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BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS
Volume 1868, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2020.140466
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Soluble folate receptors (FOLR1 FOLR2 FOLR3); FOLR1 and FOLR2 as disease biomarkers; Neutrophil granulocytes secrete FOLR3 into plasma; FOLR3 antimicrobial /antitumor effects; Megalin receptors take up soluble FOLRs
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This review surveys soluble Folate Receptors (FOLRs) in humans. FOLR1 and FOLR2 are equipped with cellular glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchors. FOLR1 is secreted from epithelia with or without a micelle-encapsulated GPI-anchor into milk and other body fluids/secretions, e.g. semen where its interaction with spermatozoa indicates a role in male fertility. FOLR1 and FOLR2 serve as serum biomarkers of various diseases. FOLR3 possesses no GPI-anchor and originates from secretory granules of neutrophil granulocytes; its concentration in serum correlates to the FOLR3 content in leukocytes and rises with increased leukocyte counts (infection, malignancy and pregnancy). FOLR3 exerts anti-microbial and anti-tumor effects by depriving bacteria and tumor cells of natural folates. Megalin receptors mediate reabsorption of ultrafiltered folate-bound FOLR into cells of proximal kidney tubules and of folate-bound FOLR uptake in growing embryos. Megalin receptors overexpressed in malignant tumors could be suitable therapeutic targets for folate-conjugated cytotoxic agents utilizing soluble FOLRs as vectors.
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