Shinya Sugimoto

This study identifies lysyl-phosphatidylglycerol (Lys-PG) as a critical biofilm matrix component in Staphylococcus aureus that promotes cell-to-cell interactions and biofilm formation.

This study identifies Prc as the periplasmic serine protease responsible for degrading CsgA and maintaining proteostasis in E. coli during curli biogenesis.

The paper demonstrates the distinct roles of J-domain proteins in E. coli survival under heat stress and curli fiber formation, proposing a hierarchical model for their functional specialization.