Folate Receptor Alpha

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Receptor

**Definition:** Folate receptor alpha (257 aa, ~30 kDa) is encoded by the human FOLR1 gene. This protein is involved in cellular import of folate, 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, and folic acid derivatives.

**Synonyms:** - Adult Folate Receptor - Adult Folate-Binding Protein - FBP - FOLR - FOLR1 - FR-Alpha - FolRa - Folate Receptor 1 - Folate Receptor, Alpha - Folate-Binding Protein, Adult - KB Cells FBP - MOv18 - Ovarian Tumor-Associated Antigen MOv18