Controls cell proliferation acting as a negative regulator of TOR signaling pathway mediated by mTORC1. May act as a tumor suppressor.
Cell membrane ; Multi-pass membrane protein . Cytoplasm . Association of TMEM127 with the cell membrane is enhanced by inhibition of endocytosis. In the cytoplasm, it colocalizes with markers of early endosomal structures, Golgi apparatus and lysosomes. .
Widely expressed.