedig
Trosolwyg
My laboratory is interested in haematopoietic stem/progenitor cell biology and their dysregulation in bone marrow failure and haematologic cancer. We are investigating the transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms regulating haematopoietic stem/progenitor cells, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) with the ultimate purpose of identifying more specific and less toxic treatment strategies for MDS and AML.
Lab staff
- Dr Gui Jie Feng, Research Associate
- Dr Juan Menendez Gonzalez, Research Associate
- Dr. Marwa Abu-Serie, Visiting Research Associate
- Alhomidi Almotiri (PhD student)
- Amani Alsayari (PhD student)
- Ali Abdelfattah, PhD student
- Leigh-Anne Thomas, PhD student
- Badi Alotaibi, PhD student
- Hamed Ahmad A Alzahrani, PhD student
- Emma Wilde, MRes student
Current grant support
- Sêr Cymru National Research Network in Health and Life Sciences
- Leukaemia Cancer Society
- British Society for Haematology
- Cancer Research UK Cardiff Centre (Development Fund)
- Sêr Cymru Richard Whipp Studentships
- Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
Cyhoeddiad
2024
- Almotiri, A., Abdelfattah, A., Storch, E., Stemmler, M. P., Brabletz, S., Brabletz, T. and Rodrigues, N. P. 2024. Zeb1 maintains long-term adult hematopoietic stem cell function and extramedullary hematopoiesis. Experimental Hematology 134, article number: 104177. (10.1016/j.exphem.2024.104177)
2023
- Almotiri, A., Boyd, A. S. and Rodrigues, N. P. 2023. Zeb1 Regulates the function of lympho-myeloid primed progenitors after transplantation. Biomolecules 13(9), article number: 1386. (10.3390/biom13091386)
- Chan, Y. et al. 2023. (+)-catechin attenuates multiple atherosclerosis-associated processes in vitro, modulates disease-associated risk factors in C57BL/6J mice and reduces atherogenesis in LDL receptor deficient mice by inhibiting inflammation and increasing markers of plaque stability. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 67(14), article number: 2200716. (10.1002/mnfr.202200716)
- Rastogi, N. et al. 2023. Nuclear factor I-C overexpression promotes monocytic development and cell survival in acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia 37, pp. 276-287. (10.1038/s41375-022-01801-z)
2022
- Menendez-Gonzalez, J. B., Strange, K. E., Bassetto, M., Brancale, A., Rodrigues, N. P. and Ferla, S. 2022. Ligand-based discovery of a novel GATA2 inhibitor targeting acute myeloid leukemia cells. Frontiers In Drug Discovery 2, article number: 1013229. (10.3389/fddsv.2022.1013229)
- Almotiri, A., Abdelfattah, A. and Rodrigues, N. P. 2022. Flow cytometry analysis of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells and mature blood cell subsets in atherosclerosis. In: Ramji, D. ed. Atherosclerosis., Vol. 2419. Methods in Molecular Biology Springer, pp. 583-595., (10.1007/978-1-0716-1924-7_36)
- Menendez-Gonzalez, J. B. and Rodrigues, N. P. 2022. Exploring the associations between clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential, myeloid malignancy, and atherosclerosis. In: Ramji, D. ed. Atherosclerosis., Vol. 2419. Methods in Molecular Biology Springer, pp. 73-88., (10.1007/978-1-0716-1924-7_5)
2021
- Lawson, H. et al. 2021. CITED2 coordinates key haematopoietic regulatory pathways to maintain the HSC pool in both steady-state haematopoiesis and transplantation. Stem Cell Reports 16(11), pp. 2784-2797. (10.1016/j.stemcr.2021.10.001)
- Abdelfattah, A. M. et al. 2021. Gata2 haploinsufficiency promotes proliferation and functional decline of HSCs with myeloid bias during aging. Blood Advances 5(20), pp. 4285-4290. (10.1182/bloodadvances.2021004726)
- O'Morain, V. L. et al. 2021. The Lab4P consortium of probiotics attenuates atherosclerosis in LDL receptor deficient mice fed a high fat diet and causes plaque stabilization by inhibiting inflammation and several pro-atherogenic processes. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 65(17), article number: 2100214. (10.1002/mnfr.202100214)
- Moss, J. W. E. et al. 2021. Protective effects of a unique combination of nutritionally active ingredients on risk factors and gene expression associated with atherosclerosis in C57BL/6J mice fed a high fat diet. Food and Function 12(8), pp. 3657-3671. (10.1039/D0FO02867C)
- Lawson, H. et al. 2021. JMJD6 promotes self-renewal and regenerative capacity of hematopoietic stem cells. Blood Advances 5(3), pp. 889-899. (10.1182/bloodadvances.2020002702)
- Almotiri, A. et al. 2021. Zeb1 modulates hematopoietic stem cell fates required for suppressing acute myeloid leukemia. Journal of Clinical Investigation 131(1), article number: e129115. (10.1172/JCI129115)
2019
- Menendez Gonzalez, J. B. et al. 2019. Inhibition of GATA2 restrains cell proliferation and enhances apoptosis and chemotherapy mediated apoptosis in human GATA2 overexpressing AML cells. Scientific Reports 9, article number: 12212. (10.1038/s41598-019-48589-0)
- Menendez Gonzalez, J. B. et al. 2019. Gata2 as a crucial regulator of stem cells in adult hematopoiesis and acute myeloid leukemia. Stem Cell Reports 13(2), pp. 291-306. (10.1016/j.stemcr.2019.07.005)
- Menendez-Gonzalez, J. B., Saleh, L., Feng, G. J. and Rodrigues, N. P. 2019. Isolation of murine hematopoietic stem cells. In: Boyd, A. S. ed. Immunological Tolerance: Methods and Protocols., Vol. 1899. Methods in Molecular Biology New York: Humana Press, pp. 15-23., (10.1007/978-1-4939-8938-6_2)
2018
- Boyd, A. S. and Rodrigues, N. P. 2018. Stem cells cycle toward immune surveillance. Immunity 48(2), pp. 187-190. (10.1016/j.immuni.2018.02.006)
2017
- Portero Migueles, R. et al. 2017. Transcriptional regulation of Hhex in hematopoiesis and hematopoietic stem cell ontogeny. Developmental Biology 424(2), pp. 236-245. (10.1016/j.ydbio.2016.12.021)
- Guitart, A. V. et al. 2017. Fumarate hydratase is a critical regulator of hematopoietic stem cell functions. Journal of Experimental Medicine 214(3), pp. -., article number: 719. (10.1084/jem.20161087)
2013
- Rodrigues, N. and Tipping, A. J. 2013. Transcription factor GATA-2 regulates quiescence of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. In: Hayat, M. A. ed. Tumor Dormancy, Quiescence, and Senescence, Volume 2., Vol. 2. Springer, pp. 277-288., (10.1007/978-94-007-7726-2_26)
- Guha, P., Morgan, J. W., Mostoslavsky, G., Rodrigues, N. and Boyd, A. S. 2013. Lack of immune response to differentiated cells derived from syngeneic induced pluripotent stem cells. Cell Stem Cell 12(4), pp. 407-412. (10.1016/j.stem.2013.01.006)
2012
- Boyd, A. S., Rodrigues, N., Lui, K. O., Fu, X. and Xu, Y. 2012. Concise review: Immune recognition of induced pluripotent stem cells. Stem Cells 30(5), pp. 797-803. (10.1002/stem.1066)
- Rodrigues, N., Tipping, A. J., Wang, Z. and Enver, T. 2012. GATA-2 mediated regulation of normal hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell function, myelodysplasia and myeloid leukemia. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology 44(3), pp. 457-460. (10.1016/j.biocel.2011.12.004)
2009
- Kranc, K. R. et al. 2009. Cited2 is an essential regulator of adult hematopoietic stem cells. Cell Stem Cell 5(6), pp. 659-665. (10.1016/j.stem.2009.11.001)
- Tipping, A. J. et al. 2009. High GATA-2 expression inhibits human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell function by effects on cell cycle. Blood 113(12), pp. 2661-2672. (10.1182/blood-2008-06-161117)
2008
- Rodrigues, N. et al. 2008. GATA-2 regulates granulocyte-macrophage progenitor cell function. Blood 112(13), pp. 4862-4873. (10.1182/blood-2008-01-136564)
2007
- Nijnik, A. et al. 2007. DNA repair is limiting for haematopoietic stem cells during ageing. Nature 447(7145), pp. 686-690. (10.1038/nature05875)
2005
- Craiu, A. et al. 2005. Flowing cells through pulsed electric fields efficiently purges stem cell preparations of contaminating myeloma cells while preserving stem cell function. Blood 105(5), pp. 2235-2238. (10.1182/blood-2003-12-4399)
- Rodrigues, N. et al. 2005. Haploinsufficiency of GATA-2 perturbs adult hematopoietic stem-cell homeostasis. Blood 106(2), pp. 477-484. (10.1182/blood-2004-08-2989)
2004
- Qiu, J., Takagi, Y., Harada, J., Rodrigues, N., Moskowitz, M. A., Scadden, D. T. and Cheng, T. 2004. Regenerative response in ischemic brain restricted by p21cip1/waf1. Journal of Experimental Medicine 199(7), pp. 937-945. (10.1084/jem.20031385)
2002
- Adams, G. B. et al. 2002. Heterologous cells cooperate to augment stem cell migration, homing, and engraftment. Blood 101(1), pp. 45-51. (10.1182/blood-2002-02-0486)
2001
- Cheng, T., Shen, H., Rodrigues, N., Stier, S. and Scadden, D. T. 2001. Transforming growth factor β1 mediates cell-cycle arrest of primitive hematopoietic cells independent of p21Cip1/Waf1or p27Kip1. Blood 98(13), pp. 3643-3649. (10.1182/blood.V98.13.3643)
2000
- Cheng, T., Rodrigues, N., Shen, H., Yang, Y., Dombkowski, D., Sykes, M. and Scadden, D. T. 2000. Hematopoietic stem cell quiescence maintained by p21cip1/waf1. Science 287(5459), pp. 1804-1808. (10.1126/science.287.5459.1804)
- Cheng, T., Rodrigues, N., Dombkowski, D., Stier, S. and Scadden, D. T. 2000. Stem cell repopulation efficiency but not pool size is governed by p27 (kip1). Nature Medicine 6, pp. 1235-1240. (10.1038/81335)
Articles
- Almotiri, A., Abdelfattah, A., Storch, E., Stemmler, M. P., Brabletz, S., Brabletz, T. and Rodrigues, N. P. 2024. Zeb1 maintains long-term adult hematopoietic stem cell function and extramedullary hematopoiesis. Experimental Hematology 134, article number: 104177. (10.1016/j.exphem.2024.104177)
- Almotiri, A., Boyd, A. S. and Rodrigues, N. P. 2023. Zeb1 Regulates the function of lympho-myeloid primed progenitors after transplantation. Biomolecules 13(9), article number: 1386. (10.3390/biom13091386)
- Chan, Y. et al. 2023. (+)-catechin attenuates multiple atherosclerosis-associated processes in vitro, modulates disease-associated risk factors in C57BL/6J mice and reduces atherogenesis in LDL receptor deficient mice by inhibiting inflammation and increasing markers of plaque stability. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 67(14), article number: 2200716. (10.1002/mnfr.202200716)
- Rastogi, N. et al. 2023. Nuclear factor I-C overexpression promotes monocytic development and cell survival in acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia 37, pp. 276-287. (10.1038/s41375-022-01801-z)
- Menendez-Gonzalez, J. B., Strange, K. E., Bassetto, M., Brancale, A., Rodrigues, N. P. and Ferla, S. 2022. Ligand-based discovery of a novel GATA2 inhibitor targeting acute myeloid leukemia cells. Frontiers In Drug Discovery 2, article number: 1013229. (10.3389/fddsv.2022.1013229)
- Lawson, H. et al. 2021. CITED2 coordinates key haematopoietic regulatory pathways to maintain the HSC pool in both steady-state haematopoiesis and transplantation. Stem Cell Reports 16(11), pp. 2784-2797. (10.1016/j.stemcr.2021.10.001)
- Abdelfattah, A. M. et al. 2021. Gata2 haploinsufficiency promotes proliferation and functional decline of HSCs with myeloid bias during aging. Blood Advances 5(20), pp. 4285-4290. (10.1182/bloodadvances.2021004726)
- O'Morain, V. L. et al. 2021. The Lab4P consortium of probiotics attenuates atherosclerosis in LDL receptor deficient mice fed a high fat diet and causes plaque stabilization by inhibiting inflammation and several pro-atherogenic processes. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 65(17), article number: 2100214. (10.1002/mnfr.202100214)
- Moss, J. W. E. et al. 2021. Protective effects of a unique combination of nutritionally active ingredients on risk factors and gene expression associated with atherosclerosis in C57BL/6J mice fed a high fat diet. Food and Function 12(8), pp. 3657-3671. (10.1039/D0FO02867C)
- Lawson, H. et al. 2021. JMJD6 promotes self-renewal and regenerative capacity of hematopoietic stem cells. Blood Advances 5(3), pp. 889-899. (10.1182/bloodadvances.2020002702)
- Almotiri, A. et al. 2021. Zeb1 modulates hematopoietic stem cell fates required for suppressing acute myeloid leukemia. Journal of Clinical Investigation 131(1), article number: e129115. (10.1172/JCI129115)
- Menendez Gonzalez, J. B. et al. 2019. Inhibition of GATA2 restrains cell proliferation and enhances apoptosis and chemotherapy mediated apoptosis in human GATA2 overexpressing AML cells. Scientific Reports 9, article number: 12212. (10.1038/s41598-019-48589-0)
- Menendez Gonzalez, J. B. et al. 2019. Gata2 as a crucial regulator of stem cells in adult hematopoiesis and acute myeloid leukemia. Stem Cell Reports 13(2), pp. 291-306. (10.1016/j.stemcr.2019.07.005)
- Boyd, A. S. and Rodrigues, N. P. 2018. Stem cells cycle toward immune surveillance. Immunity 48(2), pp. 187-190. (10.1016/j.immuni.2018.02.006)
- Portero Migueles, R. et al. 2017. Transcriptional regulation of Hhex in hematopoiesis and hematopoietic stem cell ontogeny. Developmental Biology 424(2), pp. 236-245. (10.1016/j.ydbio.2016.12.021)
- Guitart, A. V. et al. 2017. Fumarate hydratase is a critical regulator of hematopoietic stem cell functions. Journal of Experimental Medicine 214(3), pp. -., article number: 719. (10.1084/jem.20161087)
- Guha, P., Morgan, J. W., Mostoslavsky, G., Rodrigues, N. and Boyd, A. S. 2013. Lack of immune response to differentiated cells derived from syngeneic induced pluripotent stem cells. Cell Stem Cell 12(4), pp. 407-412. (10.1016/j.stem.2013.01.006)
- Boyd, A. S., Rodrigues, N., Lui, K. O., Fu, X. and Xu, Y. 2012. Concise review: Immune recognition of induced pluripotent stem cells. Stem Cells 30(5), pp. 797-803. (10.1002/stem.1066)
- Rodrigues, N., Tipping, A. J., Wang, Z. and Enver, T. 2012. GATA-2 mediated regulation of normal hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell function, myelodysplasia and myeloid leukemia. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology 44(3), pp. 457-460. (10.1016/j.biocel.2011.12.004)
- Kranc, K. R. et al. 2009. Cited2 is an essential regulator of adult hematopoietic stem cells. Cell Stem Cell 5(6), pp. 659-665. (10.1016/j.stem.2009.11.001)
- Tipping, A. J. et al. 2009. High GATA-2 expression inhibits human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell function by effects on cell cycle. Blood 113(12), pp. 2661-2672. (10.1182/blood-2008-06-161117)
- Rodrigues, N. et al. 2008. GATA-2 regulates granulocyte-macrophage progenitor cell function. Blood 112(13), pp. 4862-4873. (10.1182/blood-2008-01-136564)
- Nijnik, A. et al. 2007. DNA repair is limiting for haematopoietic stem cells during ageing. Nature 447(7145), pp. 686-690. (10.1038/nature05875)
- Craiu, A. et al. 2005. Flowing cells through pulsed electric fields efficiently purges stem cell preparations of contaminating myeloma cells while preserving stem cell function. Blood 105(5), pp. 2235-2238. (10.1182/blood-2003-12-4399)
- Rodrigues, N. et al. 2005. Haploinsufficiency of GATA-2 perturbs adult hematopoietic stem-cell homeostasis. Blood 106(2), pp. 477-484. (10.1182/blood-2004-08-2989)
- Qiu, J., Takagi, Y., Harada, J., Rodrigues, N., Moskowitz, M. A., Scadden, D. T. and Cheng, T. 2004. Regenerative response in ischemic brain restricted by p21cip1/waf1. Journal of Experimental Medicine 199(7), pp. 937-945. (10.1084/jem.20031385)
- Adams, G. B. et al. 2002. Heterologous cells cooperate to augment stem cell migration, homing, and engraftment. Blood 101(1), pp. 45-51. (10.1182/blood-2002-02-0486)
- Cheng, T., Shen, H., Rodrigues, N., Stier, S. and Scadden, D. T. 2001. Transforming growth factor β1 mediates cell-cycle arrest of primitive hematopoietic cells independent of p21Cip1/Waf1or p27Kip1. Blood 98(13), pp. 3643-3649. (10.1182/blood.V98.13.3643)
- Cheng, T., Rodrigues, N., Shen, H., Yang, Y., Dombkowski, D., Sykes, M. and Scadden, D. T. 2000. Hematopoietic stem cell quiescence maintained by p21cip1/waf1. Science 287(5459), pp. 1804-1808. (10.1126/science.287.5459.1804)
- Cheng, T., Rodrigues, N., Dombkowski, D., Stier, S. and Scadden, D. T. 2000. Stem cell repopulation efficiency but not pool size is governed by p27 (kip1). Nature Medicine 6, pp. 1235-1240. (10.1038/81335)
Book sections
- Almotiri, A., Abdelfattah, A. and Rodrigues, N. P. 2022. Flow cytometry analysis of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells and mature blood cell subsets in atherosclerosis. In: Ramji, D. ed. Atherosclerosis., Vol. 2419. Methods in Molecular Biology Springer, pp. 583-595., (10.1007/978-1-0716-1924-7_36)
- Menendez-Gonzalez, J. B. and Rodrigues, N. P. 2022. Exploring the associations between clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential, myeloid malignancy, and atherosclerosis. In: Ramji, D. ed. Atherosclerosis., Vol. 2419. Methods in Molecular Biology Springer, pp. 73-88., (10.1007/978-1-0716-1924-7_5)
- Menendez-Gonzalez, J. B., Saleh, L., Feng, G. J. and Rodrigues, N. P. 2019. Isolation of murine hematopoietic stem cells. In: Boyd, A. S. ed. Immunological Tolerance: Methods and Protocols., Vol. 1899. Methods in Molecular Biology New York: Humana Press, pp. 15-23., (10.1007/978-1-4939-8938-6_2)
- Rodrigues, N. and Tipping, A. J. 2013. Transcription factor GATA-2 regulates quiescence of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. In: Hayat, M. A. ed. Tumor Dormancy, Quiescence, and Senescence, Volume 2., Vol. 2. Springer, pp. 277-288., (10.1007/978-94-007-7726-2_26)
Bywgraffiad
Mae gan Dr. Rodrigues ddiddordeb hirsefydlog mewn bioleg bôn-gelloedd, gyda diddordeb arbennig yn y system haematopoietig. Hyfforddodd yn labordy yr Athro David Scadden yn Ysgol Feddygol Harvard i ddechrau ac aeth ymlaen i gael D.Phil mewn Meddygaeth Glinigol o Goleg Gwyrdd, Prifysgol Rhydychen dan oruchwyliaeth ar y cyd yr Athro Scadden, Paresh Vyas a Tariq Enver. Yn dilyn sawl blwyddyn o addysgu yn Rhydychen a hyfforddiant ymchwil ôl-ddoethurol yn labordy Enver, sefydlodd ei labordy a ariennir gan NIH yn Ysgol Meddygaeth Prifysgol Boston lle bu hefyd yn Athro Cynorthwyol. Ym mis Medi 2013, recriwtiwyd Dr Rodrigues i ailsefydlu ei labordy yn Sefydliad Bôn-gelloedd Canser Ewrop. Mae ganddo Ddarllenydd ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd.
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