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Any constituent part of a pilus, a proteinaceous hair-like appendage on the surface of bacteria ranging from 2-8 nm in diameter. A short filamentous structure on the surface of a bacterial cell distinguished from other pili by post-translational N-methylation of the pilin monomers. Any constituent part of a cell, the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms. A prolongation or process extending from a cell, e.g. a flagellum or axon. A proteinaceous hair-like appendage on the surface of bacteria ranging from 2-8 nm in diameter.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: pilus
Acc: GO:0009289
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: A proteinaceous hair-like appendage on the surface of bacteria ranging from 2-8 nm in diameter.
Synonyms:
  • pili
  • fimbriae
  • fimbria
  • fimbrium
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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   Term or descendants: 56 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0009289 - pilus (interactive image map)
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