General Information of Drug Therapeutic Target (DTT) (ID: TTSM9YR)

DTT Name Folate receptor gamma (FOLR3)
Synonyms Folate receptor 3; FRgamma; FOLR3
Gene Name FOLR3
DTT Type
Literature-reported target
[1]
BioChemical Class
Folate receptor
UniProt ID
FOLR3_HUMAN
TTD ID
T78332
3D Structure
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2D Sequence (FASTA)
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3D Structure (PDB)
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Sequence
MDMAWQMMQLLLLALVTAAGSAQPRSARARTDLLNVCMNAKHHKTQPSPEDELYGQCSPW
KKNACCTASTSQELHKDTSRLYNFNWDHCGKMEPTCKRHFIQDSCLYECSPNLGPWIRQV
NQSWRKERILNVPLCKEDCERWWEDCRTSYTCKSNWHKGWNWTSGINECPAGALCSTFES
YFPTPAALCEGLWSHSFKVSNYSRGSGRCIQMWFDSAQGNPNEEVAKFYAAAMNAGAPSR
GIIDS
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.
KEGG Pathway
Antifolate resistance (hsa01523 )
Endocytosis (hsa04144 )
Reactome Pathway
Neutrophil degranulation (R-HSA-6798695 )

References

1 Expression of the folate receptor genes FOLR1 and FOLR3 differentiates ovarian carcinoma from breast carcinoma and malignant mesothelioma in serous... Hum Pathol. 2009 Oct;40(10):1453-60.