Acts as a regulatory protein that associates with GUCY2C and negatively modulates its heat-stable enterotoxin-mediated activation . Stimulates SLC9A3 activity in the presence of elevated calcium ions .
Cell membrane ; Peripheral membrane protein . Cytoplasm . Preferentially accumulates at the apical surface and ileal brush border of intestinal epithelial cells (PubMed:11950846, PubMed:19088451). .
Expressed in kidney and the gastrointestinal tract. Not detected in brain, heart, skeletal muscle or cells of hematopoietic origin.