Cytoplasm {By
SimilarityUniProtKB:Q9ESN9}. Golgi apparatus {By
SimilarityUniProtKB:Q9ESN9}. Cytoplasmic vesicle {By
SimilarityUniProtKB:Q9ESN9}. Cell projection, growth cone {By
SimilarityUniProtKB:Q9ESN9}. Cell projection, axon {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21775604, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23576431}. Cell projection, dendrite {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21775604}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21775604}. Note=Localized in the soma and growth cones of differentiated neurites and the Golgi and vesicles of the early secretory compartment of epithelial cells. KIF5A/B/C-mediated transportation to axon tips is essential for its function in enhancing neuronal axon elongation. {By
SimilarityUniProtKB:Q9ESN9, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23576431}.
The JNK-interacting protein (JIP) group of scaffold proteins selectively mediates JNK signaling by aggregating specific components of the MAPK cascade to form a functional JNK signaling module. May function as a regulator of vesicle transport, through interactions with the JNK-signaling components and motor proteins (By similarity). Promotes neuronal axon elongation in a kinesin- and JNK-dependent manner. Activates cofilin at axon tips via local activation of JNK, thereby regulating filopodial dynamics and enhancing axon elongation. Its binding to kinesin heavy chains (KHC), promotes kinesin-1 motility along microtubules and is essential for axon elongation and regeneration. Regulates cortical neuronal migration by mediating NTRK2/TRKB anterograde axonal transport during brain development. Acts as an adapter that bridges the interaction between NTRK2/TRKB and KLC1 and drives NTRK2/TRKB axonal but not dendritic anterograde transport, which is essential for subsequent BDNF-triggered signaling and filopodia formation. {By
SimilarityUniProtKB:Q9ESN9, Experimental EvidencePubMed:21076496, Experimental EvidencePubMed:21775604, Experimental EvidencePubMed:23576431, Experimental EvidencePubMed:25944905}.