Reprogramming somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem cells involves a dramatic reorganization of the cytoskeleton and junctions during the critical mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition stage. While protein abundance changes have been profiled, the spatiotemporal dynamics of protein-protein associations involving these structural components remain poorly resolved. Here, we present a time-resolved proximity proteomics resource that maps cytoskeletal and junctional remodeling across 27 baits during the early stages of reprogramming. We identified over 1100 high-confidence interactions, including many not previously reported, capturing the dynamic reorganization of cell architecture. By integrating proximity-dependent biotinylation with quantitative proteomics, we distinguished spatial relocalizations from abundance-driven effects. Dynamic redistributions of actin regulators and desmosomal proteins were observed, and a targeted short interfering RNA screen uncovered early acting structural proteins essential for colony formation. Our findings reveal adhesion and cytoskeletal maturation as structural bottlenecks in reprogramming and provide a broadly applicable framework for mapping subcellular remodeling during dynamic cell fate transitions.
Samson, R., Kitaygorodsky, J., Tersigni, M., Tursun, T., Hu, Q., Hardy, W. R., Trcka, D., Rost, H., Wrana, J. L., Samavarchi-Tehrani, P., Gingras, A.-C.
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