The T-pilus of Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
T-pilus biogenesis uses a conserved transmembrane nucleoprotein- and protein-transport apparatus for the transport of cyclic T-pilin subunits to the Agrobacterium cell surface. T-pilin subunits are processed from full-length VirB2 pro-pilin into a cyclized peptide, a rapid reaction that is Agrobacterium specific and can occur in the absence of Ti-plasmid genes.
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D016960:Agrobacterium tumefaciens / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001692:Biological Transport; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D037521:Virulence Factors
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors