CaaX motif

C-terminal non specific membrane targeting motif. During the process of membrane localization, p21ras & other CaaX-bearing proteins undergo proteolysis of the last 3 amino acids, carboxymethylation, & polyisoprenylation.

General

binding site peptide motif membrane region

Properties

SITE: C-TERMINUS MISC-INFO: consensus

References

Holtz et al Cell 59:969 1989