Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
P41439
Entry Name:
FOLR3_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Folate receptor gamma (FR-gamma) (Folate receptor 3)
Gene Names:
FOLR3
Gene Names Primary:
FOLR3
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
243
Sequence:
MAWQMMQLLLLALVTAAGSAQPRSARARTDLLNVCMNAKHHKTQPSPEDELYGQCSPWKKNACCTASTSQELHKDTSRLYNFNWDHCGKMEPTCKRHFIQDSCLYECSPNLGPWIRQVNQSWRKERILNVPLCKEDCERWWEDCRTSYTCKSNWHKGWNWTSGINECPAGALCSTFESYFPTPAALCEGLWSHSFKVSNYSRGSGRCIQMWFDSAQGNPNEEVAKFYAAAMNAGAPSRGIIDS
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Subcellular location

Subcellular Location:
Secreted.

Function

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.
Cross Reference Drug Bank:
DB00158
Gene Ontology Go:
extracellular region
extrinsic component of membrane
membrane
folic acid binding
folic acid transport
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
folic acid transport
Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
folic acid binding
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
extracellular region
extrinsic component of membrane
membrane
Keywords:
Alternative splicing
Complete proteome
Disulfide bond
Folate-binding
Glycoprotein
Receptor
Reference proteome
Secreted
Signal

Publication

PubMed ID:
8110752 16554811 15489334 7727426 14759258