Giberto M. Rodriguez, Ph.D. - Publications

Affiliations: 
2010 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States 
Area:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering

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2021 Palacios A, Gupta S, Rodriguez GM, Prados-Rosales R. Extracellular vesicles in the context of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Molecular Immunology. 133: 175-181. PMID 33743266 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.02.010  0.01
2019 Kolloli A, Singh P, Rodriguez GM, Subbian S. Effect of Iron Supplementation on the Outcome of Non-Progressive Pulmonary Infection. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8. PMID 31382404 DOI: 10.3390/jcm8081155  0.01
2018 Gupta S, Rodriguez GM. Mycobacterial extracellular vesicles and host pathogen interactions. Pathogens and Disease. 76. PMID 29722822 DOI: 10.1093/femspd/fty031  0.01
2017 Kurthkoti K, Amin H, Marakalala MJ, Ghanny S, Subbian S, Sakatos A, Livny J, Fortune SM, Berney M, Rodriguez GM. The Capacity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis To Survive Iron Starvation Might Enable It To Persist in Iron-Deprived Microenvironments of Human Granulomas. Mbio. 8. PMID 28811344 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.01092-17  0.01
2016 Rodriguez GM, Bobbala D, Serrano D, Mayhue M, Champagne A, Saucier C, Steimle V, Kufer TA, Menendez A, Ramanathan S, Ilangumaran S. NLRC5 elicits antitumor immunity by enhancing processing and presentation of tumor antigens to CD8(+) T lymphocytes. Oncoimmunology. 5: e1151593. PMID 27471621 DOI: 10.1080/2162402X.2016.1151593  0.01
2016 Rodriguez GM, Hussain MS, Gambill L, Gao D, Yaguchi A, Blenner M. Engineering xylose utilization in Yarrowia lipolytica by understanding its cryptic xylose pathway. Biotechnology For Biofuels. 9: 149. PMID 27446238 DOI: 10.1186/S13068-016-0562-6  0.01
2016 Rodriguez GM, Prados-Rosales R. Functions and importance of mycobacterial extracellular vesicles. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. PMID 27020292 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7484-x  0.01
2016 Bauman KA, Kurili A, Schotland HM, Rodriguez GM, Chiodo AE, Sitrin RG. The Authors Respond. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 97: 177-8. PMID 26710862 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.10.086  0.01
2016 Rodriguez GM, Bobbala D, Serrano D, Mayhue M, Champagne A, Saucier C, Steimle V, Kufer TA, Menendez A, Ramanathan S, Ilangumaran S. NLRC5 elicits antitumor immunity by enhancing processing and presentation of tumor antigens to CD8+ T lymphocytes Oncoimmunology. DOI: 10.1080/2162402X.2016.1151593  0.01
2015 Rodriguez GM. Bowel Function After Spinal Cord Injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. PMID 26472690 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.08.419  0.01
2015 Subbian S, Pandey R, Soteropoulos P, Rodriguez GM. Vaccination with an Attenuated Ferritin Mutant Protects Mice against Virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Journal of Immunology Research. 2015: 385402. PMID 26339659 DOI: 10.1155/2015/385402  0.01
2015 Pandey R, Russo R, Ghanny S, Huang X, Helmann J, Rodriguez GM. MntR(Rv2788) a transcriptional regulator that controls manganese homeostasis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Molecular Microbiology. PMID 26337157 DOI: 10.1111/Mmi.13207  0.01
2015 Bauman KA, Kurili A, Schotland HM, Rodriguez GM, Chiodo AE, Sitrin RG. Simplified Approach to Diagnosing Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Nocturnal Hypercapnia in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. PMID 26297810 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.07.026  0.01
2015 Kurthkoti K, Tare P, Paitchowdhury R, Gowthami VN, Garcia MJ, Colangeli R, Chatterji D, Nagaraja V, Rodriguez GM. The mycobacterial iron dependent regulator IdeR induces ferritin (bfrB) by alleviating Lsr2 repression. Molecular Microbiology. PMID 26268801 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13166  0.01
2015 Cameron AP, Rodriguez GM, Gursky A, He C, Clemens JQ, Stoffel JT. The Severity of Bowel Dysfunction in Patients with Neurogenic Bladder. The Journal of Urology. PMID 25956470 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2015.04.100  0.01
2015 Tashiro Y, Rodriguez GM, Atsumi S. 2-keto acids based biosynthesis pathways for renewable fuels and chemicals. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 42: 361-73. PMID 25424696 DOI: 10.1007/S10295-014-1547-8  0.01
2015 Montblanch DCG, Valencia PJL, Rodriguez GM. Dynamics of riparian vegetation (geoecodynamics) in thermo -mediterranean landscapes Fluvial Geomorphology and Riparian Vegetation: Environmental Importance, Functions and Effects On Climate Change. 1-52.  0.01
2014 Rodriguez GM, Neyrolles O. Metallobiology of Tuberculosis. Microbiology Spectrum. 2. PMID 26103977 DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.MGM2-0012-2013  0.01
2014 Kirshblum SC, Biering-Sørensen F, Betz R, Burns S, Donovan W, Graves DE, Johansen M, Jones L, Mulcahey MJ, Rodriguez GM, Schmidt-Read M, Steeves JD, Tansey K, Waring W. International standards for neurological classification of spinal cord injury: cases with classification challenges. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. 20: 81-9. PMID 25477729 DOI: 10.1310/sci2002-81  0.01
2014 Rajakaruna C, Rodriguez GM, Rajbanshi BG, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Novel technique for delayed sternal closure: soft tissue approximation with substernal bridge. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 148: 2427-9. PMID 25282657 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.08.048  0.01
2014 Rodriguez GM, Atsumi S. Toward aldehyde and alkane production by removing aldehyde reductase activity in Escherichia coli. Metabolic Engineering. 25: 227-37. PMID 25108218 DOI: 10.1016/J.Ymben.2014.07.012  0.01
2014 Rodriguez GM, Tashiro Y, Atsumi S. Expanding ester biosynthesis in Escherichia coli. Nature Chemical Biology. 10: 259-65. PMID 24609358 DOI: 10.1038/Nchembio.1476  0.01
2014 Kirshblum SC, Biering-Sorensen F, Betz R, Burns S, Donovan W, Graves DE, Johansen M, Jones L, Mulcahey MJ, Rodriguez GM, Schmidt-Read M, Steeves JD, Tansey K, Waring W. International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury: cases with classification challenges. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 37: 120-7. PMID 24559416 DOI: 10.1179/2045772314Y.0000000196  0.01
2014 Sosa NR, Rodriguez GM, Schier JG, Sejvar JJ. Clinical, laboratory, diagnostic, and histopathologic features of diethylene glycol poisoning--Panama, 2006. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 64: 38-47. PMID 24439712 DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.12.011  0.01
2014 Prados-Rosales R, Weinrick BC, Piqué DG, Jacobs WR, Casadevall A, Rodriguez GM. Role for Mycobacterium tuberculosis membrane vesicles in iron acquisition. Journal of Bacteriology. 196: 1250-6. PMID 24415729 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.01090-13  0.01
2014 Pandey R, Rodriguez GM. IdeR is required for iron homeostasis and virulence in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Molecular Microbiology. 91: 98-109. PMID 24205844 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12441  0.01
2014 Rodríguez GM, Bagner DM, Graziano PA. Parent training for children born premature: a pilot study examining the moderating role of emotion regulation. Child Psychiatry and Human Development. 45: 143-52. PMID 23681677 DOI: 10.1007/S10578-013-0385-7  0.01
2014 Serafini A, Pisu D, Palù G, Rodriguez GM, Manganelli R. Correction: The ESX-3 Secretion System Is Necessary for Iron and Zinc Homeostasis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Plos One. 9. DOI: 10.1371/annotation/56401af3-74aa-4c4f-882c-06481b29aa94  0.01
2013 Bagner DM, Rodríguez GM, Blake CA, Rosa-Olivares J. Home-Based Preventive Parenting Intervention for at-Risk Infants and Their Families: An Open Trial. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. 20: 334-348. PMID 25414568 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2012.08.001  0.01
2013 Serafini A, Pisu D, Palù G, Rodriguez GM, Manganelli R. The ESX-3 secretion system is necessary for iron and zinc homeostasis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Plos One. 8: e78351. PMID 24155985 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078351  0.01
2013 Chen XL, Bobbala D, Rodriguez GM, Mayhue M, Chen YG, Ilangumaran S, Ramanathan S. Induction of autoimmune diabetes in non-obese diabetic mice requires interleukin-21-dependent activation of autoreactive CD8⁺ T cells. Clinical and Experimental Immunology. 173: 184-94. PMID 23607664 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12108  0.01
2013 Rabinovitch-Deere CA, Oliver JW, Rodriguez GM, Atsumi S. Synthetic biology and metabolic engineering approaches to produce biofuels. Chemical Reviews. 113: 4611-32. PMID 23488968 DOI: 10.1021/Cr300361T  0.01
2013 Rodriguez GM, D'Urbano D, Bobbala D, Chen XL, Yeganeh M, Ramanathan S, Ilangumaran S. SOCS1 prevents potentially skin-reactive cytotoxic T lymphocytes from gaining the ability to cause inflammatory lesions. The Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 133: 2013-22. PMID 23443260 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2013.86  0.01
2013 Bauman KA, Kurili A, Schmidt SL, Rodriguez GM, Chiodo AE, Sitrin RG. Home-based overnight transcutaneous capnography/pulse oximetry for diagnosing nocturnal hypoventilation associated with neuromuscular disorders. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 94: 46-52. PMID 22964272 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.08.215  0.01
2013 Rodriguez GM. Cycling on in cultural deficit thinking: California school finance and the possibilities of critical policy analysis To What Ends and by What Means? the Social Justice Implications of Contemporary School Finance Theory and Policy. 107-143. DOI: 10.4324/9780203941218  0.01
2013 Rodriguez GM. Power and Agency in Education: Exploring the Pedagogical Dimensions of Funds of Knowledge Review of Research in Education. 37: 87-120. DOI: 10.3102/0091732X12462686  0.01
2012 Pandey R, Rodriguez GM. A ferritin mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is highly susceptible to killing by antibiotics and is unable to establish a chronic infection in mice. Infection and Immunity. 80: 3650-9. PMID 22802345 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00229-12  0.01
2012 Rodriguez GM, Atsumi S. Isobutyraldehyde production from Escherichia coli by removing aldehyde reductase activity. Microbial Cell Factories. 11: 90. PMID 22731523 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-11-90  0.01
2012 Neerincx A, Rodriguez GM, Steimle V, Kufer TA. NLRC5 controls basal MHC class I gene expression in an MHC enhanceosome-dependent manner. Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 188: 4940-50. PMID 22490867 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1103136  0.01
2012 Madigan CA, Cheng TY, Layre E, Young DC, McConnell MJ, Debono CA, Murry JP, Wei JR, Barry CE, Rodriguez GM, Matsunaga I, Rubin EJ, Moody DB. Lipidomic discovery of deoxysiderophores reveals a revised mycobactin biosynthesis pathway in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 109: 1257-62. PMID 22232695 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1109958109  0.01
2012 Hillman BJ, Frank RA, Rodriguez GM. New pathways to medicare coverage for innovative PET radiopharmaceuticals: report of a Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) workshop. Journal of the American College of Radiology : Jacr. 9: 108-14. PMID 22192574 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2011.10.011  0.01
2012 Hillman BJ, Frank RA, Rodriguez GM. New pathways to medicare coverage for innovative PET radiopharmaceuticals: report of a medical imaging & technology alliance (MITA) workshop. Journal of Nuclear Medicine : Official Publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine. 53: 336-42. PMID 22178626 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.111.098947  0.01
2012 Cameron AP, Rodriguez GM, Schomer KG. Systematic review of urological followup after spinal cord injury. The Journal of Urology. 187: 391-7. PMID 22177149 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.10.020  0.01
2012 Santhanagopalan SM, Rodriguez GM. Examining the role of Rv2895c (ViuB) in iron acquisition in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland). 92: 60-2. PMID 22015175 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2011.09.010  0.01
2012 Rodriguez GM, Atsumi S. Synthetic biology approaches to produce C3-C6 alcohols from microorganisms Current Chemical Biology. 6: 32-41. DOI: 10.2174/2212796811206010032  0.01
2010 Cameron AP, Wallner LP, Tate DG, Sarma AV, Rodriguez GM, Clemens JQ. Bladder management after spinal cord injury in the United States 1972 to 2005. The Journal of Urology. 184: 213-7. PMID 20478597 DOI: 10.1016/J.Juro.2010.03.008  0.01
2010 Gorgey AS, Chiodo AE, Zemper ED, Hornyak JE, Rodriguez GM, Gater DR. Relationship of spasticity to soft tissue body composition and the metabolic profile in persons with chronic motor complete spinal cord injury. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 33: 6-15. PMID 20397439  0.01
2010 Kalpakjian CZ, Quint EH, Bushnik T, Rodriguez GM, Terrill MS. Menopause characteristics and subjective symptoms in women with and without spinal cord injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 91: 562-9. PMID 20382288 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.12.012  0.01
2010 Ryndak MB, Wang S, Smith I, Rodriguez GM. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis high-affinity iron importer, IrtA, contains an FAD-binding domain. Journal of Bacteriology. 192: 861-9. PMID 19948799 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.00223-09  0.01
2010 Nieves CdP, Rodriguez GM. Progressive politics in the age of polarization and economic crisis current situation and prospects of the spanish PSOE Internationale Politik Und Gesellschaft. 65-85.  0.01
2009 Marsiglia FF, Kulis S, Rodriguez GM, Becerra D, Castillo J. Culturally Specific Youth Substance Abuse Resistance Skills: Applicability across the U.S.-Mexico Border. Research On Social Work Practice. 19: 152-164. PMID 19924268 DOI: 10.1177/1049731507303886  0.01
2009 Janagama HK, Senthilkumar TM, Bannantine JP, Rodriguez GM, Smith I, Paustian ML, McGarvey JA, Sreevatsan S. Identification and functional characterization of the iron-dependent regulator (IdeR) of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. Microbiology (Reading, England). 155: 3683-90. PMID 19684064 DOI: 10.1099/Mic.0.031948-0  0.01
2009 Rodriguez GM, Cruz L. The transition to college of english learner and undocumented immigrant students: resource and policy implications Teachers College Record. 111: 2385-2418.  0.01
2008 Rao PK, Rodriguez GM, Smith I, Li Q. Protein dynamics in iron-starved Mycobacterium tuberculosis revealed by turnover and abundance measurement using hybrid-linear ion trap-Fourier transform mass spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry. 80: 6860-9. PMID 18690695 DOI: 10.1021/Ac800288T  0.01
2008 Rodriguez GM, Gardner R, Kaur N, Phanstiel O. Utilization of Fe3+-acinetoferrin analogs as an iron source by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Biometals : An International Journal On the Role of Metal Ions in Biology, Biochemistry, and Medicine. 21: 93-103. PMID 17401548 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-007-9096-5  0.01
2007 Kelly BM, Pangilinan PH, Rodriguez GM. The stroke rehabilitation paradigm. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. 18: 631-50, v. PMID 17967358 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2007.07.006  0.01
2007 Maciag A, Dainese E, Rodriguez GM, Milano A, Provvedi R, Pasca MR, Smith I, Palù G, Riccardi G, Manganelli R. Global analysis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Zur (FurB) regulon. Journal of Bacteriology. 189: 730-40. PMID 17098899 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.01190-06  0.01
2006 Rodriguez GM. Control of iron metabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Trends in Microbiology. 14: 320-7. PMID 16759864 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2006.05.006  0.01
2006 Rodriguez GM, Smith I. Identification of an ABC transporter required for iron acquisition and virulence in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Journal of Bacteriology. 188: 424-30. PMID 16385031 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.188.2.424-430.2006  0.01
2005 Devereaux PJ, Cinà CS, Rodriguez GM. Prophylactic coronary artery revascularization before elective vascular surgery did not improve long-term survival. Acp Journal Club. 143: 12. PMID 15989300  0.01
2004 Hsieh CL, Ogura Y, Obara H, Ali UA, Rodriguez GM, Nepomuceno RR, Martinez OM, Krams SM. Identification, cloning, and characterization of a novel rat natural killer receptor, RNKP30: a molecule expressed in liver allografts. Transplantation. 77: 121-8. PMID 14724446 DOI: 10.1097/01.Tp.0000110423.27977.6F  0.01
2004 Reyes A, Rodriguez GM. School finance: The Russian novel Current Issues in School Leadership. 321-345. DOI: 10.4324/9781410611901  0.01
2004 Reyes AH, Rodriguez GM. School finance: Raising questions for urban schools Education and Urban Society. 37: 3-21. DOI: 10.1177/0013124504268103  0.01
2003 Rodriguez GM, Smith I. Mechanisms of iron regulation in mycobacteria: role in physiology and virulence. Molecular Microbiology. 47: 1485-94. PMID 12622807 DOI: 10.1046/J.1365-2958.2003.03384.X  0.01
2002 Rodriguez GM, Voskuil MI, Gold B, Schoolnik GK, Smith I. ideR, An essential gene in mycobacterium tuberculosis: role of IdeR in iron-dependent gene expression, iron metabolism, and oxidative stress response. Infection and Immunity. 70: 3371-81. PMID 12065475 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.70.7.3371-3381.2002  0.01
2002 Rodriguez GM, Aruin AS. The effect of shoe wedges and lifts on symmetry of stance and weight bearing in hemiparetic individuals. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 83: 478-82. PMID 11932848 DOI: 10.1053/Apmr.2002.31197  0.01
2001 Gold B, Rodriguez GM, Marras SA, Pentecost M, Smith I. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis IdeR is a dual functional regulator that controls transcription of genes involved in iron acquisition, iron storage and survival in macrophages. Molecular Microbiology. 42: 851-65. PMID 11722747 DOI: 10.1046/J.1365-2958.2001.02684.X  0.01
2001 Rodriguez GM. DeAlmas Latinas (The souls of Latina women): A psychospiritual culturally relevant group process Women and Therapy. 24: 19-33.  0.01
2000 Paul SM, Rodriguez GM. World AIDS Day: men make a difference. New Jersey Medicine : the Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey. 97: 33-4. PMID 11103600  0.01
1999 Rodriguez GM, Gold B, Gomez M, Dussurget O, Smith I. Identification and characterization of two divergently transcribed iron regulated genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tubercle and Lung Disease : the Official Journal of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 79: 287-98. PMID 10707257 DOI: 10.1054/Tuld.1999.0219  0.01
1998 Smith I, Dussurget O, Rodriguez GM, Timm J, Gomez M, Dubnau J, Gold B, Manganelli R. Extra and intracellular expression of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genes. Tubercle and Lung Disease : the Official Journal of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 79: 91-7. PMID 10645446 DOI: 10.1054/Tuld.1998.0010  0.01
1998 Genzano GN, Rodriguez GM. Association between hydroid species and their substrates from the intertidal zone of Mar del Plata (Argentine) Miscellania Zoologica. 21: 21-29.  0.01
1996 Freeman RC, Rodriguez GM, French JF. Compliance with AZT treatment regimen of HIV-seropositive injection drug users: a neglected issue. Aids Education and Prevention : Official Publication of the International Society For Aids Education. 8: 58-71. PMID 8703641  0.01
1995 Freeman RC, Rodriguez GM, French JF. Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with HTLV-I/II infection in injection drug users in northern New Jersey. Journal of Addictive Diseases. 14: 51-66. PMID 8555279 DOI: 10.1300/J069v14n03_04  0.01
1995 Diment S, Eidelman M, Rodriguez GM, Orlow SJ. Lysosomal hydrolases are present in melanosomes and are elevated in melanizing cells. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270: 4213-5. PMID 7876179 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.270.9.4213  0.01
1995 Rodriguez GM, Diment S. Destructive proteolysis by cysteine proteases in antigen presentation of ovalbumin. European Journal of Immunology. 25: 1823-7. PMID 7621859 DOI: 10.1002/eji.1830250705  0.01
1994 Freeman RC, Rodriguez GM, French JF. A comparison of male and female intravenous drug users' risk behaviors for HIV infection. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 20: 129-57. PMID 8042600 DOI: 10.3109/00952999409106779  0.01
1992 Rodriguez GM, Diment S. Role of cathepsin D in antigen presentation of ovalbumin. Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 149: 2894-8. PMID 1328388  0.01
1992 Cuenca T, Gómez R, Gómez-Sal P, Rodriguez GM, Royo P. Reactions of titanium- and zirconium(III) complexes with unsaturated organic systems. X-ray structure of {[(η5-C5H5)Zr(CH3)] 2[μ-η1-η2-CN(Me2C 6H3)](μ-η5-η5-C 10H8)} Organometallics. 11: 1229-1234.  0.01
1989 Morante AL, de la Cruz F, de Lope CR, Echevarria S, Rodriguez GM, Pons-Romero F. Hepatitis B virus replication in hepatitis B and D coinfection. Liver. 9: 65-70. PMID 2709952  0.01
1967 Rodriguez GM, González A, Garcia-Villalba A, De La Fuente P, Ezcurdia MA. [Diagnosis of fetal maturity by studying the amniotic fluid]. Revista ClíNica. Lisbon. Instituto Maternal. 18: 29-32. PMID 5632490  0.01
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