Folate receptor alpha
BE0003405ProteinHumansFOLR1
Binds to folate and reduced folic acid derivatives and mediates delivery of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate and folate analogs into the interior of cells (PubMed:19074442, PubMed:23851396, PubMed:23934049, PubMed:2527252, PubMed:8033114, PubMed:8567728). It is acted on by 16 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- FOLR1
- UniProtKB entry
- P15328Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cell membrane
- Residues / weight
- 257 residues · 29,819 Da
- Also known as
- Adult folate-binding protein · FBP · Folate receptor 1 · Folate receptor, adult · FOLR
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Folate receptor alpha, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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