Folate receptor alpha

Details

Name
Folate receptor alpha
Synonyms
  • Adult folate-binding protein
  • FBP
  • Folate receptor 1
  • Folate receptor, adult
  • FOLR
  • FR-alpha
  • KB cells FBP
  • Ovarian tumor-associated antigen MOv18
Gene Name
FOLR1
UniProtKB Entry
P15328Swiss-Prot
Organism
Humans
NCBI Taxonomy ID
9606
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012384|Folate receptor alpha
MAQRMTTQLLLLLVWVAVVGEAQTRIAWARTELLNVCMNAKHHKEKPGPEDKLHEQCRPW
RKNACCSTNTSQEAHKDVSYLYRFNWNHCGEMAPACKRHFIQDTCLYECSPNLGPWIQQV
DQSWRKERVLNVPLCKEDCEQWWEDCRTSYTCKSNWHKGWNWTSGFNKCAVGAACQPFHF
YFPTPTVLCNEIWTHSYKVSNYSRGSGRCIQMWFDPAQGNPNEEVARFYAAAMSGAGPWA
AWPFLLSLALMLLWLLS
Number of residues
257
Molecular Weight
29818.94
Theoretical pI
8.02
GO Classification
Functions
folic acid receptor activity / signaling receptor activity
Processes
cell adhesion / fusion of sperm to egg plasma membrane involved in single fertilization / sperm-egg recognition
Components
brush border membrane / external side of plasma membrane / transport vesicle
General Function
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). Has high affinity for folate and folic acid analogs at neutral pH (PubMed:23851396, PubMed:23934049, PubMed:2527252, PubMed:8033114, PubMed:8567728). Exposure to slightly acidic pH after receptor endocytosis triggers a conformation change that strongly reduces its affinity for folates and mediates their release (PubMed:8567728). Required for normal embryonic development and normal cell proliferation (By similarity)
Specific Function
folic acid binding
Pfam Domain Function
Signal Regions
1-24
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Cell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012385|Folate receptor alpha (FOLR1)
ATGGCTCAGCGGATGACAACACAGCTGCTGCTCCTTCTAGTGTGGGTGGCTGTAGTAGGG
GAGGCTCAGACAAGGATTGCATGGGCCAGGACTGAGCTTCTCAATGTCTGCATGAACGCC
AAGCACCACAAGGAAAAGCCAGGCCCCGAGGACAAGTTGCATGAGCAGTGTCGACCCTGG
AGGAAGAATGCCTGCTGTTCTACCAACACCAGCCAGGAAGCCCATAAGGATGTTTCCTAC
CTATATAGATTCAACTGGAACCACTGTGGAGAGATGGCACCTGCCTGCAAACGGCATTTC
ATCCAGGACACCTGCCTCTACGAGTGCTCCCCCAACTTGGGGCCCTGGATCCAGCAGGTG
GATCAGAGCTGGCGCAAAGAGCGGGTACTGAACGTGCCCCTGTGCAAAGAGGACTGTGAG
CAATGGTGGGAAGATTGTCGCACCTCCTACACCTGCAAGAGCAACTGGCACAAGGGCTGG
AACTGGACTTCAGGGTTTAACAAGTGCGCAGTGGGAGCTGCCTGCCAACCTTTCCATTTC
TACTTCCCCACACCCACTGTTCTGTGCAATGAAATCTGGACTCACTCCTACAAGGTCAGC
AACTACAGCCGAGGGAGTGGCCGCTGCATCCAGATGTGGTTCGACCCAGCCCAGGGCAAC
CCCAATGAGGAGGTGGCGAGGTTCTATGCTGCAGCCATGAGTGGGGCTGGGCCCTGGGCA
GCCTGGCCTTTCCTGCTTAGCCTGGCCCTAATGCTGCTGTGGCTGCTCAGCTGA
Chromosome Location
11
Locus
11q13.4
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP15328
UniProtKB Entry NameFOLR1_HUMAN
GenBank Gene IDM28099
GeneCard IDFOLR1
GenAtlas IDFOLR1
HGNC IDHGNC:3791
PDB ID(s)4KM6, 4KM7, 4KMX, 4LRH, 5IZQ
KEGG IDhsa:2348
IUPHAR/Guide To Pharmacology ID3212
NCBI Gene ID2348
General References
  1. Elwood PC: Molecular cloning and characterization of the human folate-binding protein cDNA from placenta and malignant tissue culture (KB) cells. J Biol Chem. 1989 Sep 5;264(25):14893-901. [Article]
  2. Lacey SW, Sanders JM, Rothberg KG, Anderson RG, Kamen BA: Complementary DNA for the folate binding protein correctly predicts anchoring to the membrane by glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol. J Clin Invest. 1989 Aug;84(2):715-20. [Article]
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  8. Sadasivan E, Rothenberg SP: The complete amino acid sequence of a human folate binding protein from KB cells determined from the cDNA. J Biol Chem. 1989 Apr 5;264(10):5806-11. [Article]
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Associated Data

Bio-Entities
Bio-EntityType
Folate receptor alpha (Humans)protein
primary
Folate receptor (Humans)protein
Drug Relations
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