Folate receptor
| Folate receptor family | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| Symbol | Folate_rec | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF03024 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR004269 | ||||||||
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Folate receptors bind
GPI anchor.[2] 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:
- FOLR1: folate receptor 1 (adult),
- FOLR2: folate receptor 2 (fetal), and
- FOLR3: folate receptor gamma.