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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a metabolic liver disease that progresses from simple steatosis to the disease state of inflammation and fibrosis
Previous studies suggest that apoptosis and necroptosis may contribute to the pathogenesis of NASH
the mechanisms underlying the transition of simple steatosis to steatohepatitis remain unclear
because it is difficult to identify when and where such cell deaths begin to occur in the pathophysiological process of NASH
our aim is to investigate which type of cell death plays a role as the trigger for initiating inflammation in fatty liver
By establishing a simple method of discriminating between apoptosis and necrosis in the liver
we found that necrosis occurred prior to apoptosis at the onset of steatohepatitis in the choline-deficient
To further investigate what type of necrosis is involved in the initial necrotic cell death
we examined the effect of necroptosis and ferroptosis inhibition by administering inhibitors to wild-type mice in the CDE diet model
necroptosis was evaluated using mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein (MLKL) knockout mice
which is lacking in a terminal executor of necroptosis
necroptosis inhibition failed to block the onset of necrotic cell death
while ferroptosis inhibition protected hepatocytes from necrotic death almost completely
and suppressed the subsequent infiltration of immune cells and inflammatory reaction
the amount of oxidized phosphatidylethanolamine
was increased in the liver sample of the CDE diet-fed mice
These findings suggest that hepatic ferroptosis plays an important role as the trigger for initiating inflammation in steatohepatitis and may be a therapeutic target for preventing the onset of steatohepatitis
the CDE model utilizes the supplementation of ethionine instead of methionine deficiency
which is a methionine analog for methionine starvation
We first determined the timeframe for the onset of steatohepatitis
based on elevation of serum markers for liver damage
We then aimed to identify the initial cell death that occurred within this timeframe
We have also established a method for distinguishing apoptosis and necrosis easily in the liver and have evaluated the type of hepatocyte cell death by using cell death-related inhibitory agents and knockout mice in this model
we discovered the role of ferroptosis as the initial cell death that triggers steatohepatitis
the role of ferroptosis in liver disease remains poorly understood
we focus on the type of cell death that initially occurs at the earliest stage of NASH
Our data reveal that ferroptosis is the type of necrosis that precedes the other type of cell death
thus giving cues to initiate inflammation in this model
Our findings suggest the role of ferroptosis as a trigger at the onset of steatohepatitis
and fibrosis in the liver were evaluated after choline-deficient
Six mice were used for analyses at each time point
a Representative images of lipid accumulation in the liver by Oil Red O staining after 0
b Measurement of serum liver injury markers
aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) after the CDE feeding (n = 6; **P < 0.01
c Fluorescence images of infiltration of immune cells by immunohistochemistry of liver sections for CD11b
The number of CD11b-positive cells was evaluated in 20 non-overlapping fields of view for each biological sample
The data are shown as the mean ± SEM (n = 6; **P < 0.01)
d Gene expression analysis of inflammatory cytokines by quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR)
All data are normalized to Gapdh and shown as the means ± SEM (n = 6
e Representative images of liver fibrosis by Picro-Sirius Red staining
f Expression analysis of fibrosis-related genes by quantitative RT-PCR
All data are normalized to Gapdh and shown as the means ± SEM (n = 6; *P < 0.05
a Measurement of serum liver injury markers after 24 h of control (vehicle) and CCl4 treatment (n = 4; *P < 0.05)
b HE staining of sections from control and CCl4-treated livers
c Fluorescence images of PI- and CC3-stained cells in control and CCl4-treated livers
d Fluorescence images of PI- and CC3-stained cells in the liver after 2 days of normal diet or the CDE diet feeding
suggesting that hepatic necrosis initially begins around the portal vein after CDE feeding
a Experimental design for identifying apoptosis and necrosis at the onset of steatohepatitis
b Western blot analysis of CC3 protein in the liver extracts after the CDE diet feeding
c Detection of apoptotic and necrotic cells in the liver after 14 to 18 h post CDE diet feeding by immunohistochemistry for CC3 and the in vivo necrosis assay
d Measurement of serum liver injury markers after CDE diet feeding
e Gene expression analysis of TNFα after the CDE diet feeding by quantitative RT-PCR
All data are normalized to Gapdh and shown as the mean ± SEM (n = 5; *P < 0.05
a Experimental scheme for the administration of inhibitory agent
b Serum liver injury marker levels of vehicle or Nec-1s (5 mg/kg) treated mice after 18 h of the CDE diet feeding (n = 6)
c Detection of necrotic cells in the CDE-fed mouse treated with vehicle or Nec-1s
The number of PI-positive cells was evaluated in 10 non-overlapping fields of view for each biological sample
The data are shown as the means ± SEM (n = 6)
d Gene expression analysis of inflammatory cytokines by quantitative RT-PCR
All data are normalized to Gapdh and shown as the means ± SEM (n = 6)
e Western blot analysis of phosphorylated RIPK3 (p-RIPK3)
and β-actin in the liver extracts after the CDE diet feeding
and ZVAD-FMK (L929 + TBZ) were used as control for necroptotic cell death
a Serum liver injury marker levels of WT and Mlkl KO mice after 18 h of the CDE diet feeding (n = 5)
b Detection of necrotic cells in the liver of WT and Mlkl KO mice at 18 h post CDE feeding by the in vivo necrosis assay
The data are shown as the means ± SEM (n = 5)
c Gene expression analysis of inflammatory cytokines by quantitative RT-PCR
All data are normalized to Gapdh and shown as the means ± SEM (n = 5; *P < 0.05)
a Serum liver injury marker levels in control (vehicle) or Trolox (100 mg/kg) treated mice (n = 9)
b Detection of necrosis in the CDE-fed mice treated with vehicle or Trolox by the in vivo necrosis assay
The data are shown as the means ± SEM (n = 9; *P < 0.05)
c Immunohistochemical analysis of CDE-fed mouse with vehicle or Trolox for CD11b
The number of CD11b-positive cells was evaluated in 10 non-overlapping fields of view for each mouse
d Gene expression analysis of inflammatory cytokines by quantitative RT-PCR (n = 9)
All data are normalized to Gapdh and shown as the means ± SEM (n = 9; *P < 0.05
e Measurement of oxidized PEs in the liver
The level of each oxidized PE in the liver sample was compared among normal diet-fed mice
and Trolox-treated CDE diet-fed mice (n = 4)
a Serum liver injury marker levels in the CDE-fed mice treated with vehicle or DFO (100 mg/kg) (n = 9)
The serum data are shown as dot plots and mean
b Serum liver injury marker levels of the CDE-fed mice treated with vehicle or DFP (100 mg/kg) (n = 9; **P < 0.01
c Detection of necrotic cells in the CDE-fed mice treated with vehicle or DFP
The data are shown as the means ± SEM (n = 9; **P < 0.01)
d Immunohistochemical analysis of CDE-fed mouse treated with vehicle or DFP for CD11b
The number of CD11b-positive cells was evaluated in 10 non-overlapping fields of view for each biological sample
The data are shown as the mean ± SEM (n = 9; *P < 0.05)
e Gene expression analysis of inflammatory cytokines by quantitative RT-PCR
The gene expression data are normalized to Gapdh and shown as the means ± SEM (n = 9; **P < 0.01
Along with the advance in understanding of each programmed cell death
much attention has been paid to the pathophysiological roles of multiple types of cell death in a wide range of diseases including hepatic failure
Unlike the detection method of apoptosis such as TUNEL or CC3 staining
the difficulty of identifying necrosis in vivo has hampered the acquisition of regional information about apoptosis and necrosis in a wide area of injured tissue
we designed a new strategy by applying the PI staining for in vivo analysis and showed that initial cell death occurred predominantly in the periportal area at the onset of steatohepatitis
This method may be applicable to the other tissues
These studies strongly suggest that the pathological progression of NASH is governed by multiple types of cell death
their involvement in the initial hepatic cell death at the onset of steatohepatitis has remained unclear because it is difficult to specify when hepatocytes begin to die in fatty liver in long-term experimental settings
Considering that the liver is the major organ of xenobiotic metabolism
continuous administration of chemical agents may not be suitable for follow-up examination in chronic liver injury models
Given that multiple types of cell death are involved in the progression of disease state in NASH
the effect of ferroptosis inhibition after the onset of steatohepatitis may become limited in conventional NASH models
in which the hepatic cell death occurs within a short period of time in the context of steatosis
we focused on the initial cell death at the onset of steatohepatitis
These results suggested that ferroptosis is the initial necrosis to be the trigger for steatohepatitis
necroptosis inhibition by using Nec-1s or Mlkl KO mice could not block the initial necrotic cell death
Mlkl KO mice showed a tendency of decreasing inflammatory cytokine expression
implying that necroptosis in the non-parenchymal cells might be involved in the exacerbation of inflammation in NASH
Although it is unclear whether ferroptosis is followed by necroptosis and apoptosis in the progression stage of NASH
there is evidence supporting the hypothesis that ferroptosis occurs in parallel with the other types of cell death in NASH patients as described above
Total inhibition of multiple cell deaths relevant to NASH pathogenesis could prove to be effective in the treatment of NASH
elucidation of the correlation among multiple types of cell death in the pathological process of NASH is crucial
our data suggested that ferroptosis plays a potential role as the trigger for steatohepatitis
Ferroptosis is a promising therapeutic target for the prevention of onset of steatohepatitis
it is necessary to take ferroptosis into account for the therapeutic strategy of NASH
Our findings will provide a new insight into the type of cell death relevant to the pathogenesis of NASH
Male C57BL/6J mice were purchased from CLEA Japan, Inc. Mlkl−/− mice were provided by M. Pasparakis and described prebiously41
All animal experiments were conducted in accordance with institutional procedures and admitted by the Animal Care and Use committee of the Institute for Quantitative Biosciences
the University of Tokyo and Research Institute
the National Center for Global Health and Medicine
We used 5- to 6-week-old mice for feeding CDE diet (MP Biomedicals
and harvested liver and blood samples for further analyses
ALT and AST were measured using Transaminase C-II Test Wako (Wako
Japan) according to the manufacturer’s instruction
USA) was dissolved in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) at a final concentration of 25 µg/ml
For the detection of necrotic cells in the liver
the PI solution was injected into mice intravenously via the tail vein
The liver samples were harvested and snap frozen in liquid nitrogen 10 min later
The frozen block was cut into slices with 8 µm thickness by using Microtome Cryostat HM 525 (Thermo Fisher Scientific Industries
the samples were counterstained with Hoechst
Merged images were captured using BZ-X710:BZ-X Viewer (KEYENCE
The number of PI-positive cells was counted using Hybrid Cell Count function in the Dual Signal Extraction mode of BZ-X Analyzer
An average value of 10 random images per mouse was treated as a representative value for the mouse
We injected CCl4 dissolved in olive oil (2 mg/kg; Wako) into 8-week-old mice intraperitoneally and harvested liver samples after 24 h
we collected blood samples for measurement of serum AST and ALT
We used 5- to 6-week-old mice for this experiment
The inhibitor was injected intraperitoneally in four doses every 2 h from 10 to 16 h and then mice were sacrificed for evaluation at 18 h
the in vivo necrosis assay was performed as described before
The final dose of used inhibitor used is as follows: Necrostatin-1s (5 mg/kg; Focus Biomolecules
Trolox was initially dissolved in a small amount of DMSO (Sigma)
Nec-1s and Rosiglitazone were first dissolved in DMSO
wild-type (WT) and Mlkl KO mice were analyzed as described above
the sections were stained with Mayer’s hematoxylin solution (Wako) after rinsing with PBS
the sections were washed with running water
stained with Oil Red O staining solution (SIGMA)
the sections were washed with running water and mounted with fluoromount (Cosmo Bio
fixed samples with 4% paraformaldehyde were blocked with PBS containing 1% bovine serum albumin and 0.3% Triton X-100
The second antibodies conjugated with Alexa Fluor 488 or Alexa Fluor 647 (Thermo Fisher Scientific
All images of tissue sections were captured using BZ-X710:BZ-X Viewer (Keyence
Total RNA was extracted from liver tissues with TRIzol reagent (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA). The cDNA was synthesized from RNA with PrimeScriptTM RT Master Mix (Takara, Japan) for quantitative RT-PCR. The expression level normalized to Gapdh was analyzed by using the LightCycler 480 (Roche, Basel, Switzerland). The primer sequences are listed in Table 1
Proteins were extracted with RIPA lysis buffer from liver tissues and each concentration was measured by Bradford protein assay
Protein samples were electrophoresed on polyacrylamide gels and transferred onto PVDF membranes
Membranes were blocked with 5% skim milk in PBS and incubated with anti-MLKL Rat Ab (#MABC604; EMD Millipore
anti-Phospho-MLKL (Ser345) Rabbit Ab (Mouse specific) (#62233; CST
anti-Phospho-RIP3 (Thr231/Ser232) rabbit antibody (Mouse specific) (#57220; CST
membranes were incubated with secondary antibody at room temperature for 60 min and washed with TBST
The immunoblot was then imaged according to the manufacturer’s instructions from ClarityTM Western ECL Substrate (Bio Rad
and semi-quantitatively measured by Multi Gauge (Fuji Film
L929 cells were cultured in the presence of 20 μM ZVAD-FMK for 30 min
followed by the addition of 20 ng/ml of mouse TNFα and 1 μM BV
the cell lysate was recovered for western blotting
the liver of mice (0.1 g) were homogenized with 1 ml methanol including an internal standard (17:0-lysoPC) using a glass homogenizer and extracted after stand for 1 h at on ice
5 min) to remove cellular and protein materials
then the supernatant was diluted with 10 volumes of water and then adjusted to pH 3.0 with 0.1 N HCl
The samples were applied to preconditioned (20 ml of methanol and 20 ml of water) C18 Sep-Pak cartridges (500 mg; Waters
and washed with 20 ml of water to exclude nonvolatile ions followed by 10 ml of hexane to exclude cholesterols and neutral lipids
The samples were eluted with 10 ml of methanol to obtain oxidized phospholipids
The lipid extracts were dried under a gentle stream of nitrogen
The LC-ESI-MS/MS analysis was carried out using a QTRAP 4500 quadropole linear ion trap hybrid mass spectrometer (AB Sciex
Canada) with a Nexera XR high-performance liquid chromatography (Shimadzu Co.
The sample was subjected to LC-ESI-MS/MS analysis using the XBridge BEH C18 column (Waters)
and the phospholipid fractions were separated by a step gradient with mobile phase A (acetonitrile/methanol/water = 2:2:1 v/v/v containing 0.1% formic acid and 0.028% ammonia): mobile phase B (isopropanol containing 0.1% formic acid and 0.028% ammonia) ratios of 100:0 (0–5 min)
and 100:0 (60–75 min) at a flow rate of 70 μL/min and a column temperature of 30 °C
The multiple reaction monitoring was carried out to detect specific oxidized phospholipids
MS/MS analysis was carried out in negative ion mode with the following settings
deprotonated ions ([M-H]−) were selected as a precursor ion
and the peroxidized fatty acyl chain were selected as product ions ([M-H-H2O]−)
Statistical analyses were performed using GraphPad Prism software
Statistical significance between two groups was evaluated using a two-tailed Mann–Whitney U-test
P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant
The exact number of biological samples was described in each figure legend
There was no exclusion of outliers in all experiments
Group allocation was performed without any bias
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This work was supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI Grants JP26110007 (to M.T.)
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Phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligonucleotides (PMOs) are a promising type of antisense oligonucleotides
but their challenging synthesis makes them difficult to access
This research presents an efficient synthetic approach for PMOs using the H-phosphonate approach
The use of phosphonium-type condensing reagents significantly reduced coupling times compared with the current synthetic approach
phosphonium-type condensing reagents facilitated the fragment condensation of PMO
synthesizing up to 8-mer containing all four nucleobases with remarkable coupling efficacy
This is the first report on the convergent synthesis of PMOs
This approach would facilitate the large-scale synthesis of PMOs and accelerate their popularity and accessibility as a next-generation therapy
Current approaches for the synthesis of PMO derivatives
Although this approach is effective for synthesizing TMOs
it is not applicable to the synthesis of PMOs
This method gave the phsphoramidite derivative (C) as an intermediate
the desired phosphorodiamidate linkage of PMO is not obtained
this approach required the preactivation of H-phosphonate monomers (D)
due to the low efficiency of the internucleotidic bond formation reaction of the existing approach
the fragment condensation of PMOs has not yet been investigated
we developed an efficient synthetic approach for PMOs using H-phosphonate monoester derivatives as monomer units
The phosphonium-type condensing reagents provided the direct formation of an H-phosphonamidate linkage
and this approach enabled the fragment condensation
PyNTP showed a better result for the condensation reaction
The lower NMR yield using MNTP was due to the formation of by-products
Due to the higher activity as a condensing reagent
the activation of 2c by MNTP might have led to the overactivation and caused inferior condensing efficacy
and PyNTP were selected as condensing reagents for further investigation
we achieved the direct condensation of H-phosphonate monoester and the amino group of the morpholino nucleoside
the condensation reaction was completed within 20 min
Although we attempted to isolate the H-phosphonamidate 2-mer 3cc
3cc was unstable and readily hydrolyzed during extraction and purification by silica gel column chromatography
we attempted to convert the obtained H-phosphonamidate linkage to a stable phosphorodiamidate linkage as a one-pot reaction after the condensation reaction
The desired product and a triaminophosphine oxide derivative
were not separated by silica gel column chromatography despite our attempts to isolate phosphorodiamidate 2-mers 4
the crude mixtures of 4 were employed for synthesizing 2-mer fragments without further purification
Reagents and conditions: (i) 3-cyanopyridine (10 equiv)
a phosphorodiamidate 4-mer 9gtca containing four types of nucleobases (A
and T) using 2-mer fragments (5gt and 7ca) and PyNTP as a condensing reagent
4-mers (9cccc and 9gtca) were employed for the next reaction
Reagents and conditions: (i): 3-cyanopyridine (10 equiv)
we synthesized a 6-mer 15 by two different synthetic routes (Route A and B) to investigate the effect of a steric hindrance caused by the length of fragments
we condensed the 5ʹ-H-phosphonate 2-mer fragment 7cc with the amino group of 4-mer fragment 10cccc
we condensed the 5ʹ-H-phosphonate 4-mer fragment 12cccc with the amino group of 2-mer fragment 5cc
we used PyNTP as a condensing reagent for the condensation reaction to produce the desired 6-mer 15 with a 95% HPLC yield (entry 1)
the condensation reaction using PyNTP as a condensing reagent did not proceed sufficiently
we observed that longer 5ʹ-H-phosphonate fragments resulted in lower condensation efficacy
This data showed that the steric hindrance of 5ʹ-H-phosphonate fragments was crucial for the condensation efficacy
the effect of the steric hindrance of fragments bearing an amino group was less notable compared with 5ʹ-H-phosphonate fragments
To overcome the steric hindrance of 5ʹ-H-phosphonate fragments
we performed the condensation reaction of route B using MNTP
which has a higher activity as a condensing reagent than PyNTP (entry 3)
The use of MNTP caused side reactions and was ineffective in synthesizing 2-mer; however
it gave the best result in the convergent synthesis due to its high activity
we synthesized 8-mer 16 using PyNTP and MNTP as condensing reagents (entry 4 and 5
MNTP gave higher condensation efficacy (92%
we synthesized another 8-mer 17 bearing all four nucleobases using MNTP as a condensing reagent (route D)
which yielded an 8-mer 17 with a 92% HPLC yield
These finding demonstrate that for the fragment condensation
the selection of condensing reagents is crucial
and MNTP is the optimal condensing reagent for the convergent synthesis of PMOs
HPLC results showed a significant difference in lipophilicity between the 8-mer and 4-mer fragments (See SI)
we investigated the impact of a steric hindrance caused by the length of fragments and demonstrated that the steric hindrance of 5ʹ-H-phosphonate fragments was crucial for the condensation efficacy
we were able to overcome this issue and obtained 8-mer with outstanding HPLC yields
Reagents and conditions: (i) 3-cyanopyridine (40 equiv)
2 h; (iii) concentrated aqueous NH3–EtOH (3:1
16 h; (iv) reverse phase column chromatography
This study’s approach is an effective alternative for synthesizing PMOs
The synthesis of various P-modified PMOs using the H-phosphonamidate derivative should be studied further
The following procedure was used for the fragment condensation
2-mer or 4-mer fragment bearing the 3ʹ-NH group (5 μmol) and 2-mer or 4-mer fragment bearing an H-phosphonate monoester on 5ʹ-OH group (7.5 μmol) was dried by repeated coevaporation with dry pyridine and dissolved in a mixture of dry pyridine (50 μL) and acetonitrile (50 μL)
A condensing reagent (30 μmol) was added to the solution at 0 °C and the mixture was stirred for 20 min at 0 °C
100 μmol) and a 9.5 M dimethylamine aqueous solution (20 μL
190 μmol) was added at 0 °C and the mixture was stirred for 1 min at 0 °C
the mixture was diluted with CHCl3 (3 mL) and coevaporated with CHCl3 (3 × 3 mL)
RP-HPLC was performed with a linear gradient of 0–60% MeCN for 60 min in a 0.1 M triethylammonium acetate buffer (pH 7.0) at 50 °C at a flow rate of 0.5 mL/min using a C18 column (100 Å
The condensation yields were estimated by the area rations of the 4-mer
6-mer or 8-mer to unreacted 2-mer or 4-mer fragment bearing the 3ʹ-NH group
The data that support the findings of this study are available in the Supporting Information of this article
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We thank Ms. Fukiko Hasegawa, Dr. Yayoi Yoshimura (Tokyo University of Science), and Takayoshi Torii (Ajinomoto Co.) for the mass spectrum measurements. We would like to thank Enago (https://www.enago.jp) for the English language review
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USP9X variants have been reported in patients with X-linked intellectual disability
we report two female patients with intellectual disability and pigment abnormalities along Blaschko lines
Targeted resequencing identified two novel heterozygous variants
Our findings provide further evidence that USP9X variants cause intellectual disability
we identified novel USP9X variants in two female patients with XLID by using targeted resequencing
The patient exhibited upswept and curly hair
Pigment changes along Blaschko lines bilaterally on the upper arms (d) and neck
She suffered from recurrent otitis media with effusion after 12 months of age
She was able to lift her head at 4 months of age
Her developmental quotient was 71 at 17 months
Ophthalmological evaluations revealed astigmatism
Ultrasonographic examination of the heart and abdomen showed normal findings
Other normal laboratory tests included thyroid function (free T4
The candidate variant was confirmed by Sanger sequencing
Novel heterozygous variants identified in two female patients. USP9X is predicted to contain a ubiquitin-specific protease domain, as determined by SMART (http://smart.embl-heidelberg.de/)
Electropherogram for each patient and her parents
All patients with USP9X variants exhibited ID
Some patients with ID also showed pigment abnormalities along Blaschko lines
and recurrent respiratory tract infections were observed in some of the previously reported patients but not in our patients
Further analysis is required to determine the phenotype–genotype correlation
we identified heterozygous USP9X variants in two female patients
Our report provides further evidence that USP9X variants are associated with XLID
The relevant data from this Data Report are hosted at the Human Genome Variation Database at https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.hgv.2621, https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.hgv.2624
Epigenetic etiology of intellectual disability
Genetic studies in intellectual disability and related disorders
X-linked intellectual disability update 2017
USP9X destabilizes pVHL and promotes cell proliferation
exhibits frameshift mutations in colorectal cancers
Loss of Usp9x disrupts cortical architecture
hippocampal development and TGFbeta-mediated axonogenesis
Novel COL4A1 mutation in a fetus with early prenatal onset of schizencephaly
De novo loss-of-function mutations in USP9X cause a female-specific recognizable syndrome with developmental delay and congenital malformations
Two females with mutations in USP9X highlight the variable expressivity of the intellectual disability syndrome
Mutations in USP9X are associated with X-linked intellectual disability and disrupt neuronal cell migration and growth
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Coffin–Siris syndrome (CSS) is a congenital disorder characterized by growth deficiency
characteristic facial features and hypoplastic nails of the fifth fingers and/or toes
We previously identified mutations in five genes encoding subunits of the BAF complex
Here we perform whole-exome sequencing in additional CSS patients
identifying de novo SOX11 mutations in two patients with a mild CSS phenotype
sox11a/b knockdown in zebrafish causes brain abnormalities
potentially explaining the brain phenotype of CSS
SOX11 is the downstream transcriptional factor of the PAX6–BAF complex
highlighting the importance of the BAF complex and SOX11 transcriptional network in brain development
further genetic investigation is required to fully address the genetic picture of CSS
Here we apply whole-exome sequencing (WES) to 92 CSS patients
and identify two de novo SOX11 mutations in two unrelated patients
sox11 knockdown experiments in zebrafish result in a smaller head and significant mortality
which were partially rescued by human wild-type SOX11 messenger RNA (mRNA)
Two missense mutations in the HMG domain (blue box) occur at evolutionarily conserved amino acids
(b) Free energy changes on the indicated mutations calculated by FoldX software
Luciferase reporter assays measured transcriptional activity of the GDF5 promoter (−448/+319) (UCSC genome browser hg19: chr20: 34025709-34026457) in HeLa (left) and ATDC5 (right) cells
HeLa or ATDC5 cells were co-transfected with WT or mutant (S60P and Y116C) SOX11 expression vector and reporter constructs containing either GDF5 promoter or empty vector (pGL3-basic)
Relative luciferase activities compared with empty vector are presented as mean±s.d
with each experiment performed in triplicate (upper)
Immunoblot analysis of transfected HeLa and ATDC5 cell extracts showing wild-type (WT) or mutant (S60P and Y116C) SOX11 proteins (lower)
both SOX11 mutants reduced GDF5 transcriptional activities in HeLa and ATDC5 cells
(a) Embryos were injected with sox11-MO alone or with sox11- and tp53-MO or with sox11-MO and in vitro transcribed human SOX11 (hSOX11) mRNA (WT
Injected embryos were categorized as normal
The lethal and affected phenotype in sox11a/b-MO-injected embryos was partially rescued by WT hSOX11 mRNA overexpression
All experiments were performed more than twice and evaluated statistically with a Student’s t-test
(b) Head size ratios of embryos with control-
or with sox11a/b- and tp53-MO or sox11a/b-MO and hSOX11 mRNA (WT or mutant) at 48 hpf (n≥10) (average of control-MO as 1)
Dorsal views of midbrain width were measured
(c) Brain cell death in MO-injected embryos at 30 hpf using acridine orange staining (lateral view)
sox11 morphants show increased cell death in the CNS
Quantification of acridine orange intensities in morphants are shown graphically (right
It is interesting that mutations of SOX11 and other BAF subunit genes are mutually exclusive in CSS
SOX11 mutations appear to be a rare cause of CSS as only 2 out of 92 patients (2.2%) showed SOX11 abnormality and to be limited to the mild end of CSS phenotype
Abnormality of the upstream BAF complex tends to show a more severe phenotype compared with that of a downstream SOX11 mutation
which may indicate rather specific effects of SOX11 mutations on the CSS phenotype
mutations in both BAF complex genes and SOX11 result in the same phenotype (CSS)
providing strong support for the BAF complex and SOX11 function in a common pathway
and play an important role in human brain development
Patients were seen by their attending clinical geneticists
DNA samples were isolated from peripheral blood leukocytes using standard methods
Informed consent was obtained from the parents of the patients for experimental protocols and displaying participants’ facial appearances in publications
This study was approved by the institutional review board of Yokohama City University School of Medicine
including 71 patients from a previous cohort and 21 new patients
and resultant data presented as average values with s.d
TaqMan quantitative real-time PCR was performed using cDNAs from adult (Human MTC Panel I
Pre-designed TaqMan probes for human SOX11 (Hs00167060_m1
PCR was performed on a Rotor-Gene Q (QIAGEN
CA) and expression levels normalized to ACTB
Kidney expression was used as the standard (1 × )
Mouse neuroblastoma 2A (Neuro-2A) cells were cultured in Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM)–high glucose GlutaMAX supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) and penicillin-streptomycin (Life Technologies Co.)
Neuro-2A cells were plated into 24-well plates
Each expression construct (200 ng) was transfected into Neuro-2A cells using X-tremeGENE 9 DNA Transfection Reagent (Roche Diagnostics
cells were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde (PFA)/phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) for 15 min at room temperature
and permeabilized in 0.1% Triton X-100/PBS for 5 min at room temperature
C-terminal V5-6xHis-tagged SOX11 proteins were detected using a mouse anti-V5 primary antibody (1:200; Life Technologies Co.) and an Alexa Fluor 546 Goat Anti-Mouse IgG secondary antibody (1:1,000; Life Technologies Co.)
Smears were mounted in Vectashield mounting medium with DAPI (Vector Lab.
Confocal images were acquired using a Fluoview FV1000-D microscope (Olympus
HeLa cells were cultured in DMEM-high glucose supplemented with penicillin (50 units ml−1)
ATDC5 cells were cultured in DMEM/Ham’s F-12 (1:1) supplemented with the above antibiotics and 5% FBS
and transfections performed using TransIT-LT1 (Takara
Japan) with pGL3 reporter (500 ng per well)
effector (250 ng per well) and pRL-SV40 internal control (6 ng per well) vectors
cells were harvested and luciferase activities measured using the PicaGene Dual SeaPansy Luminescence Kit (TOYO B-Net
Production of WT and mutant SOX11 proteins was assessed by immunoblot analysis with monoclonal anti-FLAG M2 HRP antibody (1:3,000; Sigma)
OR) and injected (or co-injected) into one- to two-cell-stage embryos at a final concentration of 0.1 or 0.2 mM
capped human SOX11 mRNAs transcribed in vitro from pEF6/V5-His B constructs were prepared using the mMessage mMachine T7 ULTRA Transcription Kit (Ambion
For each MO knockdown and rescue experiment
embryos from the same clutch were used as experimental subjects and controls
Approximately 1 μg of capped RNA was injected per embryo
The experiment was authorized by the institutional committee of fish experiments in the National Research Institute of Fisheries Science
were fixed overnight in 4% PFA with PBS at 4 °C and stored in 100% methanol at −20 °C
Samples were incubated in 100% acetone at −20 °C for 20 min
the embryos were rinsed three times with PBS containing 0.1% Tween-20
Samples were then permeabilized by treatment with 0.5% Triton X-100 and 0.1% sodium citrate in PBS for 15 min
Embryos were subjected to the TUNEL assay by using the ApopTag Red in situ Apoptosis Detection Kit (Merck KGaA Millipore
Germany) according to the manufacture’s instruction
All animals were photographed under the same conditions using a LSM510 confocal microscope (Carl Zeiss
acridine orange-positive cells were quantitated using a selection tool in Adobe Photoshop
for a colour range chosen by green colour selection of regions showing visually positive acridine orange staining
defined head regions were selected in each embryo
and chosen pixel numbers calculated using the image histogram calculation
embryos at 48 hpf were fixed in 4% PFA overnight at 4 °C and dehydrated in methanol at −20 °C
embryos at 48 hpf were fixed in Dent’s fixative (80% methanol and 20% dimethyl sulphoxide) overnight at 4 °C
Embryos were permeabilized with proteinase K followed by postfixation with 4% PFA and washed with PBSTX (PBS containing 0.5% Triton X-100)
After treating with 4% normal goat serum (NGS) in PBSTX for 2 h at room temperature
embryos were incubated with mouse anti-HuC/D (1:500
Life Technologies Co.) or mouse anti-acetylated tubulin (1:1,000
Sigma) antibodies in 4% NGS/PBSTX overnight at 4 °C
Embryos were washed five times with PBSTX for 10 min each and incubated with goat anti-mouse fluorescein isothiocyanate secondary antibody diluted in 2% NGS/PBSTX for 2 h at room temperature
embryos were mounted in 2% methylcellulose and examined using a Fluoview FV1000-D confocal microscope (Olympus)
Accession codes: Exome sequence data for CSS patients have been deposited in the Human Genetic Variation Browser under the accession code HGV0000001 ( http://www.genome.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp/SnpDB/repository/HGV0000001.html)
Access to this data is controlled by the Yokohama City University Data Access Committee
De novo SOX11 mutations cause Coffin–Siris syndrome
From neural development to cognition: unexpected roles for chromatin
Mutations affecting components of the SWI/SNF complex cause Coffin-Siris syndrome
Coffin-Siris syndrome is a SWI/SNF complex disorder
Mutations in SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex gene ARID1B cause Coffin-Siris syndrome
Coffin-Siris syndrome and the BAF complex: genotype-phenotype study in 63 patients
A comprehensive molecular study on Coffin-Siris and Nicolaides-Baraitser syndromes identifies a broad molecular and clinical spectrum converging on altered chromatin remodeling
Heterozygous missense mutations in SMARCA2 cause Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome
Clinical correlations of mutations affecting six components of the SWI/SNF complex: detailed description of 21 patients and a review of the literature
The crystal structure of the Sox4 HMG domain-DNA complex suggests a mechanism for positional interdependence in DNA recognition
Predicting changes in the stability of proteins and protein complexes: a study of more than 1000 mutations
The FoldX web server: an online force field
Performance of protein stability predictors
SOX11 contributes to the regulation of GDF5 in joint maintenance
Gene targeting reveals a widespread role for the high-mobility-group transcription factor Sox11 in tissue remodeling
Expression of sox11 gene duplicates in zebrafish suggests the reciprocal loss of ancestral gene expression patterns in development
The transcription factor protein sox11 enhances early osteoblast differentiation by facilitating proliferation and the survival of mesenchymal and osteoblast progenitors
tp53 mutant zebrafish develop malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors
The sox family of transcription factors: versatile regulators of stem and progenitor cell fate
SOX10 mutations in patients with Waardenburg-Hirschsprung disease
Autosomal sex reversal and campomelic dysplasia are caused by mutations in and around the SRY-related gene SOX9
The BAF complex interacts with Pax6 in adult neural progenitors to establish a neurogenic cross-regulatory transcriptional network
The SWISS-MODEL Repository and associated resources
Embryonic senescence and laminopathies in a progeroid zebrafish model
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We also thank Nobuko Watanabe for her technical assistance
This work was supported by the Ministry of Health
Labour and Welfare of Japan; the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)); the Takeda Science Foundation; the fund for Creation of Innovation Centers for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Areas Program in the Project for Developing Innovation Systems; the Strategic Research Program for Brain Sciences; and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Transcription Cycle) from the Ministry of Education
New Delhi is also appreciated for funding support for the DNA banking facility
Yoshinori Tsurusaki and Eriko Koshimizu: These authors contributed equally to this work
Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health
National Research Institute of Fisheries Science
Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Satoshi Watanabe & Koh-ichiro Yoshiura
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Glycine encephalopathy (GCE) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by defects in the glycine cleavage complex
Here we report a patient with GCE and elevated level of glycine in both the serum and the cerebrospinal fluid
Trio-based whole-exome sequencing identified novel compound heterozygous mutations (c.738-2A>G and c.929T>C (p.Met310Thr)) in LIAS
three homozygous mutations have been reported in LIAS
All previously reported GCE patients also show elevated level of serum glycine
Our data further supports LIAS mutations as a genetic cause for GCE
we report a GCE individual with novel compound heterozygous mutations in LIAS
A 21-year-old female patient was born to healthy nonconsanguineous parents
length 48.5 cm (mean) and occipitofrontal circumference 33.8 cm (75th percentile)
Her initial development was normal until 18 months
Her elder sister died of herpes simplex virus encephalitis at the age of 18 months
T2-weighted brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the individual with LIAS mutations
(a) Examined at disease onset (19 months old)
High-intensity areas are present in the caudate nucleus and the putamen
The high-intensity areas have expanded into the white matter
High-intensity areas are noted not only in the basal nucleus but also in the subcortical white matter
White matter atrophy is predominant in the frontal region
The institutional review boards of Yokohama City University School of Medicine and Tokyo Women’s Medical University approved the study
Informed consent was obtained from the family
All variants within exons or ±2 bp from exon–intron boundaries and registered in dbSNP137
the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Exome Sequencing Project Exome Variant Server (NHLBI-ESP 6500)
or our in-house (exome data from 575 Japanese individuals) databases
Variants were confirmed by Sanger sequencing with an ABI PRISM 3500xl or ABI3130xl autosequencer (Life Technologies
Lymphoblastoid cell lines derived from the patient and a healthy control were established
After incubation with 1.5 μl of dimethyl sulfoxide(as a negative control) or 1.5 μl of the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide (100 mg ml−1 in dimethyl sulfoxide) (Sigma-Aldrich
Total RNA was isolated from treated lymphoblastoid cells using the RNeasy Plus Mini Kit (Qiagen
Germany) and was used for reverse transcription with the Super Script III First-Strand Synthesis System (Life Technologies)
One microliter of synthesized cDNA was amplified by PCR
PCR products were electrophoresed on a 5%–20% gradient polyacrylamide gel
stained with ethidium bromide and quantitatively measured using a FluorChem 8900 (Alpha Innotech
Three independent experiments were performed
Statistical analyses were performed using analysis of variance
Each PCR band was cloned into the pCR4-TOPO vector (Life Technologies) and sequenced using ABI 3130xl autosequencer
Novel compound heterozygous mutations (c.738-2A>G and c.929T>C (p.M310T)) identified in the patient
The upper and middle panels show the LIAS gene structure that comprises 11 exons
The lower panel shows evolutionary conservation of the mutated amino acid through six different species
The altered nucleotides are highlighted in gray boxes
Three previously reported mutations (p.R249H
p.E159K and p.D215E) are highlighted in gray
(b) Mutation mapping on the crystal structure of lipoyl synthase 2 from T
The mutation site is shown as sticks with translucent spheres in red in the whole (left) and the close-up (right) views of the enzyme structure
[4Fe-4S] clusters and dithiothreitol (DTT) are depicted in color-coded sticks: green for C
Some hydrophobic side chains forming a core with Leu241 are shown as translucent spheres
The amino acid number in the parentheses is that for human LIAS
Black dashed lines indicate hydrogen bonds
A full color version of this figure is available at the Journal of Human Genetics journal online
the p.Leu241Thr (p.Met310Thr) mutation is likely to impair the enzymatic activity due to destabilized S-adenosylmethionine binding
(a) Reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) analysis showing two PCR products (422-bp (isoforms 1 and 2) and 293-bp (isoform 3)) were observed in a healthy control individual
a 344-bp product (corresponding to isoforms 1 and 2) and a 215-bp product (corresponding to isoform 3) were detected in cycloheximide (CHX)-treated cells from the patient at a higher level compared with untreated and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-treated cells
(b) Densitometric data of the RT-PCR products represented as mean±s.d
*P<0.05 by analysis of variance (ANOVA)
(c) Sequencing of the 422-bp wild type (WT) product only found missense mutation allele based on the electropherogram
(d) Schematic presentation of RT-PCR products
Sequencing of the 344-bp product showed a 68-bp insertion from intron 7 and exon 8 skipping
producing a premature stop codon at amino acid position 250
Sequencing of the 215-bp product showed a 68-bp insertion from intron 7 and exons 7 and 8 skipping
producing a premature stop codon at amino acid position 207
one patient (p.Asp215Glu) with hypotonia and seizures showed constant development and residual lipoylated proteins
suggesting that some lipoic acid synthetase activity is retained
residual lipoic acid synthetase activity may be correlated with phenotypic severity
a glycine level is elevated in all patients
serum glycine levels may not be correlated with LIAS genotypes
Regardless of some biochemical and clinical data
it is difficult to extract clinical difference between our case of heterozygous mutations and reported cases of homozygous missense mutations due to the limited number of patients (n=4)
Further accumulation of patients with LIAS mutations is needed
LIAS mutant phenotype is relatively milder compared with the common GCE
The acute onset of encephalopathy in our patient is interesting
We assumed that the stressful condition by the upper respiratory infection would have been the trigger of disease progression as sometimes seen in other cases of vanishing white matter
a patient with compound heterozygous missense and splice site mutations in LIAS
Further analysis of LIAS-related patients is needed to delineate the phenotypic spectrum and phenotype–genotype correlation
Late-onset nonketotic hyperglycinemia with a heterozygous novel point mutation of the GLDC gene
Identification of the mutations in the T-protein gene causing typical and atypical nonketotic hyperglycinemia
Structural and expression analyses of normal and mutant mRNA encoding glycine decarboxylase: three-base deletion in mRNA causes nonketotic hyperglycinemia
The glycine cleavage system: structure of a cDNA encoding human H-protein
and partial characterization of its gene in patients with hyperglycinemias
Characteristic MRI findings in neonatal nonketotic hyperglycinemia due to sequence changes in GLDC gene encoding the enzyme glycine decarboxylase
Variant non ketotic hyperglycinemia is caused by mutations in LIAS
Lipoic acid synthetase deficiency causes neonatal-onset epilepsy
De novo SOX11 mutations cause Coffin-Siris syndrome
Structures of lipoyl synthase reveal a compact active site for controlling sequential sulfur insertion reactions
Protein structure prediction on the Web: a case study using the Phyre server
Endogenous production of lipoic acid is essential for mouse development
Prediction of long-term outcome in glycine encephalopathy: a clinical survey
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We also thank Nobuko Watanabe for her excellent technical assistance
Labour and Welfare of Japan; the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (B) (C)); the Takeda Science Foundation; the Japan Science and Technology Agency (the fund for Creation of Innovation Centers for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Areas Program in the Project for Developing Innovation Systems); the Ministry of Education
Science and Technology of Japan (the Strategic Research Program for Brain Sciences); and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Transcription Cycle)
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A Corrigendum to this article was published on 26 October 2015
Joubert syndrome (JS) and related disorders (JSRD) are autosomal recessive and X-linked disorders characterized by hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis with a characteristic ‘molar tooth sign’ on brain imaging and accompanying neurological symptoms including episodic hyperpnoea
JSRD are clinically and genetically heterogeneous
We applied whole-exome sequencing (WES) to five JSRD families and found mutations in all: either CEP290
Compared with conventional Sanger sequencing
WES appears to be advantageous with regard to speed and cost
supporting its potential utility in molecular diagnosis
it can be very difficult to identify the causative mutations in individual cases
Familial pedigree and brain MRI of the patients
The molar tooth sign is visible in all patients (arrowheads)
indicating that the V4 library offered superior coverage to the SureSelectXT library around the regions of the JSRD genes
On the basis of our in-house 135 exome data
the allele frequency of the mutation was 1/270 allele (0.74%)
indicating that it may be a rare variant in Japanese
The other mutations were not found in our in-house 135 exome data
WES would also be suitable for the diagnosis of JSRD
Though the read-coverage of the old version of SureSelect did not sufficiently collect genomic DNAs for four genes (INPP5E
the performance of the V4 (51 Mb) library was satisfactory for all genes
as exome capture technology is based on hybridization it can be refractory to homologous regions
so other methods such as multiplex PCR amplification and multiple microdroplet PCR technology could be useful in addition
we were able to identify causative mutations in five non-consanguineous families with JSRD using WES
implying that WES or other next-generation sequencing technologies will be a main factor of molecular diagnosis
encoding inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase E
link phosphatidyl inositol signaling to the ciliopathies
Mutations in TMEM216 perturb ciliogenesis and cause Joubert
Abnormal cerebellar development and axonal decussation due to mutations in AHI1 in Joubert syndrome
The NPHP1 gene deletion associated with juvenile nephronophthisis is present in a subset of individuals with Joubert syndrome
cause pleiotropic forms of Joubert syndrome
Mutations in the gene encoding the basal body protein RPGRIP1L
Mutations in the cilia gene ARL13B lead to the classical form of Joubert syndrome
CC2D2A is mutated in Joubert syndrome and interacts with the ciliopathy-associated basal body protein CEP290
OFD1 is mutated in X-linked Joubert syndrome and interacts with LCA5-encoded lebercilin
TTC21B contributes both causal and modifying alleles across the ciliopathy spectrum
Mutations in KIF7 link Joubert syndrome with Sonic Hedgehog signaling and microtubule dynamics
A transition zone complex regulates mammalian ciliogenesis and ciliary membrane composition
TMEM237 is mutated in individuals with a Joubert syndrome related disorder and expands the role of the TMEM family at the ciliary transition zone
CEP41 is mutated in Joubert syndrome and is required for tubulin glutamylation at the cilium
Evolutionarily assembled cis-regulatory module at a human ciliopathy locus
Mutations in C5ORF42 Cause Joubert Syndrome in the French Canadian Population
Application of next generation sequencing to molecular diagnosis of inherited diseases
(e-pub ahead of print 11 May 2012; doi:10.1007/128_2012_325)
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This work was supported by research grants from the Ministry of Health
the Japan Science and Technology Agency (N Matsumoto)
the Strategic Research Program for Brain Sciences (N Matsumoto) and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas-(Transcription cycle)-from the Ministry of Education
Science and Technology of Japan (N Matsumoto)
a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (N Matsumoto)
a Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientist from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (HS
N Miyake) and a grant from the Takeda Science Foundation (N Matsumoto
Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
National Center for Child Health and Development
The URLs for data presented herein are as follows
Novoalign, http://www.novocraft.com/main/index.php
Burrows-Wheeler Aligner, http://bio-bwa.sourceforge.net/
SIFT, http://sift.jcvi.org/
PolyPhen-2, http://genetics.bwh.harvard.edu/pph2/
Mutation Taster, http://neurocore.charite.de/MutationTaster/
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Nerdy office worker Hinata has once again blundered at a singles mixer
While he's grumbling about it on the way home
a naked goddess appears out of nowhere and sends the two friends to another world--while also turning Hinata into a hot young woman
Hinata and Jinguji set off on a journey to defeat the demon king
even if Hinata's new feminine form gives them...unexpected feelings
Can they save this fantasy world before their lifelong bromance becomes a romance
Although at first blush this can look like a sneaky way to avoid writing a same-sex relationship
the truth is a bit different: it's not that Jinguji can't fathom himself in a relationship with his best friend Tachibana; it's that he can't quite picture that relationship if Tachibana suddenly turned into a woman
thus making it more “acceptable.” But even that's way too serious a description for this because it's a ridiculous story about two guys in their thirties who get isekai'd away by a peculiar goddess and have to figure out both the whole isekai thing and whether or not their sudden attraction to each other is the product of the goddess' curse
I'm having a hard time writing about this because every time I set down what this is about on paper
a lot of the humor comes from Jinguji desperately trying to deny how incredibly attracted he is to Tachibana while conveniently forgetting that he wondered back in Japan if he wants to be with him romantically – and that he doesn't want him to find a girlfriend
Both the writing and the art play this aspect up really well
and one scene where Tachibana and Jinguji are trying desperately not to show how much they want to hold hands is excellently drawn
The book is at its best when it's leaning into the absurdity of the story and world
from the utterly terrifying bunny-bear they meet in the woods to the truth about said bunny-bear and their ill-fated meeting with a noble elf
Even the way Tachibana gets a crash course in being a woman when a group of bandits become enamored with them is pretty great
and it's much more rote than the rest of the story
The pacing here helps – the book moves quickly
and the jokes don't wear out their welcome
but I don't love that Jinguji twice uses the word “slut” to refer to women he doesn't like
It's presumably to show that he's what used to be called a “woman hater,” which is at least partially coded language for queer but also has connotations of someone who prefers to be single
the word is so loaded that I feel like a better one could have been found
this is both fun in its own right and a good accompaniment to its anime adaptation
Kadokawa will also publish the Heaven Burns Red Comic Anthology on September 27. The comic anthology will feature a cover illustration by P Goto, and stories from eight manga creators including Juri Misaki and Sakaki Yoshioka
A special program will stream on G's Channel website on August 31 at 8:00 p.m
JST to celebrate the comic anthology's release
The game is Maeda's first completely new game in 13 years
mysterious life forms called "Cancer" are attacking Earth
and the planet is on the verge of a true crisis
Humans tried to fight back with their weapons
and countries disappeared in the horrors of the war
the Cancer control the majority of land on the planet
Only those who wield the Seraph can defeat the Cancer
and the women in the squads carry the weight of humanity's hope on their shoulders
She puts everything she has into fighting against the Cancer
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Seven Seas Entertainment has announced the license acquisition of five new manga series debuting in English for the very first time
They include Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout
The Knight Captain is the New Princess-to-Be
Here are the full details for each new manga license:
The first new manga license from Seven Seas is the isekai comedy series Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout, written by Yuu Tsurusaki and illustrated by Shin Ikezawa. The series has also inspired a 12-episode anime adaptation that aired from January 12
The manga was first launched by Cygames and Shogakukan in Cycomi magazine on November 18
It is published under the Cycomi x Ura Sunday imprint and has released seven tankoubon volumes in total as of June 2022
An eighth volume is scheduled to be released on November 17
The first volume will be released for the first time in North America in September 2023 and will be available on print and digital platforms as single volume editions
Seven Seas describes the synopsis of Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout as:
Tachibana Hinata and Jinguji Tsukasa are two young men who have been friends since childhood
they’re sent flying into another world by a mysterious being–and now Tachibana is a beautiful blonde girl
When Jinguji angrily demands that they be returned home and go back to normal
and the only way out is for them to go on a quest and defeat the demon king
But…now the two friends can’t stop thinking about how hot the other is
Will they save the world before their lifelong bromance becomes a romance
Seven Seas has also licensed Yasuko Yamaru’s The Knight Captain is the New Princess-to-Be shoujo manga series
The romantic comedy tale follows a dashing royal bodyguard who pretends to be engaged to her childhood friend
The Knight Captain is the New Princess-to-Be was first published in Hakusensha’s LaLa shoujo manga magazine on February 22
Three tankoubon volumes have been released as of June 2022
Comico also publishes the manga in English as Grand Master Knight Has Become the Princess through its Pocket Comics website and app
The first volume of the series will be released in August 2023 as single volume editions
An eBook version will also be made available on various digital platforms
“Lady Chris,” was born into a noble family and treated more or less like a boy growing up
she’s not only captain of the imperial guards–she personally protects Prince Leonardo
who has been a dear friend since childhood
demands that Leo find a suitable girl to marry
he says that he’s already found one: Chris
but figures that Leo doesn’t really love her like that; it’s probably just some ploy to keep his father happy
she starts to wonder if maybe her princely pal does see her as more than a friend
Another new manga acquisition is Cat on the Hero’s Lap
written by Kousuke Iijima and illustrated by Shiori
It is described as a hilarious fantasy adventure tale about a hero and his favorite cat on his lap
The series was first launched in Shogakukan’s Manga ONE app and Ura Sunday website on June 26
Three tankoubon volumes have been released as of October 2022
Volume one will be released sometime in November 2023 and be available on print and digital platforms as single large-trim editions
Seven Seas describes the story of Cat on the Hero’s Lap as:
The hero Ledo and his companions have a mission: defeat the Demon Lord once and for all
taking down foes with only her fists and feet; Grace the wizard harnesses powerful magic to blast away enemies in their path
Ledo faces an unexpected challenge in their quest: a big
following the party wherever they go…and jumping into Ledo’s lap whenever it’s free
Everyone knows you can’t just dump a cat off your lap in good conscience
If Ledo pushes this sweet kitty away while it’s happily making biscuits
will he be any better than the monsters he’s trying to fight
A swords and sorcery story for fans of cats and comedy
Hidenori Yamaji’s Soara and the House of Monsters will also be released for the first time in English
This delightful and intricately illustrated fantasy tale follows a girl who was raised to fight monsters
but starts building comfortable homes for them instead
The series was first launched in Shogakukan’s monthly Shounen Sunday S and Sunday Webry website on November 25
A single tankoubon volume has been released as of May 12
with a second volume due for release on November 10
The first volume will be released in October 2023 on both print and digital formats as single large-trim editions
The synopsis of Soara and the House of Monsters is described by Seven Seas as:
Soara is a young orphan girl who was raised by knights and trained to battle the monsters that constantly attacked their kingdom
But by the time Soara is ready to join the fight herself
peace has been declared and her blade is no longer needed
Searching for a new home and a new purpose
Soara finds herself working with Krik to build comfortable homes for them
will she discover a new home and family for herself
Hideo Yamamoto’s Homunculus will also be released by Seven Seas for the first time in English
The supernatural horror manga inspired a 2021 live-action Netflix film adaptation directed by Takashi Shimizu
Yamamoto has also created the Ichi the Killer and Voyeur manga series
Homunculus ran in Shogakukan’s Weekly Big Comic Spirits seinen magazine from March 17
15 tankoubon volumes have been released in total
The first two volumes will be released as an oversized omnibus edition in June 2023
The entire series will be available as five large-trim omnibus paperbacks
Seven Seas describes the synopsis of Homunculus as:
Between spending his days with the homeless and his nights in his vehicle
he has little to his name–but not so little that he’ll agree to be the subject of a scientific experiment
An unnerving medical student is stalking him and offering to pay Nakoshi a significant sum to test trepanation: the ability to draw out a sixth sense by drilling into the skull
he finally agrees to cash and the operating table
until Nakoshi realizes his vision has warped in his left eye…showing him the twisted homunculus inside every human
NYK has been gradually offloading older tanker tonnage of late
the 2002-built ship is actually its youngest VLCC in its fleet
one of Thailand’s largest independent tanker owners
Nathalin’s fleet today now comprises 23 ships
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Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to (Fabiniku) anime revealed a new trailer
2022.The new trailer introduces the additional cast
Previously, it was revealed that M・A・O is voicing Hyuga’s female form (Hinata), while Satoshi Hino is Tsukasa
Rie Kugimiya is the Goddess of Love and Beauty
Kento Ito is voicing Hyuga’s male form.A new key visual which features all of the characters is now available
Hyuga Tachibana and Tsukasa Jinguji are 32-year old salarymen
they are suddenly teleported to another world
a goddess summoned them and somehow Hyuga became a beautiful blonde woman
Tsukasa soon realizes that he has feelings for Hyuga’s new form
they can’t pursue a romantic relationship because they are best friends!The duo must defeat the Demon Lord and return to their real forms before they fall in love with each other
This is a story about a dull old man and a beautiful ex-man
OLM’s Team Yoshioka is animating the series
Sayaka Yamai is directing the Fabiniku anime
with Toshimitsu Takeuchi on series composition
while Takeshi Watanabe is composing the music
Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to (With a Fogie Reincarnated as a Pretty Fantasy Girl) is a Japanese manga series by Yuu Tsurusaki (author) and Chibimaru (illustrator). The author/illustrator duo is also married. The manga started serialization in 2019 on Cygames’ Cycomi manga app.Source: Official Website©Yuu Tsurusaki
Chibimaru (Shin Ikezawa)/Cygames/Fabiniku Production Committee
and the January 11 premiere date for the anime
Hikaru Tohno voices the character Satina (left in images above), while Amane Shindō is voicing Ultina (right)
Yoshiki Fukuyama performs the anime's opening theme song "Akatsuki no Salaryman" (Salaryman at Dawn)
while idol group Luce Twinkle Wink performs the anime's ending song "'FA'NTASY to!"
The anime will premiere on TV Tokyo on January 11, and will premiere on BS TV Tokyo on January 14
The manga's story begins when a 32-year-old unpopular salaryman is transported alongside his handsome friend to a fantasy world
While his friend has been transported without change
the salaryman now has the body of a beautiful girl
he must go on an adventure with his friend to defeat the world's demon lord
Tsurusaki and Ikezawa launched the manga in Cycomi in November 2019, and Shogakukan published the manga's fifth compiled book volume on October 18
Sources: Fantasy Bishōjo Juniku Ojisan to anime's website, Comic Natalie
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the official logo for the G7 Japan 2016 Ise-Shima Summit was officially selected
Creator (Supreme Award for Excellence)Shiho Utsunomiya (third grade
Oita Prefectural Tsurusaki Technical High School)
Message from the creator:“The design features a red disc at the center
which represents the circle of the sun and features in Japan’s national flag
This central motif is circled by cherry blossom petals - an iconic symbol of Japan
The petals signify the seven participating G7 countries of Japan
The blue crescent in the background represents the ocean surrounding Ise-Shima - the venue of the G7 Japan 2016 Summit
The logo evokes the image of a globally interconnected ocean in the hope that the nations of the world will unite for peace.”
Chairman of the Logo Selection Committee for the G7 Ise-Shima Summit:“The composition strikes a perfect balance between the cherry blossom petals and the blue sea in expressing the beauty of nature in Japan
I believe that the work is appropriate for conveying the splendor of Japan.”
Others who received Awards for Excellence are:Rui Nishikawa (first grade
Mie Prefectural Suginoko School for Special Needs Education; Junior High School Department)
Matsuyama Municipal Takahama Junior High School)
Incorporated Educational Institution Umemura Gakuen Mie Junior High School)
Apphia Yu is directing the English dub with assistant Michelle Rojas. Ray Wilkins is the ADR engineer, and Peter Hawkinson is the assistant
The anime premiered on January 11. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan
Yoshiki Fukuyama performed the anime's opening theme song "Akatsuki no Salaryman" (Salaryman at Dawn)
while idol group Luce Twinkle Wink performed the anime's ending song "'FA'NTASY to!"
Tsurusaki and Ikezawa launched the manga in Cycomi in November 2019, and Shogakukan published the manga's seventh compiled book volume on June 17
Source: Crunchyroll (Liam Dempsey)
Tsurusaki and Ikezawa launched the manga in Cycomi in November 2019, and Shogakukan published the manga's third compiled book volume in December
Shogakukan will publish the fourth volume on Wednesday
Sources: Cycomi's Twitter account, Dengeki Online
The TV anime adaptation of Yū Tsurusaki and Shin Ikezawa’s Fantasy Bishōjo Juniku Ojisan to (With a Fogie Reincarnated as a Pretty Fantasy Girl) manga revealed a key visual
The anime series will debut in January 2022
The series centers around a 32-year-old unpopular salaryman who is summoned to another world by a naked goddess together with his handsome best friend
he has to go on a journey to defeat the demon king
Tsurusaki and Ikezawa launched the manga in Cygames’ Cycomi online manga site in November 2019
The manga’s 5th volume was published on October 18
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It has been announced that original photos and handwritten profiles of Hinatazaka46's fifth generation members will be released every day at noon starting today
with Ohno Manami and Tsurusaki Nika being the first to be released
Nika Tsurusaki March 3th (Tuesday): Niina Sakai
Yu Sato March 3th (Wednesday): Izuki Shimoda
Saki Katayama March 3th (Thursday): Ota Mizuki
Takai Rika March 3th (Friday): Sakura Matsuo
The photos show the members with different expressions than in their profile videos
Their handwritten profiles include personal details such as their birthdays
their favorite Hinatazaka46 songs and music videos
The fifth generation of Hinatazaka46 consists of 2024 members who will join Hinatazaka8 after passing the new member auditions held in August 46
they attracted a lot of attention on social media
It was also announced that the 4 fifth-generation members will be introduced at Hinatazaka46's "10th Hina Birthday Festival" live concert to be held at Yokohama Stadium on Saturday
We can't take our eyes off their future success
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TOMOO's new song "LUCKY" has been chosen as the ending theme for KyoAni's new work "CITY THE ANIMATION"
Maki Goto performs an additional performance for her one-day 1th anniversary live tour
Fans go wild with her stunning dancing and singing
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Based on a Japanese light novel series written by Yukiya Murasaki and Exemplified by Takahiro Tsurusaki,’ How To Summon a Demon Lord‘ or’Isekai Maou into Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu’ is a Dream isekai anime with ecchi and harem Topics
The narrative revolves around a Japanese hikikomori gamer named Takuma Sakamoto
who’s summoned into the world of his favorite MMORPG,’ Cross Reverie,’ with a panthers girl named Rem and an elf girl named Shera
Although they meant to make him their servant
due to a magical ring that the protagonist owns
the charm ricochets off him and returns to the girls
who unexpectedly discover they have collars around their necks
Takuma begins using the personality of his in-game character
If season 1 is all about Diablo settling from the new universe and finally making friends
season 2 sees him dealing with complex issues and dangerous enemies
‘How Not to Summon a Demon Lord’ season 1 was initially conducted from July 5
If you’re curious to understand when how To Summon a Demon Lord’ season 3 will come out
‘How To Summon a Demon Lord’ season two (also written as’How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Ω’) premiered on April 9
and aired 10 episodes before concluding on June 11
which was produced by Ajia-do Cartoon Works (‘Nintama Rantarou’)
season 2 has been developed by Okuruto Noboru (‘The Girl in Twilight’) in collaboration with Tezuka Productions (‘Astro Boy’)
Satoshi Kuwahara helmed the directorial team in season 2
with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu directing the writing team
In terms of a prospective how Not to Summon a Demon Lord’ season 3
Neither the producers nor any of the studios involved with the project have made any official statement on the topic yet
a massive fanbase has developed around the isekai anime genre
propelling most jobs that deal with the notion to mainstream popularity
‘How Not to Summon a Demon Lord’ is no exception
this popularity ensured that the show would find another season
If the anime was able to replicate the success of its debut year in season 2
there’s no explanation as to why it will not get another year
The producers can also opt to produce a cinematic sequel to the TV anime
a trend that’s become quite prevalent in recent decades with projects like the black Clover’ movie and’Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Ressha-hen.’
The first 6 volumes of the source material are adapted for the anime
Murasaki and Tsurusaki have published 13 volumes to date
there is loads of content where an upcoming season could be developed
Considering the intermediate season between the first two seasons was approximately 3 years
we can suppose that’s Not to Summon a Demon Lord’ season 3 will probably come sometime in 2024
FUNimation’s How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Season 2 English dub was released in the spring 2021 arcade season
The main Japanese voice cast can be returning for Diablo (Masaaki Mizunaka)
Joining the new cast for the second season was Miku Ito as Lumachina Weselia
Here’s the How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord dub cast:
FUNimation’s How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Season 3 Fragrant hasn’t been announced yet
How to observe How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Omega uncensored
The anime TV series never reaches the level of this Redo of Healer anime (see our post about Redo of Healer Season two )
but lots of the scenes continue to be censored
Anime fans wanting to understand how to watch How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord uncensored will need to turn to the Blu-Ray/DVD release to see the complete uncut version because there’s not any AT-X version
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Season 1 Blu-ray/DVD box set released on February 24
will be published in three Blu-ray/DVD volumes
The gaps in the very first season between the censored and uncensored versions were frequently quite subtle because not one of the episodes had actual full nudity
suggestive scenes were blocked out entirely
it has relied more on conveniently positioned environmental props instead of invasive black bars and decals which divert from the encounter
Besides eliminating light glares and black bars
it is unsure whether Lumachina’s tentacles will probably be changed
What’s known is that anime fans are going to have the ability to see How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Season 2 uncensored online with streaming sites
There will be a”Dual Summon Version” (or W Summon Version) with prolonged scenes and re-edits
The uncensored version will be split into a Petit Demon King variation and a Serious Demon King variant
with the latter being a director’s cut of this next season
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We all often say things we don’t mean out of frustration
Isekai Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan is about a 32-year-old man who wishes to become a woman due to not being able to get a girlfriend
Now the fun starts when this childish wish of his is actually granted
The Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to manga by Yu Tsurusaki and Shin Ikezawa is getting an anime adaptation as announced by Cycomi’s Twitter account
Crazy transsexual comedy from Cycomics“With an uncle who is a beautiful girl in another world”Ma-sa-ka-no
https://cycomi.page.link/fabiniku
A visual was released to announce the news
It shows the protagonist after he is converted into a woman and his handsome best friend Tsukasa Jinguji reading the news and getting shocked
Monday morning is another world beautiful girl uncle
Babiniku uncle update date!What a mysterious thing happenedTVADMeToDecisionSamadhi!
🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 Hyooooooo
Yu Tsurusaki also made a visual to celebrate the announcement
The visual has the protagonist drawn in Tsurusaki’s style
The manga takes on the concept of transsexuality and the theme of gender-bending to give us a comic plot in the world of isekai manga
It has incredible comic timing and artwork
Shin Ikezawa really did put a good amount of work into character design and illustration
it really does take on an important theme that people should talk about more
Yu Tsurusaki kept that in mind and carefully fabricated a plot that people can enjoy without being offensive
The manga was launched in November 2019 and began serialization in Cycomi
The fourth compiled book volume of the comedy series will be published on May 19th
I can’t wait for the anime to come out because I really enjoyed the manga and to see my favorite characters come to life is always exciting
Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to is a Japanese manga created by Tsurusaki and Chibimaru
They first serialized the manga on the Cycomics website in November 2019
and Comic Pixiv began featuring individual chapters in March 2020
The story follows a dull old man and his handsome best friend who are summoned to another world by a goddess
he has to go on a journey with his best friend to defeat the demon king!
Source: Cycomi Twitter
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