You are using the Cyverse mirror of the Planteome Ontology Browser. The main site is at browser.planteome.org.

Term Information

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
Subset
goslim_pir
Feedback
Contact the Planteome feedback if you find mistakes or have concerns about the data you find here.
Comments, changes to terms, or requests for new ontology terms can be made at GO issue tracker on GitHub.

Filter results

Loading...
pending...
External term view.

Graph of GO:0009289

Viewing options
Parents of pilus (GO:0009289)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
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]
curli (GO:0098774) [is_a relation] is_a  pilus
type I pilus (GO:0140621) [is_a relation] is_a  pilus
type IV pilus (GO:0044096) [is_a relation] is_a  pilus
pilus shaft (GO:0009418) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  pilus
pilus tip (GO:0009419) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  pilus
Wikipedia
Pilus