이 유전자에 의해 코드된 단백질은 세포질막 관련 단백질로 액틴 조립 기계와 간접적으로 세포질막 트래픽을 조정한다.또한 코드화된 단백질은 클라트린 피복 소포의 형성을 조절하고 시냅스 소포 재활용에 관여할 수 있다.이 단백질은 dynamin, CDC42, SNAP23, SNAP25, SPIN90, EPS15, EPN1, EPN2, STN2와 상호작용하는 것으로 나타났으며, 이 유전자에 대해 서로 다른 Isoform을 코드하는 여러 전사 변이체가 발견되었지만,[7] 지금까지 이들 중 2개만 전장 성질이 특징지어졌다.
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