Cytoplasm . Early endosome membrane; Peripheral membrane protein . Localized to early endosomes. Membrane-associated, probably via its association with phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PI3P).
Tissue Expression
Widely expressed. Highly expressed in kidney, placenta and lung. Expressed at intermediate level in heart, brain, skeletal muscle, spleen and liver. Weakly expressed in colon, thymus and peripheral blood lymphocytes.
Signaling_pathway
Environmental Information Processing >> Signal transduction >> TGF-beta signaling pathway
Research Areas
Function
May be involved in regulating membrane trafficking in the endosomal pathway. Overexpression induces endosome aggregation. Required to target TOM1 to endosomes.