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 synaptic vesicle transport, through interactions with the JNK-signaling components and motor proteins. Binds specific components of the JNK signaling pathway namely jnk-1, jkk-1 and sek-1. Associates with components of the motor protein, kinesin-1. Pre-assembled unc-16 scaffolding complexes are then transported as a cargo of kinesin, to the required subcellular location. Regulates the retrograde transport of autophagosomes from the neurites to the cell body of AIY interneurons (PubMed:30880001). {Experimental EvidencePubMed:10393177, Experimental EvidencePubMed:11738026, Experimental EvidencePubMed:30880001}.