Folate receptor beta

NameFolate receptor beta
Synonyms
  • FBP
  • Folate receptor 2
  • Folate receptor, fetal/placental
  • FR-beta
  • Placental folate-binding protein
Gene NameFOLR2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016050|Folate receptor beta
MVWKWMPLLLLLVCVATMCSAQDRTDLLNVCMDAKHHKTKPGPEDKLHDQCSPWKKNACC
TASTSQELHKDTSRLYNFNWDHCGKMEPACKRHFIQDTCLYECSPNLGPWIQQVNQSWRK
ERFLDVPLCKEDCQRWWEDCHTSHTCKSNWHRGWDWTSGVNKCPAGALCRTFESYFPTPA
ALCEGLWSHSYKVSNYSRGSGRCIQMWFDSAQGNPNEEVARFYAAAMHVNAGEMLHGTGG
LLLSLALMLQLWLLG
Number of residues255
Molecular Weight29279.31
Theoretical pI7.56
GO Classification
Functions
  • folic acid receptor activity
  • folic acid transporter activity
  • methotrexate binding
  • drug binding
  • folic acid binding
Processes
  • cellular response to folic acid
  • folic acid transport
  • regulation of thymidylate synthase biosynthetic process
  • inflammatory response
  • receptor-mediated endocytosis
  • positive regulation of cell proliferation
Components
  • anchored component of external side of plasma membrane
  • membrane
  • extracellular region
  • cell surface
General FunctionMethotrexate binding
Specific FunctionBinds 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.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID1655592
UniProtKB IDP14207
UniProtKB Entry NameFOLR2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016051|Folate receptor beta (FOLR2)
ATGGTCTGGAAATGGATGCCACTTCTGCTGCTTCTGGTCTGTGTAGCCACCATGTGCAGT
GCCCAGGACAGGACTGATCTCCTCAATGTCTGTATGGATGCCAAGCACCACAAGACAAAG
CCAGGTCCTGAGGACAAGCTGCATGACCAATGCAGTCCCTGGAAGAAGAATGCCTGCTGC
ACAGCCAGCACCAGCCAGGAGCTGCACAAGGACACCTCCCGCCTGTACAACTTTAACTGG
GACCACTGCGGCAAGATGGAGCCCGCCTGCAAGCGCCACTTCATCCAGGACACCTGTCTC
TATGAGTGCTCACCCAACCTGGGGCCCTGGATCCAGCAGGTGAATCAGAGCTGGCGCAAA
GAACGCTTCCTGGATGTGCCCTTATGCAAAGAGGACTGTCAGCGCTGGTGGGAGGATTGT
CACACCTCCCACACGTGCAAGAGCAACTGGCACAGAGGATGGGACTGGACCTCAGGAGTT
AACAAGTGCCCAGCTGGGGCTCTCTGCCGCACCTTTGAGTCCTACTTCCCCACTCCAGCT
GCCCTTTGTGAAGGCCTCTGGAGTCACTCATACAAGGTCAGCAACTACAGCCGAGGGAGC
GGCCGCTGCATCCAGATGTGGTTTGATTCAGCCCAGGGCAACCCCAACGAGGAAGTGGCG
AGGTTCTATGCTGCAGCCATGCATGTGAATGCTGGTGAGATGCTTCATGGGACTGGGGGT
CTCCTGCTCAGTCTGGCCCTGATGCTGCAACTCTGGCTCCTTGGCTGA
GenBank Gene IDX69516
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDFOLR2
HGNC IDHGNC:3793
Chromosome Location11
Locus11q13.3-q13.5
References
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