For successful infection, pathogens must firmly attach to the mucosal epithelium while overcoming host defenses such as secretions, movement, and peristalsis. Bacterial pili, encoded by multiple genes ...

The results, reported online today (11th October) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, add to a controversial body of literature about the function of these conductive pili, or ...

The mature egg may become fertilized as it travels through the fallopian tubes. The fallopian tubes contain different parts, including the: Infundibulum: The funnel-shaped opening to the ovaries ...

10 Surface appendages like pili, also known as fimbriae, aid in attachment and genetic exchange, while flagella enable movement, allowing prokaryotes to seek nutrients or avoid harmful conditions. 11 ...

“I always complain to Prashant that why do restaurants talk about only Kali dal and pili dal? We have such huge reptoire of dals in the country.” This complain has now led to a new project ...

Task Scheduler is a built-in component in Windows OS that lets the user schedule tasks (like Scheduling a Shutdown or Restart) for a particular date and time. On its interface, you can see the ...

Secretins form multimeric channels across the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria that mediate the import or export of substrates and/or extrusion of type IV pili. The secretin complex of Thermus ...

Moreover, the diameter of these nanotubes was observed at more than 100 nm which is larger than most pili and fimbriae and is sufficiently large to allow transfer of large protein complexes and DNA ...