sex pili

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• sex pili — Fine filamentous projections (pili) on the surface of a bacterium that are important in conjugation. Often seem to be coded for by plasmids that confer conjugative potential on the host; in the case of the F plasmid, the F pili are 8 9nm diameter …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• sex pilus — (pi lus) A thin protein appendage required for bacterial mating or conjugation. The cell with sex pili donates DNA to recipient cells …   Dictionary of microbiology

• pilus — (= pili (plural) ; fimbrium, fimbria (plural) ) Hair like projection from surface of some bacteria. Involved in adhesion to surfaces (may be important in virulence), and specialized sex pili are involved in conjugation with other bacteria. Major… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• Pilus — Schematic drawing of bacterial conjugation. 1 Donor cell produces pilus. 2 Pilus attaches to recipient cell, brings the two cells together. 3 The mobile plasmid is nicked and a single strand of DNA is then transferred to the recipient cell. 4… …   Wikipedia

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• Bacterial cell structure — Bacteria, despite their apparent simplicity, contain a well developed cell structure which is responsible for many of their unique biological properties. Many structural features are unique to bacteria and are not found among archaea or… …   Wikipedia

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• Konjugation bei Bakterien — Konjugation bezeichnet in der Cytogenetik die Übertragung von Teilen des Genoms von einer Spenderzelle auf eine Empfängerzelle. Darüber hinaus wird der Begriff in der Mykologie, der Lehre von den Pilzen, für die geschlechtliche Verschmelzung… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• pilin — (1) General term for the protein subunit of pilus. (2) Protein subunit (7.2 kD) of F pili, sex pili coded for by the F plasmid …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• conjugative plasmid — A plasmid that carries the genes for sex pili and can transfer copies of itself to other bacteria during conjugation …   Dictionary of microbiology