consensus site

{{Short description|Term in molecular biology}}

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,{{cite web |url=http://www.nature.com/nrm/journal/v2/n10/glossary/nrm1001-760a_glossary.html |title=Reviews glossary |website=www.nature.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102084503/http://www.nature.com/nrm/journal/v2/n10/glossary/nrm1001-760a_glossary.html |archive-date=2012-11-02}} tyrosine sulfation or other.