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Facts about Folate receptor alpha.
Exposure to slightly acidic pH after receptor endocytosis activates a conformation change that dramatically reduces its affinity for folates and mediates their discharge. Required for normal embryonic development and normal cell proliferation.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | FOLR1 |
Uniprot: | P15328 |
Entrez: | 2348 |
Belongs to: |
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folate receptor family |
Adult folate-binding protein; FBP; folate binding protein; folate receptor 1 (adult); Folate receptor 1; folate receptor alpha; Folate receptor, adult; Folbp1; FOLR; FOLR1; FR-alpha; KB cells FBP; MOv18; Ovarian tumor-associated antigen MOv18
Mass (kDA):
29.819 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 11q13.4 |
Sequence: | 11; NC_000011.10 (72189709..72196323) |
Primarily expressed in tissues of epithelial origin. Expression is increased in malignant tissues. Expressed in kidney, lung and cerebellum. Detected in placenta and thymus epithelium.
Cell membrane; Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor. Secreted. Cytoplasmic vesicle. Cytoplasmic vesicle, clathrin-coated vesicle. Endosome. Apical cell membrane. Endocytosed into cytoplasmic vesicles and then recycled to the cell membrane.
PMID: 2768245 by Elwood P.C.; Molecular cloning and characterization of the human folate-binding protein cDNA from placenta and malignant tissue culture (KB) cells.
PMID: 2527252 by Lacey S.W., et al. Complementary DNA for the folate binding protein correctly predicts anchoring to the membrane by glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol.
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