Cell membrane {By
SimilarityUniProtKB:Q86VE9}; Multi-pass membrane protein {Sequence Analysis}. Golgi apparatus membrane {By
SimilarityUniProtKB:Q9QZI9}; Multi-pass membrane protein {By
SimilarityUniProtKB:Q9QZI9}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000305|PubMed:26416734}. Note=(Microbial infection) Upon HIV-1 infection, it is redirected to perinuclear region following interaction with HIV-1 Nef, excluding it from virions particles, thereby preventing subsequent antiviral defense activity (Probable). {ECO:0000305|PubMed:26416734}.
Restriction factor required to restrict infectivity of lentiviruses, such as HIV-1: acts by inhibiting an early step of viral infection. Impairs the penetration of the viral particle into the cytoplasm (PubMed:26416733, PubMed:26416734). {Experimental EvidencePubMed:26416733, Experimental EvidencePubMed:26416734}.