Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 2348
Gene name Folate receptor alpha
Gene symbol FOLR1
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
FBPFOLRFRalphaNCFTD
Chromosome 11
Chromosome location 11q13.4
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the folate receptor family. Members of this gene family bind folic acid and its reduced derivatives, and transport 5-methyltetrahydrofolate into cells. This gene product is a secreted protein that either anc
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
19
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs76191655 C>A,T Benign, benign-likely-benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Missense variant, coding sequence variant, synonymous variant
rs121918405 C>G,T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, stop gained, missense variant
rs121918406 C>A,T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, stop gained, synonymous variant
rs139633601 G>A Likely-benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs143413500 T>C Likely-benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, benign Coding sequence variant, synonymous variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
264
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT019895 hsa-miR-375 Microarray 20215506
MIRT023991 hsa-miR-1-3p Proteomics;Microarray 18668037
MIRT684063 hsa-miR-4796-3p HITS-CLIP 23313552
MIRT684061 hsa-miR-7153-3p HITS-CLIP 23313552
MIRT684060 hsa-miR-6165 HITS-CLIP 23313552
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
1
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
SP1 Unknown 12566316
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
61
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000139 Component Golgi membrane TAS
GO:0001947 Process Heart looping IEA
GO:0001947 Process Heart looping ISS
GO:0003147 Process Neural crest cell migration involved in heart formation IEA
GO:0003147 Process Neural crest cell migration involved in heart formation ISS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
136430 3791 ENSG00000110195
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P15328
Protein name Folate receptor alpha (FR-alpha) (Adult folate-binding protein) (FBP) (Folate receptor 1) (Folate receptor, adult) (KB cells FBP) (Ovarian tumor-associated antigen MOv18)
Protein function Binds to folate and reduced folic acid derivatives and mediates delivery of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate and folate analogs into the interior of cells (PubMed:19074442, PubMed:23851396, PubMed:23934049, PubMed:2527252, PubMed:8033114, PubMed:8567728
PDB 4KM6 , 4KM7 , 4KMX , 4LRH , 5IZQ
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF03024 Folate_rec 36 211 Folate receptor family Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Primarily expressed in tissues of epithelial origin. Expression is increased in malignant tissues. Expressed in kidney, lung and cerebellum. Detected in placenta and thymus epithelium. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2527252, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27
Sequence
Sequence length 257
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Antifolate resistance
Endocytosis
Folate transport and metabolism
  COPII-mediated vesicle transport
Cargo concentration in the ER
COPI-mediated anterograde transport
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Cerebral folate transport deficiency Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs369395654, rs2135388735, rs753776182, rs2135388308, rs767252235, rs2135389163, rs752503322, rs145674759, rs2539131119, rs121918405, rs121918406, rs121918843, rs952165627, rs1555069069, rs1591246507
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RCV001379409
RCV001386599
RCV001380189
RCV001783304
RCV001959157
RCV002221995
RCV002249991
RCV002847745
RCV003631914
RCV000017643
RCV000017644
RCV000017645
RCV001048202
RCV000533599
RCV000792232
RCV001207127
Epileptic encephalopathy Likely pathogenic rs1057518816 RCV000415252
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Clear cell carcinoma of kidney Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs144637717 RCV005886597
FOLR1-related disorder Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity; Likely benign; Benign rs144637717, rs774348178, rs375444839, rs148345688, rs76191655, rs139633601, rs2539131708, rs61735636, rs191657981 RCV003925073
RCV004731148
RCV003937423
RCV003977448
RCV003937599
RCV003927739
RCV003984394
RCV003942825
RCV003917954
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor Benign rs2071010 RCV000144917
Intellectual disability Likely benign rs1948222554 RCV001251756
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
ACTH Secreting Pituitary Adenoma Associate 23023342
Adenocarcinoma Associate 19764999, 22547449, 22729036, 25971554
Adenocarcinoma Mucinous Associate 25349970
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 22547449, 23570254, 26599808
Adenoma Associate 23023342, 29635300
Ataxia Associate 33243190
Breast Neoplasms Associate 24028341, 25816016, 30268765, 31759986
Breast Neoplasms Stimulate 26943581
Calcinosis Associate 24556562
Carcinogenesis Associate 26617855