Category:GO:0009297 ! pilus assembly

name: pilus assembly
namespace: biological_process
def: "The assembly of a pilus, a short filamentous structure on a bacterial cell, flagella-like in structure and generally present in many copies. Pili are variously involved in transfer of nucleic acids, adherence to surfaces, and formation of pellicles. Is required for bacterial conjugation, or can play a role in adherence to surfaces (when it is called a fimbrium), and in the formation of pellicles." [GOC:dgh, GOC:mcc2, GOC:tb]
subset: gosubset_prok
synonym: "fimbria assembly" NARROW []
synonym: "fimbria biogenesis" RELATED []
synonym: "fimbriae assembly" NARROW []
synonym: "fimbriae biogenesis" RELATED []
synonym: "fimbrial assembly" NARROW []
synonym: "fimbrial biogenesis" NARROW []
synonym: "fimbrium assembly" NARROW []
synonym: "fimbrium biogenesis" RELATED []
synonym: "pili biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "pili biosynthetic process" EXACT []
synonym: "pilus biogenesis" RELATED []
synonym: "pilus biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "pilus formation" EXACT [GOC:dph, GOC:tb]
is_a: GO:0030031 ! cell projection assembly
is_a: GO:0043711 ! pilus organization

AmiGO

Child Terms

This term has only the following child term.

• [  ] GO:0043683 ! type IV pilus biogenesis

Pages in category "GO:0009297 ! pilus assembly"

The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.

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• MANSM:Q65R33
• MYCTU:PILIN

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• NEIGO:PILQ

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• PSESM:HRPA