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Facts about Folate receptor beta.
Exposure to slightly acidic pH after receptor endocytosis triggers a conformation change that dramatically reduces its affinity for folates and mediates their release. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | FOLR2 |
| Uniprot: | P14207 |
| Entrez: | 2350 |

| Belongs to: |
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| folate receptor family |

beta-HFR; FBP; FBP/PL-1; folate receptor 2 (fetal); Folate receptor 2; folate receptor beta; folate receptor, beta; Folate receptor, fetal/placental; folate-binding protein, fetal/placental; FOLR2; FR-beta; FR-P3; Placental folate-binding protein
Mass (kDA):
29.28 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 11q13.4 |
| Sequence: | 11; NC_000011.10 (72216794..72221950) |
Expressed in placenta and hematopoietic cells. Expression is increased in malignant tissues.
Cell membrane; Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor. Secreted.




PMID: 8445646 by Page S.T., et al. Expression of the human placental folate receptor transcript is regulated in human tissues. Organization and full nucleotide sequence of the gene.
PMID: 2605182 by Ratnam M., et al. Homologous membrane folate binding proteins in human placenta: cloning and sequence of a cDNA.