Papers - Shimada, Hiroko

Reserpine maintains photoreceptor survival in retinal ciliopathy by resolving proteostasis imbalance and ciliogenesis defects

Chen H.Y., Swaroop M., Papal S., Mondal A.K., Song H.B., Campello L., Tawa G.J., Regent F., Shimada H., Nagashima K., de Val N., Jacobson S.G., Zheng W., Swaroop A.

eLife (eLife)  12 2023.03

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Ciliopathies manifest from sensory abnormalities to syndromic disorders with multi-organ pathologies, with retinal degeneration a highly penetrant phenotype. Photoreceptor cell death is a major cause of incurable blindness in retinal ciliopathies. To identify drug candidates to maintain photoreceptor survival, we performed an unbiased, high-throughput screening of over 6,000 bioactive small molecules using retinal organoids differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) of rd16 mouse, which is a model of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) type 10 caused by mutations in the cilia-centrosomal gene CEP290. We identified five non-toxic positive hits, including the lead molecule reserpine, which maintained photoreceptor development and survival in rd16 organoids. Reserpine also improved photoreceptors in retinal organoids derived from induced pluripotent stem cells of LCA10 patients and in rd16 mouse retina in vivo. Reserpine-treated patient organoids revealed modulation of signaling pathways related to cell survival/death, metabolism, and proteostasis. Further investigation uncovered dysregulation of autophagy associated with compromised primary cilium biogenesis in patient organoids and rd16 mouse retina. Reserpine partially restored the balance between autophagy and the ubiquitin-proteasome system at least in part by increasing the cargo adaptor p62, resulting in improved primary cilium assembly. Our study identifies effective drug candidates in preclinical studies of CEP290 retinal ciliopathies through cross-species drug discovery using iPSC-derived organoids, highlights the impact of proteostasis in the pathogenesis of ciliopathies, and provides new insights for treatments of retinal neurodegeneration.

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Human PSCs determine the competency of cerebral organoid differentiation via FGF signaling and epigenetic mechanisms

Ideno H., Imaizumi K., Shimada H., Sanosaka T., Nemoto A., Kohyama J., Okano H.

iScience (iScience)  25 ( 10 )  2022.10

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Various culture methods have been developed for maintaining human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs). These PSC maintenance methods exhibit biased differentiation; for example, feeder-dependent PSCs efficiently yield cerebral organoids, but it is difficult to generate organoids from feeder-free PSCs. It remains unknown how PSC maintenance conditions affect differentiation. In this study, we identified fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling in feeder-free PSC maintenance as a key factor that determines the differentiation toward cerebral organoids. The inhibition of FGF signaling in feeder-free PSCs rescued organoid generation to the same level in feeder-dependent cultures. FGF inhibition induced DNA methylation at the WNT5A locus, and this epigenetic change suppressed the future activation of non-canonical Wnt signaling after differentiation, leading to reliable cerebral organoid generation. This study underscores the importance of PSC culture conditions for directed differentiation into cerebral organoids, and the epigenetic status regulated by FGF signaling is involved in the underlying mechanisms.

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In vitro modeling and rescue of ciliopathy associated with IQCB1/NPHP5 mutations using patient-derived cells

Kruczek K., Qu Z., Welby E., Shimada H., Hiriyanna S., English M.A., Zein W.M., Brooks B.P., Swaroop A.

Stem Cell Reports (Stem Cell Reports)  17 ( 10 ) 2172 - 2186 2022.10

ISSN  22136711

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Mutations in the IQ calmodulin-binding motif containing B1 (IQCB1)/NPHP5 gene encoding the ciliary protein nephrocystin 5 cause early-onset blinding disease Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), together with kidney dysfunction in Senior-Løken syndrome. For in vitro disease modeling, we obtained dermal fibroblasts from patients with NPHP5-LCA that were reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and differentiated into retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and retinal organoids. Patient fibroblasts and RPE demonstrated aberrantly elongated ciliary axonemes. Organoids revealed impaired development of outer segment structures, which are modified primary cilia, and mislocalization of visual pigments to photoreceptor cell soma. All patient-derived cells showed reduced levels of CEP290 protein, a critical cilia transition zone component interacting with NPHP5, providing a plausible mechanism for aberrant ciliary gating and cargo transport. Disease phenotype in NPHP5-LCA retinal organoids could be rescued by adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated IQCB1/NPHP5 gene augmentation therapy. Our studies thus establish a human disease model and a path for treatment of NPHP5-LCA.

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A next-generation iPSC-derived forebrain organoid model of tauopathy with tau fibrils by AAV-mediated gene transfer

Shimada H., Sato Y., Sasaki T., Shimozawa A., Imaizumi K., Shindo T., Miyao S., Kiyama K., Kondo T., Shibata S., Ishii S., Kuromitsu J., Aoyagi H., Ito D., Okano H.

Cell Reports Methods (Cell Reports Methods)  2 ( 9 )  2022.09

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It is known that the human cellular models of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and tauopathy can only recapitulate the very early stage of the disease. To overcome these limitations, we developed a technology to make forebrain organoids (FBOs) from feeder-free induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC)s by regulating a FGF2 concentration and applied this method to generate FBOs from patients with familial AD (fAD FBOs). The obtained fAD FBOs recapitulated the amyloid-β pathology and increased tau phosphorylation but not tau aggregates. To fully induce the tau pathology, FBOs were injected with adeno-associated virus (AAV)-expressing P301L mutant tau. In these Tau-P301L FBOs, tau fibrils were observed in the neuronal cell body and neurites with immunoelectron microscopy, in addition to the sarkosyl-insoluble and thioflavin S-positive phospho-tau aggregates. Collectively, this model can be used as a platform for investigating pathogenetic mechanisms and evaluation of target molecules for drug discovery for tauopathy.

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In Vitro Modeling Using Ciliopathy-Patient-Derived Cells Reveals Distinct Cilia Dysfunctions Caused by CEP290 Mutations

Shimada, Hiroko, Lu, Quanlong, Insinna-Kettenhofen, Christine, Nagashima, Kunio, English, Milton A., Semler, Elizabeth M., Mahgerefteh, Jacklyn, Cideciyan, Artur V., Li, Tiansen, Brooks, Brian P., Gunay-Aygun, Meral, Jacobson, Samuel G., Cogliati, Tiziana, Westlake, Christopher J., Swaroop, Anand

CELL REPORTS 20 ( 2 ) 384 - 396 2017.07

Research paper (scientific journal),  ISSN  2211-1247

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Allogeneic Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells Derived From Embryonic Stem Cells Promote Functional Recovery After Transplantation Into Injured Spinal Cord of Nonhuman Primates

Iwai, Hiroki, Shimada, Hiroko, Nishimura, Soraya, Kobayashi, Yoshiomi, Itakura, Go, Hori, Keiko, Hikishima, Keigo, Ebise, Hayao, Negishi, Naoko, Shibata, Shinsuke, Habu, Sonoko, Toyama, Yoshiaki, Nakamura, Masaya, Okano, Hideyuki

STEM CELLS TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 4 ( 7 ) 708 - 719 2015.07

Research paper (scientific journal),  ISSN  2157-6564

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Efficient Derivation of Multipotent Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells from Non-Human Primate Embryonic Stem Cells

Shimada, Hiroko, Okada, Yohei, Ibata, Keiji, Ebise, Hayao, Ota, Shin-ichi, Tomioka, Ikuo, Nomura, Toshihiro, Maeda, Takuji, Kohda, Kazuhisa, Yuzaki, Michisuke, Sasaki, Erika, Nakamura, Masaya, Okano, Hideyuki

PLOS ONE 7 ( 11 ) 384 - 396 2012.11

Research paper (scientific journal),  ISSN  1932-6203

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Generating induced pluripotent stem cells from common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) fetal liver cells using defined factors, including Lin28

Tomioka, Ikuo, Maeda, Takuji, Shimada, Hiroko, Kawai, Kenji, Okada, Yohei, Igarashi, Hiroshi, Oiwa, Ryo, Iwasaki, Tsuyoshi, Aoki, Mikio, Kimura, Toru, Shiozawa, Seiji, Shinohara, Haruka, Suemizu, Hiroshi, Sasaki, Erika, Okano, Hideyuki

GENES TO CELLS 15 ( 9 ) 959 - 969 2010.09

Research paper (scientific journal),  ISSN  1356-9597

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Self-sustained circadian rhythm in cultured human mononuclear cells isolated from peripheral blood

Ebisawa, Takashi, Numazawa, Kahori, Shimada, Hiroko, Izutsu, Hiroyuki, Sasaki, Tsukasa, Kato, Nobumasa, Tokunaga, Katsushi, Mori, Akio, Honma, Ken-ichi, Honma, Sato, Shibata, Shigenobu

NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH 66 ( 2 ) 223 - 227 2010.02

Research paper (scientific journal),  ISSN  0168-0102

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Introduction of tau Mutation into Cultured Rat1-R12 Cells by Gene Targeting, Using Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus Vector

Shimada, Hiroko, Numazawa, Kahori, Sasaki, Tsukasa, Kato, Nobumasa, Ebisawa, Takashi

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY 29 ( 5 ) 699 - 705 2009.07

Research paper (scientific journal),  ISSN  0272-4340

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Establishment of human cell lines showing circadian rhythms of bioluminescence

Yoshikawa, Aki, Shimada, Hiroko, Numazawa, Kahori, Sasaki, Tsukasa, Ikeda, Masaaki, Kawashima, Minae, Kato, Nobumasa, Tokunaga, Katsushi, Ebisawa, Takashi

NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS 446 ( 1 ) 40 - 44 2008.11

Research paper (scientific journal),  ISSN  0304-3940

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Association and interaction analyses of NRG1 and ERBB4 genes with schizophrenia in a Japanese population

Shiota, Sae, Tochigi, Mamoru, Shimada, Hiroko, Ohashi, Jun, Kasai, Kiyoto, Kato, Nobumasa, Tokunaga, Katsushi, Sasaki, Tsukasa

JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS 53 ( 10 ) 929 - 935 2008.10

Research paper (scientific journal),  ISSN  1434-5161

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