Dr David Simmons
Senior Lec in Developmental Biology
School of Biomedical Sciences
+61 7 336 51962
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Dr David Simmons heads the placental biology lab.
PhD and MPhil Supervision
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Book Chapters
Simmons, David G. (2014). Postimplantation development of the chorioallantoic placenta. The Guide to Investigation of Mouse Pregnancy. (pp. 143-162) edited by B. Anne Croy, Aureo T. Yamada, Francesco J. DeMayo and S. Lee Adamson. London, UK: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394445-0.00012-6
Bany, Brent M. and Simmons, David G. (2014). Nonradioactive in situ hybridization: optimization for tissue sections from pregnant uteri and placenta during the first half of pregnancy. The Guide to Investigation of Mouse Pregnancy. (pp. 591-604) edited by B. Anne Croy, Aureo T. Yamada, Francesco J. DeMayo and S. Lee Adamson. London, UK: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394445-0.00050-3
Isaac, Sarah M., Langford, Michael B., Simmons, David G. and Adamson, S. Lee (2014). Anatomy of the mouse placenta throughout gestation. The Guide to Investigation of Mouse Pregnancy. (pp. 69-73) edited by B. Anne Croy, Aureo T. Yamada, Francesco J. DeMayo and S. Lee Adamson. London, UK: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394445-0.00004-7
Journal Articles
Cheung, Sang Won, Willis, Emily F., Simmons, David G., Bellingham, Mark C. and Noakes, Peter G. (2024). Phagocytosis of aggrecan-positive perineuronal nets surrounding motor neurons by reactive microglia expressing MMP-9 in TDP-43Q331K ALS model mice. Neurobiology of Disease, 200 106614, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2024.106614
Cheung, Sang Won, Bhavnani, Ekta, Simmons, David G., Bellingham, Mark C. and Noakes, Peter G. (2024). Cover Image, Volume 50, Issue 3. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, 50 (3). doi: 10.1111/nan.12993
Cheung, Sang Won, Bhavnani, Ekta, Simmons, David G., Bellingham, Mark C. and Noakes, Peter G. (2024). Perineuronal nets are phagocytosed by MMP‐9 expressing microglia and astrocytes in the SOD1G93A ALS mouse model. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, 50 (3) e12982, e12982. doi: 10.1111/nan.12982
Wong, Georgia P., Hartmann, Sunhild, Simmons, David G., Ellis, Sarah, Nonn, Olivia, Cannon, Ping, Nguyen, Tuong-Vi, Nguyen, Anna, Bartho, Lucy A., Tong, Stephen, Hannan, Natalie J. and Kaitu’u-Lino, Tu’uhevaha J. (2024). Trophoblast Side-Population Markers are Dysregulated in Preeclampsia and Fetal Growth Restriction. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. doi: 10.1007/s12015-024-10764-w
Harvey, Tracey J., Davila, Raul Ayala, Vidovic, Diana, Sharmin, Sazia, Piper, Michael and Simmons, David G. (2021). Genome-wide transcriptomic analysis of the forebrain of postnatal Slc13a4+/− mice. BMC Research Notes, 14 (1) 269, 269. doi: 10.1186/s13104-021-05687-5
Helman, Sheridan L., Wilkins, Sarah J., McKeating, Daniel R., Perkins, Anthony V., Whibley, Page E., Cuffe, James S. M., Simmons, David G., Fuqua, Brie K., Vulpe, Christopher D., Wallace, Daniel F., O'Callaghan, Jessica L., Pelzer, Elise S., Anderson, Gregory J. and Frazer, David M. (2021). The placental ferroxidase zyklopen is not essential for iron transport to the fetus in mice. The Journal of Nutrition, 151 (9), 1-10. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxab174
Sharmin, Sazia, Pradhan, Jonu, Zhang, Zhe, Bellingham, Mark, Simmons, David and Piper, Michael (2021). Perineuronal net abnormalities in Slc13a4+/- mice are rescued by postnatal administration of N-acetylcysteine. Experimental Neurology, 342 113734, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2021.113734
Zhang, Zhe, Jhaveri, Dhanisha, Sharmin, Sazia, Harvey, Tracey J., Dawson, Paul A., Piper, Michael and Simmons, David G. (2020). Cell-extrinsic requirement for sulfate in regulating hippocampal neurogenesis. Biology Open, 9 (7) bio053132, 1-7. doi: 10.1242/bio.053132
Dawson, Paul A., Weerasekera, Shalini J., Atcheson, Ranita J., Twomey, Sarah A. and Simmons, David G. (2020). Molecular analysis of the human placental cysteine dioxygenase type 1 gene. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 22 100568, 100568. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2020.100568
Eaton, Malcolm, Davies, Alastair H., Devine, Jay, Zhao, Xiang, Simmons, David G., Maríusdóttir, Elín, Natale, David R. C., Matyas, John R., Bering, Elizabeth A., Workentine, Matthew L., Hallgrimsson, Benedikt and Cross, James C. (2020). Complex patterns of cell growth in the placenta in normal pregnancy and as adaptations to maternal diet restriction. PL o S One, 15 (1) e0226735, 1-27. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226735
Kalisch-Smith, Jacinta I., Steane, Sarah E., Simmons, David G., Pantaleon, Marie, Anderson, Stephen T., Akison, Lisa K., Wlodek, Mary E. and Moritz, Karen M. (2019). Periconceptional alcohol exposure causes female-specific perturbations to trophoblast differentiation and placental formation in the rat. Development, 146 (11) dev172205, dev172205. doi: 10.1242/dev.172205
Outhwaite, Jennifer E., Patel, Jatin and Simmons, David G. (2019). Secondary placental defects in Cxadr mutant mice. Frontiers in Physiology, 10 (MAY) 622, 622. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00622
Zhang, Zhe, Dawson, Paul Anthony, Piper, Michael and Simmons, David Gordon (2019). Postnatal N-acetylcysteine administration rescues impaired social behaviors and neurogenesis in Slc13a4 haploinsufficient mice. EBioMedicine, 43, 435-446. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.03.081
Mittermeier, Lorenz, Demirkhanyan, Lusine, Stadlbauer, Benjamin, Breit, Andreas, Recordati, Camilla, Hilgendorff, Anne, Matsushita, Masayuki, Braun, Attila, Simmons, David G., Zakharian, Eleonora, Gudermann, Thomas and Chubanov, Vladimir (2019). TRPM7 is the central gatekeeper of intestinal mineral absorption essential for postnatal survival. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116 (10), 201810633-4715. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1810633116
Langford, Michael B., Outhwaite, Jennifer E., Hughes, Martha, Natale, David R C and Simmons, David G (2018). Deletion of the Syncytin A receptor Ly6e impairs syncytiotrophoblast fusion and placental morphogenesis causing embryonic lethality in mice. Scientific reports, 8 (1) 3961, 3961. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-22040-2
Tan, Kah Ni, Simmons, David, Carrasco-Pozo, Catalina and Borges, Karin (2018). Triheptanoin protects against status epilepticus-induced hippocampal mitochondrial dysfunctions, oxidative stress and neuronal degeneration. Journal of Neurochemistry, 144 (4), 431-442. doi: 10.1111/jnc.14275
Borg, Danielle J., Yap, Felicia Y. T., Keshvari, Sahar, Simmons, David G., Gallo, Linda A., Fotheringham, Amelia K., Zhuang, Aowen, Slattery, Robyn M., Hasnain, Sumaira Z., Coughlan, Melinda T., Kantharidis, Phillip and Forbes, Josephine M. (2017). Perinatal exposure to high dietary advanced glycation end products in transgenic NOD8.3 mice leads to pancreatic beta cell dysfunction. Islets, 10 (1), 10-24. doi: 10.1080/19382014.2017.1405189
Coulthard, Liam G., Hawksworth, Owen A., Li, Rui, Balachandran, Anushree, Lee, John D., Sepehrband, Farshid, Kurniawan, Nyoman, Jeanes, Angela, Simmons, David G., Wolvetang, Ernst and Woodruff, Trent M. (2017). Complement C5aR1 signaling promotes polarization and proliferation of embryonic neural progenitor cells through PKCζ. Journal of Neuroscience, 37 (22), 5395-5407. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0525-17.2017
Kalisch-Smith, J. I., Simmons, D. G., Pantaleon, M. and Moritz, K. M. (2017). Sex differences in rat placental development: from pre-implantation to late gestation. Biology of Sex Differences, 8 (1) 17, 17. doi: 10.1186/s13293-017-0138-6
Zhang, Zhe, Aung, Zin Thu, Simmons, David G. and Dawson, Paul A. (2017). Molecular analysis of sequence and splice variants of the human SLC13A4 sulfate transporter. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, 121 (1), 35-42. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2017.03.010
Bourke, L. M., del Monte-Nieto, G., Outhwaite, J. E., Bharti, V., Pollock, P. M., Simmons, D. G., Adam, A., Hur, S. S. J., Maghzal, G. J., Whitelaw, E., Stocker, R., Suter, C. M., Harvey, R. P. and Harten, S. K. (2017). Loss of Rearranged L-Myc Fusion (RLF) results in defects in heart development in the mouse. Differentiation, 94, 8-20. doi: 10.1016/j.diff.2016.11.004
Akison, Lisa K., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Clifton, Vicki L., Moritz, Karen M. and Simmons, David G. (2017). Review: Alterations in placental glycogen deposition in complicated pregnancies: current preclinical and clinical evidence. Placenta, 54, 52-58. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2017.01.114
Dawson, P. A., Richard, K., Perkins, A., Zhang, Z. and Simmons, D. G. (2017). Review: Nutrient sulfate supply from mother to fetus: placental adaptive responses during human and animal gestation. Placenta, 54, 45-51. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2017.01.001
Chubanov, Vladimir, Ferioli, Silvia, Wisnowsky, Annika, Simmons, David G., Leitzinger, Christin, Einer, Claudia, Jonas, Wenke, Shymkiv, Yuriy, Bartsch, Harald, Braun, Attila, Akdogan, Banu, Mittermeier, Lorenz, Sytik, Ludmila, Torben, Friedrich, Jurinovic, Vindi, van der Vorst, Emiel P. C., Weber, Christian, Yildirim, Onder A., Sotlar, Karl, Schurmann, Annette, Zierler, Susanna, Zischka, Hans, Ryazanov, Alexey G. and Gudermann, Thomas (2016). Epithelial magnesium transport by TRPM6 is essential for prenatal development and adult survival. eLife, 5 (DECEMBER2016) e20914. doi: 10.7554/eLife.20914
Kalisch-Smith, J. I., Simmons, D. G., Dickinson, H. and Moritz, K. M. (2016). Review: sexual dimorphism in the formation, function and adaptation of the placenta. Placenta, 54, 10-16. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.12.008
Bianco-Miotto, T., Blundell, C., Buckberry, S., Chamley, L., Chong, S., Cottrell, E., Dawson, P., Hanna, C., Holland, O., Lewis, R.M., Moritz, K., Myatt, L., Perkins, A.V., Powell, T., Saffery, R., Sferruzzi-Perri, A., Sibley, C., Simmons, D. and O'Tierney-Ginn, P. F. (2016). IFPA meeting 2015 workshop report I: Placental mitochondrial function, transport systems and epigenetics. Placenta, 48, S3-S6. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.11.014
Kalisch-Smith, J. I., Outhwaite, J. E., Simmons, D. G., Pantaleon, M. and Moritz, K. M. (2016). Alcohol exposure impairs trophoblast survival and alters subtype-specific gene expression in vitro. Placenta, 46, 87-91. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.08.080
Winship, Amy L., Koga, Kaori, Menkhorst, Ellen, Van Sinderen, Michelle, Rainczuk, Katarzyna, Nagai, Miwako, Cuman, Carly, Yap, Joanne, Zhang, Jian-Guo, Simmons, David, Young, Morag J. and Dimitriadis, Evdokia (2015). Interleukin-11 alters placentation and causes preeclampsia features in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112 (52), 15928-15933. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1515076112
McGovern, Alice E., Davis-Poynter, Nicholas, Yang, Seung-Kwon, Simmons, David G., Farrell, Michael J. and Mazzone, Stuart B. (2015). Evidence for multiple sensory circuits in the brain arising from the respiratory system: an anterograde viral tract tracing study in rodents. Brain Structure and Function, 220 (6), 3683-3699. doi: 10.1007/s00429-014-0883-9
Rakoczy, Joanna, Zhang, Zhe, Bowling, Francis Gerard, Dawson, Paul Anthony and Simmons, David Gordon (2015). Loss of the sulfate transporter Slc13a4 in placenta causes severe fetal abnormalities and death in mice. Cell Research, 25 (11), 1273-1276. doi: 10.1038/cr.2015.100
Denny, Kerina J., Coulthard, Liam G., Mantovani, Susanna, Simmons, David, Taylor, Stephen M. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2015). The role of C5a receptor signaling in endotoxin-induced miscarriage and preterm birth. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 74 (2), 148-155. doi: 10.1111/aji.12386
Outhwaite, J. E., McGuire, V. and Simmons, D. G. (2015). Genetic ablation of placental sinusoidal trophoblast giant cells causes fetal growth restriction and embryonic lethality. Placenta, 36 (8), 951-955. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.05.013
Rakoczy, J., Lee, S., Weerasekera, S. J., Simmons, D. G. and Dawson, P. A. (2015). Placental and fetal cysteine dioxygenase gene expression in mouse gestation. Placenta, 36 (8), 956-959. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.06.003
McGovern, Alice E, Driessen, Alexandria K, Simmons, David G, Powell, Joseph, Davis-Poynter, Nicholas, Farrell, Michael J and Mazzone, Stuart B (2015). Distinct brainstem and forebrain circuits receiving tracheal sensory neuron inputs revealed using a novel conditional anterograde transsynaptic viral tracing system.. Journal of Neuroscience, 35 (18), 7041-7055. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5128-14.2015
Outhwaite, J. E., Natale, B. V., Natale, D. R. C. and Simmons, D. G. (2015). Expression of aldehyde dehydrogenase family 1, member A3 in glycogen trophoblast cells of the murine placenta. Placenta, 36 (3), 304-311. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2014.12.002
Cuffe, J. S. M., Walton, S. L., Steane, S. E., Singh, R. R., Simmons, D. G. and Moritz, K. M. (2014). The effects of gestational age and maternal hypoxia on the placental renin angiotensin system in the mouse. Placenta, 35 (11), 953-961. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2014.09.004
McGovern, Alice E., Robusto, Jed, Rakoczy, Joanna, Simmons, David G., Phipps, Simon and Mazzone, Stuart B. (2014). The effect of hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel inhibitors on the vagal control of guinea pig airway smooth muscle tone. British Journal of Pharmacology, 171 (15), 3633-3650. doi: 10.1111/bph.12745
Hu, Dong, Scott, Ian C., Snider, Fran, Geary-Joo, Colleen, Zhao, Xiang, Simmons, David G. and Cross, James C. (2013). The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor Hand1 regulates mouse development as a homodimer. Developmental Biology, 382 (2), 470-481. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.07.025
Hughes, M., Natale, B. V., Simmons, D. G. and Natale, D. R. C. (2013). Ly6e expression is restricted to syncytiotrophoblast cells of the mouse placenta. Placenta, 34 (9), 831-835. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2013.05.011
Foster, Simon R., Porrello, Enzo R., Purdue, Brooke, Chan, Hsiu-Wen, Voigt, Anja, Frenzel, Sabine, Hannan, Ross D., Moritz, Karen M., Simmons, David G., Molenaar, Peter, Roura, Eugeni, Boehm, Ulrich, Meyerhof, Wolfgang and Thomas, Walter G. (2013). Expression, Regulation and Putative Nutrient-Sensing Function of Taste GPCRs in the Heart. PLoS ONE, 8 (5) e64579, e64579-1-e64579-10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064579
Lu, Jinhua, Zhang, Shuang, Nakano, Haruo, Simmons, David G., Wang, Shumin, Kong, Shuangbo, Wang, Qiang, Shen, Lianju, Tu, Zhaowei, Wang, Weixiang, Wang, Bingyan, Wang, Hongmei, Wang, Yanling, van Es, Johan H., Clevers, Hans, Leone, Gustavo, Cross, James C. and Wang, Haibin (2013). A positive feedback loop involving Gcm1 and Fzd5 directs chorionic branching morphogenesis in the placenta. PLoS Biology, 11 (4) e1001536, e1001536. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001536
Denny, Kerina J., Coulthard, Liam G., Jeanes, Angela, Lisgo, Steven, Simmons, David G., Callaway, Leonie K., Wlodarczyk, Bogdan, Finnell, Richard H., Woodruff, Trent M. and Taylor, Stephen M. (2013). C5a receptor signaling prevents folate deficiency-induced neural tube defects in mice. Journal of Immunology, 190 (7), 3493-3499. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1203072
Simmons, D. G., Rakoczy, J., Jefferis, J., Lourie, R., McIntyre, H. D. and Dawson, P. A. (2013). Human placental sulfate transporter mRNA profiling from term pregnancies identifies abundant SLC13A4 in syncytiotrophoblasts and SLC26A2 in cytotrophoblasts. Placenta, 34 (4), 381-384. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2013.01.017
Jefferis, J., Rakoczy, J., Simmons, D. G. and Dawson, P. A. (2013). Molecular analysis of the human SLC13A4 sulfate transporter gene promoter. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 433 (1), 79-83. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.02.061
Tan, H. Y., Huang, L., Simmons, D., Veldhuis, J. D., Steyn, F. J. and Chen, C. (2013). Hypothalamic distribution of somatostatin mRNA expressing neurones relative to pubertal and adult changes in pulsatile growth hormone secretion in mice. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 25 (10), 910-919. doi: 10.1111/jne.12078
Cuffe, J. S. M., O'Sullivan, L., Simmons, D. S., Anderson, S. T. and Moritz, K. M. (2012). Maternal corticosterone exposure in the mouse has sex-specific effects on placental growth and mRNA expression. Endocrinology, 153 (11), 5500-5511. doi: 10.1210/en.2012-1479
Dawson, Paul A., Rakoczy, Joanna and Simmons, David G. (2012). Placental, renal, and ileal sulfate transporter gene expression in mouse gestation. Biology of Reproduction, 87 (2) Article 43, 43.1-43.9. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.098749
McGovern, Alice E., Davis-Poynter, Nicholas, Rakoczy, Joanna, Phipps, Simon, Simmons, David G. and Mazzone, Stuart B. (2012). Anterograde neuronal circuit tracing using a genetically modified herpes simplex virus expressing EGFP. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 209 (1), 158-167. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2012.05.035
Pennisi, D. J., Kinna, G., Chiu, H. S., Simmons, D. G., Wilkinson, L. and Little, M. H. (2012). Crim1 has an essential role in glycogen trophoblast cell and sinusoidal-trophoblast giant cell development in the placenta. Placenta, 33 (3), 175-182. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2011.12.014
Cuffe, J. S. M., Dickinson, H., Simmons, D. G. and Moritz, K. M. (2011). Sex specific changes in placental growth and MAPK following short term maternal dexamethasone exposure in the mouse. Placenta, 32 (12), 981-989. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2011.09.009
Watson, Erica D., Hughes, Martha, Simmons, David G., Natale, David R.C., Sutherland, Ann E. and Cross, James C. (2011). Cell-cell adhesion defects in Mrj mutant trophoblast cells are associated with failure to pattern the chorion during early placental development. Developmental Dynamics, 240 (11), 2505-2519. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.22755
Dawson, Paul A., Sim, Pearl, Simmons, David G. and Markovich, Daniel (2011). Fetal loss and hyposulfataemia in pregnant NaS1 transporter null mice. Journal of Reproduction and Development, 57 (4), 444-449. doi: 10.1262/jrd.10-173K
Kroger, Cornelia, Vijayaraj, Preethi, Reuter, Ursula, Windoffer, Reinhard, Simmons, David, Heukamp, Lukas, Leube, Rudolf and Magin, Thomas M. (2011). Placental vasculogenesis is regulated by keratin-mediated hyperoxia in murine decidual tissues. The American Journal of Pathology, 178 (4), 1578-1590. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2010.12.055
Moritz, K. M., Cuffe, J. S M, Wilson, L. B., Dickinson, H., Wlodek, M. E., Simmons, D. G. and Denton, K. M. (2010). Review: Sex specific programming: A critical role for the renal renin-angiotensin system. Placenta, 31 (SUPPL.) doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2010.01.006
Simmons, David G., Natale, David R. C., Begay, Valerie, Hughes, Martha, Leutz, Achim and Cross, James C. (2008). Early patterning of the chorion leads to the trilaminar trophoblast cell structure in the placental labyrinth. Development, 135 (12), 2083-2091. doi: 10.1242/dev.020099
Simmons, David G., Rawn, Saara, Davies, Alastair, Hughes, Martha and Cross, James C. (2008). Spatial and temporal expression of the 23 murine Prolactin/Placental Lactogen-related genes is not associated with their position in the locus. BMC Genomics, 9 (9) 352, 1-20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-352
Krüger, Imme, Vollmer, Marion, Simmons, David, Elsässer, Hans-Peter, Philipsen, Sjaak and Suske, Guntram (2007). Sp1/Sp3 compound heterozygous mice are not viable: Impaired erythropoiesis and severe placental defects. Developmental Dynamics, 236 (8), 2235-2244. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.21222
Simmons, David G., Fortier, Amanda L. and Cross, James C. (2007). Diverse subtypes and developmental origins of trophoblast giant cells in the mouse placenta. Developmental Biology, 304 (2), 567-578. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.01.009
Quinn, Claire E., Simmons, David G. and Kennedy, Thomas G. (2006). Expression of Cystatin C in the rat endometrium during the peri-implantation period. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 349 (1), 236-244. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.08.054
Cross, James C., Nakano, Haruo, Natale, David R. C., Simmons, David G. and Watson, Erica D. (2006). Branching morphogenesis during development of placental villi. Differentiation, 74 (7), 393-401. doi: 10.1111/j.1432-0436.2006.00103.x
Simmons, David G. and Cross, James C. (2005). Determinants of trophoblast lineage and cell subtype specification in the mouse placenta. Developmental Biology, 284 (1), 12-24. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2005.05.010
Zhao, Shu-Hong, Simmons, David G., Cross, James C., Scheetz, Todd E., Casavant, Thomas L., Soares, M. Bento and Tuggle, Christopher K. (2004). PLET1 (C11orf34), a highly expressed and processed novel gene in pig and mouse placenta, is transcribed but poorly spliced in human. Genomics, 84 (1), 114-125. doi: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2004.02.006
Simmons, David G. and Kennedy, Thomas G. (2004). Rat endometrial Vdup1 expression: Changes related to sensitization for the decidual cell reaction and hormonal control. Reproduction, 127 (4), 475-482. doi: 10.1530/rep.1.00029
Cross, James C., Simmons, David G. and Watson, Erica D. (2003). Chorioallantoic morphogenesis and formation of the placental villous tree. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 995 (1), 84-93. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb03212.x
Cross, J. C., Baczyk, D., Dobric, N., Hemberger, M., Hughes, M., Simmons, D. G., Yamamoto, H. and Kingdom, P. (2003). Genes, development and evolution of the placenta. Placenta, 24 (2-3), 123-130. doi: 10.1053/plac.2002.0887
Simmons, DG and Kennedy, TG (2002). Uterine sensitization-associated gene-1: A novel gene induced within the rat endometrium at the time of uterine receptivity/sensitization for the decidual cell reaction. Biology of Reproduction, 67 (5), 1638-1645. doi: 10.1095/bioreprod.102.006858
Simmons, DG and Kennedy, TG (2000). Induction of glucose-regulated protein 78 in rat uterine glandular epithelium during uterine sensitization for the decidual cell reaction. Biology of Reproduction, 62 (5), 1168-1176. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod62.5.1168
Conference Papers
Wong, Georgia, Hannan, Natalie, Cannon, Ping, Kandel, Manju, Nguyen, Tuong-Vi, Simmons, David and Kaitu'u-Lino, Tu'uhevaha (2023). Characterising side population genes in placentas from patients with preeclampsia and/or fetal growth restriction. Annual Meeting of the International-Federation-of-Placenta-Associations (IFPA), Rotorua, New Zealand, 5 - 8 September 2023. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
Murphy, Ciara, Hannan, Natalie, Simmons, David, Tuong-Vi Nguyen,, Cannon, Ping, Kandel, Manju, Nguyen, Anna, Tong, Stephen and Kaitu'u-Lino, Tu'uhevaha (2023). In vitro investigation into the regulation and function of SPINT1, a biomarker for fetal growth restriction. Annual Meeting of the International-Federation-of-Placenta-Associations (IFPA), Rotorua, New Zealand, 5-8 September 2023. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
Zimmerman, Dayna, Ibe, Somtochukwu, Simmons, David, Holland, Olivia and Cuffe, James (2023). The effects of metformin treatment for diabetes during pregnancy on placental mitochondrial function and fetal outcomes. Annual Meeting of the International-Federation-of-Placenta-Associations (IFPA), Rotorua, New Zealand, 5-8 September 2023. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
Wong, Georgia P., Simmons, David G., Hannan, Natalie J., Cannon, Ping, Kandel, Manju, Nguyen, Tuong-Vi, Masci, Joshua and Kaitu'u-Lino, Tu'uhevaha J. (2023). Leucine-Rich Repeat-Containing G Protein-Coupled Receptors 4 and 5 (LGR4 and LGR5) in Placental Development and Preeclampsia. 70th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 21-25 March 2023. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
Chubanov, V., Ferioli, S., Wisnowsky, A., Simmons, D. G., Akdogan, B., Mittermeier, L., Zischka, H., Zierler, S., Ryazanov, A. G. and Gudermann, T. (2017). Defining a role of TRPM6 in prenatal development and adult survival of mice. 96th Annual Meeting of the German Physiological Society, Greifswald, Germany, 16–18 March 2017. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Woodruff, Trent M., Hawksworth, Owen A., Li, Rui, Balachandran, Anushree, Leel, John D., Sepehrband', Farshid, Kurniawan, Nyoman, Jeanes, Angela, Simmons, David G., Wolvetang, Ernst and Coulthard, Liam G. (2017). Complement anaphylatoxin receptors have critical physiological functions in the developing mammalian brain. 16th European Meeting on Complement in Human Disease (EMCHD), Copenhagen Denmark, 8-12 September 2017. Kidlington, Oxford United Kingdom: Pergamon Press. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2017.06.178
Rakoczy, Joanna, Dawson, Paul and Simmons, David (2015). The placental sulfate transporter, Slc13a4, is critical for skeletal development in mice. Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.07.198
Rakoczy, Joanna, Dawson, Paul and Simmons, David (2015). The placental sulfate transporter, Slc13A4, is critical for skeletal development in mice. International Federation of Placenta Associations 2015, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 8-11 September 2015. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.07.198
Kalisch-Smith, Jacinta, Pantaleon, Marie, Simmons, David and Moritz, Karen (2015). Early alcohol exposure alters placental trophoblast differentiation. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.07.200
McGovern, Alice, Driessen, Ally, Simmons, David, Farrell, Michael, Davis-Poynter, Nicholas and Mazzone, Stuart (2015). Distinct organization of upper airway nodose and jugular vagal circuits in the brain: evidence from conditional anterograde transneuronal tracing and physiology. Experimental Biology Meeting 2015, Boston, MA, United States, Mar 28-Apr 01, 2015. Bethesda, MD, United States: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
Kalisch-Smith, Jacinta, Pantaleon, Marie, Simmons, David and Moritz, Karen (2015). Periconceptional alcohol exposure causes mid-gestational placental growth restriction and alters trophoblast invasion into the decidua. Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. LONDON: W B SAUNDERS CO LTD. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.07.294
Moritz, Karen, Cuffe, James and Simmons, David (2015). Placental Glycogen Deposition: a Cause or Consequence of Impaired Placental Development Contributing to Fetal Growth Restriction?. Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.07.219
Rakoczy, Joanna, Dawson, Paul and Simmons, David (2014). Loss of Placental Sulphate Transporter Slc13A4 Causes Severe Developmental Defects and Embryonic Lethality. International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA)/EPG Meeting, Paris, France, 09-12 September 2014. Camden, London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2014.06.313
Natale, David R. C., Langford, Michael B., Hughes, Martha, Natale, Bryony V. and Simmons, David G. (2013). Ly6E Is Essential for Normal Placental Labyrinth Formation in the Mouse. 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation (SGI), Orlando Fl, 20-23 March 2013. Thousand Oaks, CA United States: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/1933719113482088
Kafer, Georgia, Lehnert, Sigrid, Pantaleon, Marie, Kaye, Peter and Simmons, David (2012). The expression of histone varaint H2afz in the developing mouse placenta. Meeting of the International-Federation-of-Placenta-Associations (IFPA), Hiroshima, Japan, 18-21 September 2012. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2012.06.016
Simmons, D, Rakoczy, J, Grace, F, McIntyre, D and Dawson, P (2011). Placental Sulfate Transporters in Animal and Human Gestation. Meeting of the International-Federation-of-Placenta-Associations (IFPA), Geilo Norway, Sep 14-17, 2011. doi: 10.1155/2011/286947
Coulthard, L. G. J., Costantini, K. J., Lor, Mary, Simmons, D., Taylor, S. M. and Woodruff, T. M. (2010). Complement expression in mice throughout neural tube closure. XXIII International Complement Workshop, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1-5 August 2010. Oxford, U.K.: Pergamon Press. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2010.05.163
Moritz, K.M., Cuffe, J. S., Wilson, L. B., Dickinson, H., Wlodek, M. E., Simmons, D. G. and Denton, K. M. (2010). Review: Sex specific programming: A critical role for the renal renin-angiotensin system. Annual Meeting of the International Federationof Placenta Associations, Adelaide, South Australia, 6-9 October, 2009. London, England: W.B. Saunders. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2010.01.006
Cross, J. C., Gasperowicz, M., Hu, D., Hughes, M., Natale, D. R. C., Rawn, S., Simmons, D. G., Watson, E. D. and Zhao, X. (2009). Cellular and molecular mechanisms that establish the feto-maternal interface in mice. Summer Meeting of the Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 2-4 July 2008. MALDEN: Wiley-Blackwell.
Knöfler, M., Simmons, D. G., Lash, G. E., Harris, L. K. and Armant, D. R. (2008). Regulation of trophoblast invasion - A workshop report. 13th International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA) / 2nd Placenta Association of the Americas (PAA) Conference: Placenta - Platform for Life, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 17-22 August 2007. London, U.K.: W. B. Saunders. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2007.11.008
Simmons, D. G., Natale, D. R. C., Begay, V. and Cross, J. C. (2007). Pre-patterning of the murine chorion for subsequent labyrinth formation. 13th International Federation of Placenta Association Meeting, Kingston, Canada, 17-22 August 2007. Elsevier.
Simmons, DG and Cross, JC (2004). Identification of GCM1 target genes that mediate asymmetric trophoblast cell fusion in the mouse placenta. Conference of the Placenta-Association-of-the-Americas/10th Meeting of the International-Federation-of-Placenta, Asilomar Ca, Sep 25-29, 2004. LONDON: W B SAUNDERS CO LTD.
Quinn, CE, Simmons, DG and Kennedy, TG (2003). Expression of cystatin C in the rat endometrium during the peri-implantation period. 36th Annual Meeting of the Society-for-the-Study-of-Reproduction, Cincinnati Ohio, Jul 19-22, 2003. MADISON: SOC STUDY REPRODUCTION.
Simmons, DG and Kennedy, TG (2001). Isolation of a novel gene expressed in the rat endometrium at the time of maximal sensitization for the decidual cell reaction.. MADISON: SOC STUDY REPRODUCTION.