Term Information

Accession
GO:0039666
Name
virion attachment to host cell pilus
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
pilus-adsorption protein, pilus-mediated viral adsorption onto host cell, pilus-mediated viral attachment to host cell, viral attachment to host cell pilus
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The process by which a virion attaches to a host cell by binding to a pilus on the host cell surface. Pili are retractile filaments that protrude from gram-negative bacteria. Filamentous viruses can attach to the pilus tip, whereas icosahedral viruses can attach to the pilus side. Source: VZ:981, UniProtKB-KW:KW-1175
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0039666 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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virion attachment to host cell pilus [is_a relation] is_a  virion attachment to host cell (GO:0019062)

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VZ
981