Diversification of LytM Protein Functions in Polar Elongation and Cell Division of Agrobacterium tumefaciens
LytM-domain containing proteins are LAS peptidases (lysostaphin-type enzymes, D-Ala-D-Ala metallopeptidases, and sonic hedgehog) and are known to play diverse roles throughout the bacterial cell cycle through direct or indirect hydrolysis of the bacterial cell wall.A subset of the LytM factors are catalytically inactive but regulate the activity of