Consensus site

A consensus site is a term in molecular biology that refers to a site on a protein that is often modified in a particular way. Modifications may be N- or O- linked glycosylation, phosphorylation,[1] tyrosin sulfation or other.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nature.com/nrm/journal/v2/n10/glossary/nrm1001-760a_glossary.html
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