Functions as a component of the nuclear pore complex (NPC) and the COPII coat. At the endoplasmic reticulum, SEC13 is involved in the biogenesis of COPII-coated vesicles . Required for the exit of adipsin (CFD/ADN), an adipocyte-secreted protein from the endoplasmic reticulum (By similarity). ; As a component of the GATOR subcomplex GATOR2, functions within the amino acid-sensing branch of the TORC1 signaling pathway. Indirectly activates mTORC1 and the TORC1 signaling pathway through the inhibition of the GATOR1 subcomplex . It is negatively regulated by the upstream amino acid sensors SESN2 and CASTOR1 .
Cytoplasmic vesicle, COPII-coated vesicle membrane ; Peripheral membrane protein ; Cytoplasmic side . Endoplasmic reticulum membrane ; Peripheral membrane protein ; Cytoplasmic side . Nucleus, nuclear pore complex . Lysosome membrane . In interphase, localizes at both sides of the NPC. .