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
Organism
Humans
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
drug binding / folic acid binding / folic acid transporter activity / methotrexate binding / receptor activity
Processes
anterior neural tube closure / axon regeneration / cardiac neural crest cell migration involved in outflow tract morphogenesis / cellular protein metabolic process / cellular response to folic acid / COPII vesicle coating / ER to Golgi vesicle-mediated transport / folic acid metabolic process / folic acid transport / heart looping / membrane organization / neural crest cell migration involved in heart formation / pharyngeal arch artery morphogenesis / post-translational protein modification / protein N-linked glycosylation via asparagine / receptor-mediated endocytosis / regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway / regulation of transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway
Components
anchored component of external side of plasma membrane / apical plasma membrane / basolateral plasma membrane / cell surface / clathrin-coated vesicle / endoplasmic reticulum membrane / endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment membrane / endosome / ER to Golgi transport vesicle membrane / extracellular exosome / Golgi membrane / integral component of plasma membrane / membrane / nucleus / plasma membrane
General Function
Receptor activity
Specific Function
Binds to folate and reduced folic acid derivatives and mediates delivery of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate and folate analogs into the interior of cells. Has high affinity for folate and folic acid analogs at neutral pH. Exposure to slightly acidic pH after receptor endocytosis triggers a conformation change that strongly reduces its affinity for folates and mediates their release. Required for normal embryonic development and normal cell proliferation.
Pfam Domain Function
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
11q13.3-q14.1
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP15328
UniProtKB Entry NameFOLR1_HUMAN
GenBank Gene IDM28099
GenAtlas IDFOLR1
HGNC IDHGNC:3791
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB05168VintafolideinvestigationalunknownDetails
DB05595FarletuzumabinvestigationalyesantibodyDetails
DB00563MethotrexateapprovedunknownsubstrateDetails
DB00158Folic acidapproved, nutraceutical, vet_approvedunknownDetails
DB15413Pafolacianineapproved, investigationalyesligandDetails
DB12489Mirvetuximab soravtansineapproved, investigationalyesbinderDetails