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Sohei Makita

New York UniversityORCID 0000-0001-9752-4385Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Alejandro PirontiiD· 1 shared Bo ShopsiniD· 1 shared Chunyi ZhouiD· 1 shared Daiane BoffiD· 1 shared Erin E. ZwackiD· 1 shared Gregory PutzeliD· 1 shared Harm van BakeliD· 1 shared Irnov IrnoviD· 1 shared

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Prophage-encoded methyltransferase drives adaptation of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Robert J. Ulrich, Magdalena M Podkowik, Rebecca Tierce, Irnov Irnov, Gregory Putzel, Nora M. Samhadaneh, Keenan A. Lacey, Daiane Boff, Sabrina M. Morales, Sohei Makita, Theodora K. Karagounis, Erin E. Zwack, Chunyi Zhou, Randie H. Kim, Karl Drlica, , Bo Shopsin

This study identifies a prophage-encoded methyltransferase, pamA, that enhances virulence in CA-MRSA by epigenetically upregulating fnbA, promoting biofilm formation and abscess size.

Journal of Clinical Investigation · Jul 22, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology