ehs-1 encodes an ortholog of mammalian Eps15; EHS-1 functions as an endocytic adaptor protein to regulate cargo sorting through the endolysosomal system; EHS-1 is also required, together with ITSN-1, for synaptic vesicle recycling and hence, regulation of neurotransmission; immunofluorescence staining of embryos indicates that EHS-1 localizes to the plasma membrane.
Involved in chemical synaptic transmission and synaptic vesicle endocytosis. Located in axon; plasma membrane; and synapse. Expressed in epithelial cell; intestine; muscle cell; and nervous system. Is an ortholog of human EPS15 (epidermal growth factor receptor pathway substrate 15) and EPS15L1 (epidermal growth factor receptor pathway substrate 15 like 1).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.