Folate receptor gamma

Details

Name
Folate receptor gamma
Synonyms
  • Folate receptor 3
  • FR-gamma
Gene Name
FOLR3
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001300|Folate receptor gamma
MAWQMMQLLLLALVTAAGSAQPRSARARTDLLNVCMNAKHHKTQPSPEDELYGQCSPWKK
NACCTASTSQELHKDTSRLYNFNWDHCGKMEPTCKRHFIQDSCLYECSPNLGPWIRQVNQ
SWRKERILNVPLCKEDCERWWEDCRTSYTCKSNWHKGWNWTSGINECPAGALCSTFESYF
PTPAALCEGLWSHSFKVSNYSRGSGRCIQMWFDSAQGNPNEEVAKFYAAAMNAGAPSRGI
IDS
Number of residues
243
Molecular Weight
27638.0
Theoretical pI
7.88
GO Classification
Functions
folic acid binding
Processes
folic acid transport
Components
extracellular region / extrinsic component of membrane / membrane
General Function
Folic acid binding
Specific Function
Binds to folate and reduced folic acid derivatives and mediates delivery of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate to the interior of cells. Isoform Short does not bind folate.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Secreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020471|Folate receptor gamma (FOLR3)
ATGGACATGGCCTGGCAGATGATGCAGCTGCTGCTTCTGGCTTTGGTGACTGCTGCGGGG
AGTGCCCAGCCCAGGAGTGCGCGGGCCAGGACGGACCTGCTCAATGTCTGCATGAACGCC
AAGCACCACAAGACACAGCCCAGCCCCGAGGACGAGCTGTATGGCCAGTGCAGTCCCTGG
AAGAAGAATGCCTGCTGCACGGCCAGCACCAGCCAGGAGCTGCACAAGGACACCTCCCGC
CTGTACAACTTTAACTGGGATCACTGTGGTAAGATGGAACCCACCTGCAAGCGCCACTTT
ATCCAGGACAGCTGTCTCTATGAGTGCTCACCCAACCTGGGGCCCTGGATCCGGCAGGTC
AACCAGAGCTGGCGCAAAGAGCGCATTCTGAACGTGCCCCTGTGCAAAGAGGACTGTGAG
CGCTGGTGGGAGGACTGTCGCACCTCCTACACCTGCAAAAGCAACTGGCACAAAGGCTGG
AATTGGACCTCAGGGATTAATGAGTGTCCGGCCGGGGCCCTCTGCAGCACCTTTGAGTCC
TACTTCCCCACTCCAGCCGCCCTTTGTGAAGGCCTCTGGAGCCACTCCTTCAAGGTCAGC
AACTATAGTCGAGGGAGCGGCCGCTGCATCCAGATGTGGTTTGACTCAGCCCAGGGCAAC
CCCAATGAGGAGGTGGCCAAGTTCTATGCTGCGGCCATGAATGCTGGGGCCCCGTCTCGT
GGGATTATTGATTCCTGA
Chromosome Location
11
Locus
11q13
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP41439
UniProtKB Entry NameFOLR3_HUMAN
GenBank Protein ID473236
GenBank Gene IDZ32564
GenAtlas IDFOLR3
HGNC IDHGNC:3795
General References
  1. Shen F, Ross JF, Wang X, Ratnam M: Identification of a novel folate receptor, a truncated receptor, and receptor type beta in hematopoietic cells: cDNA cloning, expression, immunoreactivity, and tissue specificity. Biochemistry. 1994 Feb 8;33(5):1209-15. [Article]
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  4. Shen F, Wu M, Ross JF, Miller D, Ratnam M: Folate receptor type gamma is primarily a secretory protein due to lack of an efficient signal for glycosylphosphatidylinositol modification: protein characterization and cell type specificity. Biochemistry. 1995 Apr 25;34(16):5660-5. [Article]
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB00158Folic acidapproved, nutraceutical, vet_approvedunknownbinderDetails
DB05168VintafolideinvestigationalunknownDetails