Symbol Folate_rec InterPro IPR004269 PDB RCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj | Pfam PF03024 Pfam structures PDBsum structure summary | |
Folate receptors bind folate and reduced folic acid derivatives and mediates delivery of tetrahydrofolate to the interior of cells. It is then converted from monoglutamate to polyglutamate forms - such as 5- methyltetrahydrofolate - as only monoglutamate forms can be transported across cell membranes. Polyglutamate forms are biologically active enzymatic cofactors required for many folate-dependent processes such as folate-dependent one-carbon metabolism. These proteins are attached to the membrane by a GPI anchor. A riboflavin-binding protein required for the transport of riboflavin to the developing oocyte in chicken also belong to this family.
Human proteins from this family include folate receptor 1 (adult), folate receptor 2 (fetal), and folate receptor gamma.
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