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Definition: Filamentous or elongated proteinaceous structures which extend from the cell surface in gram-negative bacteria that contain certain types of conjugative plasmid. These pili are the organs associated with genetic transfer and have essential roles in conjugation. Normally, only one or a few pili occur on a given donor cell. (From Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed, p675) This preferred use of "pili" refers to the sexual appendage, to be distinguished from bacterial fimbriae (FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL), also known as common pili, which are usually concerned with adhesion.  note X refs: do not confuse with COMMON PILI see FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; coord IM with specific bacterium (IM); A 11 qualif except /cytol; /genet permitted   
See Also Conjugation, Genetic 		Other names Pilus, Sex; Pilus, Conjugative; Conjugative Pilus; Sex Pilus; Sex Pili; Pili, Conjugative; Conjugative Pili
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
F pilin, E coli  0   *Escherichia coli Proteins *Fimbriae Proteins F Factor Pili, Sex.
PilEII protein, Neisseria meningitidis  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Pili, Sex. Infect Immun 2001 Jun;69(6):3597-604
pilJ protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosa  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Pili, Sex. Mol Microbiol 1994 Jan;11(1):137-53
pilI protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosa  0   *Bacterial Proteins Pili, Sex. Mol Microbiol 1994 Jan;11(1):137-53
pilH protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosa  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Pili, Sex. Mol Microbiol 1994 Jan;11(1):137-53
pilQ protein, bacteria  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Pili, Sex. Mol Microbiol 1993 Aug;9(4):857-68
fimB protein, E coli  0   *DNA-Binding Proteins *Integrases *Escherichia coli Proteins DNA Nucleotidyltransferases Pili, Sex. Microb Pathog 1993 Jan;14(1):33-43
fimE protein, E coli  0   *DNA-Binding Proteins *Escherichia coli Proteins Pili, Sex Recombinases. Microb Pathog 1993 Jan;14(1):33-43
sefC protein, Salmonella enteritidis  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Pili, Sex. J Bacteriol 1993 May;175(9):2523-33
sefB protein, Salmonella  0   *Molecular Chaperones *Fimbriae Proteins Salmonella enteritidis Pili, Sex. J Bacteriol 1993 May;175(9):2523-33
sefA protein, Salmonella enteritidis  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Antigens, Bacterial Pili, Sex. J Bacteriol 1993 May;175(9):2523-33
pilS protein, Bacteria  0   *Bacterial Proteins *Transcription Factors Protein Kinases Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pili, Sex. Mol Microbiol 1993 Mar;7(5):669-82
AggA protein, E coli  0   *Escherichia coli Proteins *Fimbriae Proteins Bacterial Adhesion Pili, Sex. Infect Immun 1993 Mar;61(3):1126-31
pilC protein, Neisseria gonorrhoeae  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Bacterial Adhesion Neisseria gonorrhoeae Pili, Sex. Mol Microbiol 1992 Nov;6(22):3439-50
fimbriae receptor, type 1  0   *Receptors, Immunologic Pili, Sex. J Bacteriol 1992 Sep;174(18):5923-35
traC protein, Plasmid F  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Plasmids Pili, Sex. J Bacteriol 1992 Jun;174(11):3800-6
pilR protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosa  147445-29-2   *Bacterial Proteins *Transcription Factors Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pili, Sex. J Bacteriol 1992 Jun;174(11):3514-21
FanH protein, E coli  0   *Escherichia coli Proteins *Fimbriae Proteins Pili, Sex. Microb Pathog 1991 Nov;11(5):325-36
FanG protein, E coli  0   *Escherichia coli Proteins *Fimbriae Proteins Pili, Sex. Microb Pathog 1991 Nov;11(5):325-36
pilE protein, Neisseria gonorrhoeae  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Neisseria gonorrhoeae Adhesins, Bacterial Pili, Sex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1992 Apr 15;89(8):3204-8
CfaD protein, E coli  0   *Antigens, Bacterial *DNA-Binding Proteins *Escherichia coli Proteins Pili, Sex. Microb Pathog 1990;9(4):285
gonococcal pilus vaccine  0   *Bacterial Vaccines Pili, Sex. Vaccine 1991;9(3):154
fimbrillin  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Pili, Sex. Gene 1989;85(1):115
pili, bacterial receptor  0   *Receptors, Immunologic Pili, Sex. Infection 1983;11(1):6
colonization factor antigens  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Antigens, Bacterial Escherichia coli Fimbriae, Bacterial Pili, Sex. FEBS Lett 108(1):107;1979
H antigen  0   *Antigens, Bacterial Pili, Sex. Vet Med Nauki 16(3):95;1979

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