NameGlutamate carboxypeptidase 2
Synonyms
  • 3.4.17.21
  • Cell growth-inhibiting gene 27 protein
  • FGCP
  • Folate hydrolase 1
  • FOLH
  • Folylpoly-gamma-glutamate carboxypeptidase
  • GCPII
  • Glutamate carboxypeptidase II
  • Membrane glutamate carboxypeptidase
  • mGCP
  • N-acetylated-alpha-linked acidic dipeptidase I
  • NAALAD1
  • NAALADase I
  • Prostate-specific membrane antigen
  • PSM
  • PSMA
  • Pteroylpoly-gamma-glutamate carboxypeptidase
Gene NameFOLH1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001134|Glutamate carboxypeptidase 2
MWNLLHETDSAVATARRPRWLCAGALVLAGGFFLLGFLFGWFIKSSNEATNITPKHNMKA
FLDELKAENIKKFLYNFTQIPHLAGTEQNFQLAKQIQSQWKEFGLDSVELAHYDVLLSYP
NKTHPNYISIINEDGNEIFNTSLFEPPPPGYENVSDIVPPFSAFSPQGMPEGDLVYVNYA
RTEDFFKLERDMKINCSGKIVIARYGKVFRGNKVKNAQLAGAKGVILYSDPADYFAPGVK
SYPDGWNLPGGGVQRGNILNLNGAGDPLTPGYPANEYAYRRGIAEAVGLPSIPVHPIGYY
DAQKLLEKMGGSAPPDSSWRGSLKVPYNVGPGFTGNFSTQKVKMHIHSTNEVTRIYNVIG
TLRGAVEPDRYVILGGHRDSWVFGGIDPQSGAAVVHEIVRSFGTLKKEGWRPRRTILFAS
WDAEEFGLLGSTEWAEENSRLLQERGVAYINADSSIEGNYTLRVDCTPLMYSLVHNLTKE
LKSPDEGFEGKSLYESWTKKSPSPEFSGMPRISKLGSGNDFEVFFQRLGIASGRARYTKN
WETNKFSGYPLYHSVYETYELVEKFYDPMFKYHLTVAQVRGGMVFELANSIVLPFDCRDY
AVVLRKYADKIYSISMKHPQEMKTYSVSFDSLFSAVKNFTEIASKFSERLQDFDKSNPIV
LRMMNDQLMFLERAFIDPLGLPDRPFYRHVIYAPSSHNKYAGESFPGIYDALFDIESKVD
PSKAWGEVKRQIYVAAFTVQAAAETLSEVA
Number of residues750
Molecular Weight84330.015
Theoretical pI6.97
GO Classification
Functions
  • peptidase activity
  • metallocarboxypeptidase activity
  • metal ion binding
  • dipeptidase activity
  • Ac-Asp-Glu binding
  • tetrahydrofolyl-poly(glutamate) polymer binding
Processes
  • proteolysis
  • cellular amino acid biosynthetic process
  • cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • folic acid-containing compound metabolic process
  • C-terminal protein deglutamylation
Components
  • plasma membrane
  • cell surface
  • extracellular exosome
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • cytoplasm
  • membrane
General FunctionTetrahydrofolyl-poly(glutamate) polymer binding
Specific FunctionHas both folate hydrolase and N-acetylated-alpha-linked-acidic dipeptidase (NAALADase) activity. Has a preference for tri-alpha-glutamate peptides. In the intestine, required for the uptake of folate. In the brain, modulates excitatory neurotransmission through the hydrolysis of the neuropeptide, N-aceylaspartylglutamate (NAAG), thereby releasing glutamate. Isoform PSM-4 and isoform PSM-5 would appear to be physiologically irrelevant. Involved in prostate tumor progression.Also exhibits a dipeptidyl-peptidase IV type activity. In vitro, cleaves Gly-Pro-AMC.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions20-43
GenBank Protein ID190664
UniProtKB IDQ04609
UniProtKB Entry NameFOLH1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016135|Glutamate carboxypeptidase 2 (FOLH1)
ATGTGGAATCTCCTTCACGAAACCGACTCGGCTGTGGCCACCGCGCGCCGCCCGCGCTGG
CTGTGCGCTGGGGCGCTGGTGCTGGCGGGTGGCTTCTTTCTCCTCGGCTTCCTCTTCGGG
TGGTTTATAAAATCCTCCAATGAAGCTACTAACATTACTCCAAAGCATAATATGAAAGCA
TTTTTGGATGAATTGAAAGCTGAGAACATCAAGAAGTTCTTATATAATTTTACACAGATA
CCACATTTAGCAGGAACAGAACAAAACTTTCAGCTTGCAAAGCAAATTCAATCCCAGTGG
AAAGAATTTGGCCTGGATTCTGTTGAGCTAGCACATTATGATGTCCTGTTGTCCTACCCA
AATAAGACTCATCCCAACTACATCTCAATAATTAATGAAGATGGAAATGAGATTTTCAAC
ACATCATTATTTGAACCACCTCCTCCAGGATATGAAAATGTTTCGGATATTGTACCACCT
TTCAGTGCTTTCTCTCCTCAAGGAATGCCAGAGGGCGATCTAGTGTATGTTAACTATGCA
CGAACTGAAGACTTCTTTAAATTGGAACGGGACATGAAAATCAATTGCTCTGGGAAAATT
GTAATTGCCAGATATGGGAAAGTTTTCAGAGGAAATAAGGTTAAAAATGCCCAGCTGGCA
GGGGCCAAAGGAGTCATTCTCTACTCCGACCCTGCTGACTACTTTGCTCCTGGGGTGAAG
TCCTATCCAGATGGTTGGAATCTTCCTGGAGGTGGTGTCCAGCGTGGAAATATCCTAAAT
CTGAATGGTGCAGGAGACCCTCTCACACCAGGTTACCCAGCAAATGAATATGCTTATAGG
CGTGGAATTGCAGAGGCTGTTGGTCTTCCAAGTATTCCTGTTCATCCAATTGGATACTAT
GATGCACAGAAGCTCCTAGAAAAAATGGGTGGCTCAGCACCACCAGATAGCAGCTGGAGA
GGAAGTCTCAAAGTGCCCTACAATGTTGGACCTGGCTTTACTGGAAACTTTTCTACACAA
AAAGTCAAGATGCACATCCACTCTACCAATGAAGTGACAAGAATTTACAATGTGATAGGT
ACTCTCAGAGGAGCAGTGGAACCAGACAGATATGTCATTCTGGGAGGTCACCGGGACTCA
TGGGTGTTTGGTGGTATTGACCCTCAGAGTGGAGCAGCTGTTGTTCATGAAATTGTGAGG
AGCTTTGGAACACTGAAAAAGGAAGGGTGGAGACCTAGAAGAACAATTTTGTTTGCAAGC
TGGGATGCAGAAGAATTTGGTCTTCTTGGTTCTACTGAGTGGGCAGAGGAGAATTCAAGA
CTCCTTCAAGAGCGTGGCGTGGCTTATATTAATGCTGACTCATCTATAGAAGGAAACTAC
ACTCTGAGAGTTGATTGTACACCGCTGATGTACAGCTTGGTACACAACCTAACAAAAGAG
CTGAAAAGCCCTGATGAAGGCTTTGAAGGCAAATCTCTTTATGAAAGTTGGACTAAAAAA
AGTCCTTCCCCAGAGTTCAGTGGCATGCCCAGGATAAGCAAATTGGGATCTGGAAATGAT
TTTGAGGTGTTCTTCCAACGACTTGGAATTGCTTCAGGCAGAGCACGGTATACTAAAAAT
TGGGAAACAAACAAATTCAGCGGCTATCCACTGTATCACAGTGTCTATGAAACATATGAG
TTGGTGGAAAAGTTTTATGATCCAATGTTTAAATATCACCTCACTGTGGCCCAGGTTCGA
GGAGGGATGGTGTTTGAGCTAGCCAATTCCATAGTGCTCCCTTTTGATTGTCGAGATTAT
GCTGTAGTTTTAAGAAAGTATGCTGACAAAATCTACAGTATTTCTATGAAACATCCACAG
GAAATGAAGACATACAGTGTATCATTTGATTCACTTTTTTCTGCAGTAAAGAATTTTACA
GAAATTGCTTCCAAGTTCAGTGAGAGACTCCAGGACTTTGACAAAAGCAAGCATGTCATC
TATGCTCCAAGCAGCCACAACAAGTATGCAGGGGAGTCATTCCCAGGAATTTATGATGCT
CTGTTTGATATTGAAAGCAAAGTGGACCCTTCCAAGGCCTGGGGAGAAGTGAAGAGACAG
ATTTATGTTGCAGCCTTCACAGTGCAGGCAGCTGCAGAGACTTTGAGTGAAGTAGCCTAA
GenBank Gene IDM99487
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDFOLH1
HGNC IDHGNC:3788
Chromosome Location11
Locus11p11.2
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