WKS motif

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.

General

peptide motif exoplasmic motif

References

- 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: 2053135