FOLR3, Official Symbol FOLR3provided by HGNC Official Full Name folate receptor gammaprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:3795 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000110203 MIM:602469; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3795 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as FR-G; FRgamma; FR-gamma; gamma-hFR Summary This gene encodes a member of the folate receptor (FOLR) family of proteins, which have a high affinity for folic acid and for several reduced folic acid derivatives, and mediate delivery of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate to the interior of cells. Expression of this gene may be elevated in ovarian and primary peritoneal carcinoma. This gene is present in a gene cluster on chromosome 11. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015] Expression Biased expression in bone marrow (RPKM 27.0), appendix (RPKM 4.9) and 3 other tissues See more Orthologs all