Cell Reports
Volume 2, Issue 6, 27 December 2012, Pages 1579-1592
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Highly Coordinated Proteome Dynamics during Reprogramming of Somatic Cells to Pluripotency

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Summary

Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) is a process whose mechanistic underpinnings are only beginning to emerge. Here, we applied in-depth quantitative proteomics to monitor proteome changes during the course of reprogramming of fibroblasts to iPSCs. We uncover a two-step resetting of the proteome during the first and last 3 days of reprogramming, with multiple functionally related proteins changing in expression in a highly coordinated fashion. This comprised several biological processes, including changes in the stoichiometry of electron transport-chain complexes, repressed vesicle-mediated transport during the intermediate stage, and an EMT-like process in the late phase. In addition, we demonstrate that the nucleoporin Nup210 is essential for reprogramming by its permitting of rapid cellular proliferation and subsequent progression through MET. Along with the identification of proteins expressed in a stage-specific manner, this study provides a rich resource toward an enhanced mechanistic understanding of cellular reprogramming.

Highlights

► Major proteome changes occur in two steps, early and late during reprogramming ► Expression changes of functionally related proteins are tightly coordinated ► Intermediate cells are characterized by stage-specific protein expression ► Enhanced expression of Nup210 is required for reprogramming

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These authors contributed equally to this work

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Present address: Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories, Monash University, Wellington Rd, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia