• Adult folate-binding protein
• FBP
• Folate receptor 1
• Folate receptor, adult
• FOLR
• FR-alpha
• KB cells FBP
• Ovarian tumor-associated antigen MOv18

>lcl|BSEQ0012384|Folate receptor alpha
MAQRMTTQLLLLLVWVAVVGEAQTRIAWARTELLNVCMNAKHHKEKPGPEDKLHEQCRPW
RKNACCSTNTSQEAHKDVSYLYRFNWNHCGEMAPACKRHFIQDTCLYECSPNLGPWIQQV
DQSWRKERVLNVPLCKEDCEQWWEDCRTSYTCKSNWHKGWNWTSGFNKCAVGAACQPFHF
YFPTPTVLCNEIWTHSYKVSNYSRGSGRCIQMWFDPAQGNPNEEVARFYAAAMSGAGPWA
AWPFLLSLALMLLWLLS

>lcl|BSEQ0012385|Folate receptor alpha (FOLR1)
ATGGCTCAGCGGATGACAACACAGCTGCTGCTCCTTCTAGTGTGGGTGGCTGTAGTAGGG
GAGGCTCAGACAAGGATTGCATGGGCCAGGACTGAGCTTCTCAATGTCTGCATGAACGCC
AAGCACCACAAGGAAAAGCCAGGCCCCGAGGACAAGTTGCATGAGCAGTGTCGACCCTGG
AGGAAGAATGCCTGCTGTTCTACCAACACCAGCCAGGAAGCCCATAAGGATGTTTCCTAC
CTATATAGATTCAACTGGAACCACTGTGGAGAGATGGCACCTGCCTGCAAACGGCATTTC
ATCCAGGACACCTGCCTCTACGAGTGCTCCCCCAACTTGGGGCCCTGGATCCAGCAGGTG
GATCAGAGCTGGCGCAAAGAGCGGGTACTGAACGTGCCCCTGTGCAAAGAGGACTGTGAG
CAATGGTGGGAAGATTGTCGCACCTCCTACACCTGCAAGAGCAACTGGCACAAGGGCTGG
AACTGGACTTCAGGGTTTAACAAGTGCGCAGTGGGAGCTGCCTGCCAACCTTTCCATTTC
TACTTCCCCACACCCACTGTTCTGTGCAATGAAATCTGGACTCACTCCTACAAGGTCAGC
AACTACAGCCGAGGGAGTGGCCGCTGCATCCAGATGTGGTTCGACCCAGCCCAGGGCAAC
CCCAATGAGGAGGTGGCGAGGTTCTATGCTGCAGCCATGAGTGGGGCTGGGCCCTGGGCA
GCCTGGCCTTTCCTGCTTAGCCTGGCCCTAATGCTGCTGTGGCTGCTCAGCTGA

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