pilus assembly

Term Information

Accession
GO:0009297
Ontology
biological process
Synonyms
related: fimbria biogenesis
related: fimbriae biogenesis
related: fimbrium biogenesis
related: pilus biogenesis
narrow: fimbria assembly
narrow: fimbriae assembly
narrow: fimbrial assembly
narrow: fimbrial biogenesis
narrow: fimbrium assembly
exact: pili biosynthesis
exact: pili biosynthetic process
exact: pilus biosynthesis
exact: pilus formation
Definition
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. [source: GOC:dgh, GOC:mcc2, GOC:tb]
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