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| Aliases | SLC19A1, CHMD, FOLT, IFC1, REFC, RFC1, solute carrier family 19 member 1, IFC-1, RFC, hRFC, RFT-1, hMEGAF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| External IDs | OMIM:600424;MGI:103182;HomoloGene:57139;GeneCards:SLC19A1;OMA:SLC19A1 - orthologs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Folate transporter 1 is aprotein which in humans is encoded by theSLC19A1gene.[5]
Transport offolate compounds into mammalian cells can occur via receptor-mediated (seefolate receptor 1) or carrier-mediated mechanisms. A functional coordination between these 2 mechanisms has been proposed to be the method of folate uptake in certain cell types.Methotrexate (MTX) is an antifolate chemotherapeutic agent that is actively transported by the carrier-mediated uptake system. RFC1 plays a role in maintaining intracellular concentrations of folate.[6] SLC19A1 has also been shown to transport the immune second messenger2'3'-cGAMP.[7]
Individuals carrying a specificpolymorphism of SLC19A1 (c.80GG) have lower levels of folate.[8] Other studies have also shown that individuals carrying the c.80AA polymorphism who are treated with methotrexate have higher levels of this anti-folate chemotherapeutic agent. Personalized dosing of the drug depending on the patient's genotype may therefore be required.
This article incorporates text from theUnited States National Library of Medicine, which is in thepublic domain.