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Overview

Natalie A. Sims is affiliated with the St Vincents Institute of Medical Research in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on bone metabolism, cytokine signaling pathways, and genetic factors influencing bone health and diseases. Their expertise spans fields such as medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions in molecular biology and orthopedics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Bone health and treatments
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Connective tissue disorders research

They have authored publications in key areas of physiology and bone biology, with notable papers such as:

  • "Inhibition of IL-11 signalling extends mammalian healthspan and lifespan" (2024, Nature)
  • "Physiological and Pharmacological Roles of PTH and PTHrP in Bone Using Their Shared Receptor, PTH1R" (2021, Endocrine Reviews)
  • "The JAK1/STAT3/SOCS3 axis in bone development, physiology, and pathology" (2020, Experimental & Molecular Medicine)
  • "Influences of the IL-6 cytokine family on bone structure and function" (2021, Cytokine)
  • "Cortical bone development, maintenance and porosity: genetic alterations in humans and mice influencing chondrocytes, osteoclasts, osteoblasts and osteocytes" (2021, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences)

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Narelle E. McGregor
  • Ingrid J. Poulton
  • Emma C. Walker
  • T. John Martin
  • Tsuyoshi Isojima

The scientist has published extensively in several journals, with recurring publications in:

  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Endocrine Reviews
  • eLife

In addition to journal articles, their scholarly work includes book publications. They have contributed to "Developmental Biology and Regulation of Osteoclasts," published by Frontiers Media in 2021.

Their research covers subfields such as molecular biology, oncology, genetics, physiology, and orthopedics and sports medicine, indicating a broad interdisciplinary approach to understanding skeletal biology and related diseases.

Best Publications

  • Bone marrow macrophages maintain hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) niches and their depletion mobilizes HSCs

    Ingrid G. Winkler;Natalie A. Sims;Allison R. Pettit;Valérie Barbier

  • Coupling the activities of bone formation and resorption: a multitude of signals within the basic multicellular unit

    Natalie A Sims;T John Martin

  • Osteoclast-derived activity in the coupling of bone formation to resorption

    T. John Martin;Natalie A. Sims

  • Bone remodeling: Multiple cellular interactions required for coupling of bone formation and resorption.

    Natalie A. Sims;Jonathan H. Gooi

  • Rb Regulates Interactions between Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Their Bone Marrow Microenvironment

    Carl R. Walkley;Jeremy M. Shea;Natalie A. Sims;Louise E. Purton

  • Activated parathyroid hormone/parathyroid hormone–related protein receptor in osteoblastic cells differentially affects cortical and trabecular bone

    L.M. Calvi;N.A. Sims;J.L. Hunzelman;M.C. Knight

  • Overexpression of DeltaFosB transcription factor(s) increases bone formation and inhibits adipogenesis.

    G Sabatakos;N A Sims;J Chen;K Aoki

  • Deletion of estrogen receptors reveals a regulatory role for estrogen receptors-β in bone remodeling in females but not in males

    N.A Sims;S Dupont;A Krust;P Clement-Lacroix

  • The putative cannabinoid receptor GPR55 affects osteoclast function in vitro and bone mass in vivo

    Lauren S. Whyte;Erik Ryberg;Natalie A. Sims;Susan A. Ridge

  • Model structure and control of bone remodeling: a theoretical study.

    Peter Pivonka;Jan Zimak;David W. Smith;Bruce S. Gardiner

  • Decreased C-Src Expression Enhances Osteoblast Differentiation and Bone Formation

    Marilena Marzia;Natalie A. Sims;Susanne Voit;Silvia Migliaccio;Silvia Migliaccio

  • Wnt inhibitory factor 1 is epigenetically silenced in human osteosarcoma, and targeted disruption accelerates osteosarcomagenesis in mice

    Maya Kansara;Michael Tsang;Laurent Kodjabachian;Natalie A. Sims

  • Interleukin-6 modulates production of T lymphocyte-derived cytokines in antigen-induced arthritis and drives inflammation-induced osteoclastogenesis.

    Peter K K Wong;Julian M W Quinn;Natalie A Sims;Annemarie van Nieuwenhuijze

  • Osteoprotegerin reduces osteoclast numbers and prevents bone erosion in collagen-induced arthritis.

    Evan Romas;Evan Romas;Natalie A Sims;Daphne K Hards;Mandy Lee Lindsay

  • Oncostatin M promotes bone formation independently of resorption when signaling through leukemia inhibitory factor receptor in mice

    Emma C. Walker;Narelle E. McGregor;Ingrid J. Poulton;Melissa Solano;Melissa Solano

  • Quantifying the osteocyte network in the human skeleton

    Pascal R. Buenzli;Natalie A. Sims

  • Bone homeostasis in growth hormone receptor–null mice is restored by IGF-I but independent of Stat5

    Natalie A. Sims;Philippe Clément-Lacroix;Francesca Da Ponte;Yasmina Bouali

  • Terminal osteoblast differentiation, mediated by runx2 and p27KIP1, is disrupted in osteosarcoma

    David M. Thomas;Sandra A. Johnson;Natalie A. Sims;Melanie K. Trivett

  • SOCS-3 negatively regulates innate and adaptive immune mechanisms in acute IL-1–dependent inflammatory arthritis

    Peter K.K. Wong;Paul J. Egan;Ben A. Croker;Kristy O’Donnell

  • Defective microtubule-dependent podosome organization in osteoclasts leads to increased bone density in Pyk2−/− mice

    Hava Gil-Henn;Olivier Destaing;Natalie A. Sims;Kazuhiro Aoki;Kazuhiro Aoki

Frequent Co-Authors

T. John Martin
T. John Martin St Vincents Institute of Medical Research
Matthew T. Gillespie
Matthew T. Gillespie Monash University
Carl R. Walkley
Carl R. Walkley Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Jean-Pierre Levesque
Jean-Pierre Levesque University of Queensland
Roland Baron
Roland Baron Harvard University
Morten A. Karsdal
Morten A. Karsdal University of Southern Denmark
Gordon K. Smyth
Gordon K. Smyth Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Eleanor J. Mackie
Eleanor J. Mackie University of Melbourne
Ian P. Wicks
Ian P. Wicks Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Colin R. Dunstan
Colin R. Dunstan University of Sydney

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