• Pilin refers to a class of fibrous proteins that are found in pilus structures in bacteria. These structures can be used for the exchange of genetic material...
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  • Pilín León (born Carmen Josefina León Crespo, May 19, 1963) is a Venezuelan writer and beauty queen who won Miss World 1981 in London, she previously...
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    by the Xinhua News Agency on December 8, 2002. A passenger named Zhang Pilin apparently set fire to the passenger cabin with gasoline, causing a loss...
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    for bacterial conjugation. All conjugative pili are primarily composed of pilin – fibrous proteins, which are oligomeric. Dozens of these structures can...
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  • The Flp/Fap Pilin Putative Holin (FFPP-Hol) Family (TC# 1.E.52) is a large diverse family with members from many bacterial phyla. Some members are annotated...
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    a low-standing stone shelter with a roof. The Pony Path (Welsh: Llwybr Pilin Pwn), which begins in the north from either Dolgellau or the Mawddach estuary...
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  • Pilin Tachakittiranan (Thai: ไพลิน เตชะกฤตธีระนันท์; born June 14, 1983) is a Thai former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and butterfly events....
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    found on the surface of bacteria. Fimbriae are formed of a protein called pilin (antigenic) and are responsible for the attachment of bacteria to specific...
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  • peptidase, leader peptide hydrolase, leader proteinase, signal peptidase, pilin leader peptidase, SPC, prokaryotic signal peptidase, prokaryotic leader...
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    interactions with specific host cell receptors. These include the Type IV pilin adhesin which mediates attachment of the bacterium to the epithelial cells...
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