WKS motif

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Introduction

3 Trp-Lys-Ser motifs are found in the extracellular domain of tissue factor, the membrane-bound glycoprotein receptor for Factor VII/VIIa, as well as in other proteins.

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References

  1. Andrews BS. Is the WKS motif the tissue-factor binding site for coagulation factor VII? Trends Biochem Sci. 1991 Jan;16(1):31-6. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2053135