FOLH1 Antibodies

Target Information

Has both folate hydrolase and N-acetylated-alpha-linked-acidic dipeptidase (NAALADase) activity. Has a preference for tri-alpha-glutamate peptides. In the intestine, required for the uptake of folate. In the brain, modulates excitatory neurotransmission through the hydrolysis of the neuropeptide, N-aceylaspartylglutamate (NAAG), thereby releasing glutamate. Involved in prostate tumor progression. Also exhibits a dipeptidyl-peptidase IV type activity. In vitro, cleaves Gly-Pro-AMC. Belongs to the peptidase M28 family. M28B subfamily. Highly expressed in prostate epithelium. Detected in urinary bladder, kidney, testis, ovary, fallopian tube, breast, adrenal gland, liver, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon and brain (at protein level). Detected in the small intestine, brain, kidney, liver, spleen, colon, trachea, spinal cord and the capillary endothelium of a variety of tumors. Expressed specifically in jejunum brush border membranes. In the brain, highly expressed in the ventral striatum and brain stem. Also expressed in fetal liver and kidney. Isoform PSMA' is the most abundant form in normal prostate. Isoform PSMA-1 is the most abundant form in primary prostate tumors. Isoform PSMA-3 is also found in normal prostate as well as in brain and liver. Isoform PSMA-9 is specifically expressed in prostate cancer. 8 alternatively spliced human isoforms have been reported. Note: This description may include information from UniProtKB.

Alternate Names

Cell growth-inhibiting gene 27 protein; cell growth-inhibiting protein 27; FGCP; folate hydrolase (prostate-specific membrane antigen) 1; Folate hydrolase 1; FOLH; FOLH1; Folylpoly-gamma-glutamate carboxypeptidase; GCP2; GCPII; glutamate carboxylase II; Glutamate carboxypeptidase 2; Glutamate carboxypeptidase II; Membrane glutamate carboxypeptidase; mGCP; N-acetylated alpha-linked acidic dipeptidase 1; N-acetylated-alpha-linked acidic dipeptidase I; NAALAD1; NAALAdase; NAALADase I; prostate specific membrane antigen variant F; Prostate-specific membrane antigen; PSM; PSMA; Pteroylpoly-gamma-glutamate carboxypeptidase