GO Term : GO:0009289 pilus GO

Namespace  cellular_component Obsolete  false
description  A proteinaceous hair-like appendage on the surface of bacteria ranging from 2-8 nm in diameter.

0 Cross References

1 Ontology

Name
GO

5 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0005623 cell The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms. Includes the plasma membrane and any external encapsulating structures such as the cell wall and cell envelope.
GO:0044464 cell part Any constituent part of a cell, the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms.
GO:0005575 cellular_component The part of a cell or its extracellular environment in which a gene product is located. A gene product may be located in one or more parts of a cell and its location may be as specific as a particular macromolecular complex, that is, a stable, persistent association of macromolecules that function together.
GO:0042995 cell projection A prolongation or process extending from a cell, e.g. a flagellum or axon.
GO:0009289 pilus A proteinaceous hair-like appendage on the surface of bacteria ranging from 2-8 nm in diameter.

0 Protein

9 Relations

Relationship
Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:0042995 GO:0009289
part of GO:0005575 GO:0009289
is_a GO:0005575 GO:0009289
part of GO:0005623 GO:0009289
is_a GO:0044464 GO:0009289
part of GO:0009289 GO:0009418
part of GO:0009289 GO:0009419
is_a GO:0009289 GO:0044096
part of GO:0009289 GO:0044443

4 Synonyms

Name Type
fimbriae synonym
fimbria synonym
pili synonym
fimbrium synonym