Protein Folr2

URN urn:agi-llid:2350
Connectivity 19
Name Folr2
Description folate receptor 2 (fetal)
Notes The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the folate receptor (FOLR) family, and these genes exist in a cluster on chromosome 11. Members of this gene family have a high affinity for folic acid and for several reduced folic acid derivatives, and they mediate delivery of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate to the interior of cells. This protein has a 68% and 79% sequence homology with the FOLR1 and FOLR3 proteins, respectively. Although this protein was originally thought to be specific to placenta, it can also exist in other tissues, and it may play a role in the transport of methotrexate in synovial macrophages in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Multiple transcript variants that encode the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]

Pathway folate cycle metabolic pathway

GO Molecular Function folic acid binding
receptor activity
folic acid transporter activity

GO Cellular Component extracellular region
membrane
plasma membrane
membrane fraction
anchored to membrane

GO Biological Process folic acid transport
posttranslational protein targeting to membrane

Ariadne Ontology Folate receptor

Group Folate receptor
extracellular region
folic acid transport
posttranslational protein targeting to membrane
folic acid binding
receptor activity
folic acid transporter activity
membrane
plasma membrane
membrane fraction
anchored to membrane

MedScan ID 2350

Hugo ID 3793

Human chromosome position 11q13.3-q13.5

LocusLink ID 2350
14276
293154

Alias FR-P3
FR-BETA
BETA-HFR
FBP/PL-1
folate receptor beta
FBP
folate receptor, beta
folate receptor, fetal/placental
placental folate-binding protein
folate-binding protein, fetal/placental
FBP2
Folbp2
Folbp-2
folate binding protein 2
folate-binding protein 2
FBP/PL I
folate binding protein II
folate receptor 2
folate receptor 2 (fetal)
FOLR2
Placental folate binding protein

Organism Homo sapiens
Mus musculus
Rattus norvegicus

GenBank ID NC_000011
NM_000803
NP_000794
NM_001113535
NP_001107007
NM_001113534
NP_001107006
NM_001113536
NP_001107008
NT_167190
NW_001838028
NW_925106
AC_000143
AC_000054
AP000593
CH471076
EAW74853
U02714
AAA17370
X69516
CAA49267
AK222539
BAD96259
AK222643
BAD96363
BC027894
AAH27894
BC058036
AAH58036
BC115366
AAI15367
BM691283
BM849995
BY797003
CD014063
CD692073
A0AUM2
O14596
P14207
Q05CA5
Q53HP1
Q6GTE8
EU831475
ACE87162
EU831562
ACE86481
EU832652
ACE87743
EU832730
ACE87062
NC_000073
NM_008035
NP_032061
NT_039433
NW_001030877
AC_000029
AC159005
AC167240
CH466531
EDL16526
EDL16527
EDL16528
EDL16529
L25338
AAA37594
BC022108
AAH22108
M64817
AAA37599
Q05685
NC_005100
NM_001106283
NW_047562
NW_001084773
AC_000069
CH473956
EDM18260
EDM18261
EDM18262
EDM18263
EDM18264

OMIM ID 136425

Mouse chromosome position 7

GO ID 0005542
0004872
0015884
0031225
0005576
0005624
0005886
0008517
0006620
0016020

Rat chromosome position 1q32

Swiss-Prot Accession P14207
Q6GTE8
A0AUM2
O14596
Q05CA5
Q53HP1
Q05685

PIR ID A53315
B40969

Unigene ID Hs.433159
Mm.439666
Rn.8801

KEGG ID hsa:2350
mmu:14276
rno:293154

Swiss-Prot ID FOLR2_HUMAN
FOLR2_MOUSE
Q6GTE8_HUMAN

Cell Localization Cell membrane
Secreted
Plasma membrane

IPI ID IPI00784257
IPI00113158
IPI00039050
IPI00371177

Homologene ID 627

RGD ID 1308515

MGI ID 95569