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Accession
GO:0009289
Name
pilus
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
fimbria, fimbriae, fimbrium, pili
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A proteinaceous hair-like appendage on the surface of bacteria ranging from 2-8 nm in diameter. Source: PMID:28496159, GOC:pamgo_curators
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0009289 at QuickGO
Chem. react.
None
Subset
goslim_pir
Include "regulates"
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Parents of pilus (GO:0009289)
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pilus [RO:0002160 relation] RO:0002160  Bacteria (NCBITaxon:2)
pilus [is_a relation] is_a  cell projection (GO:0042995)
Children of pilus (GO:0009289)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
type IV pilus (GO:0044096) [is_a relation] is_a  pilus
pilus assembly (GO:0009297) [RO:0002588 relation] RO:0002588  pilus
pilus tip (GO:0009419) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  pilus
pilus organization (GO:0043711) [RO:0002592 relation] RO:0002592  pilus
pilus shaft (GO:0009418) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  pilus
type I pilus (GO:0140621) [is_a relation] is_a  pilus
curli (GO:0098774) [is_a relation] is_a  pilus
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Pilus