Function
CPNE1 (Copine I) is a calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding protein involved in calcium-mediated intracellular processes. It plays a crucial role in the TNF-alpha receptor signaling pathway, operating in a calcium-dependent manner. CPNE1 exhibits calcium-dependent phospholipid binding characteristics and is implicated in neuronal progenitor cell differentiation, inducing neurite outgrowth through an AKT-dependent signaling cascade that is independent of calcium. This protein may recruit target proteins to the cell membrane in a calcium-dependent fashion and may function in membrane trafficking. Additionally, CPNE1 is involved in TNF-alpha-induced NF-kappa-B transcriptional repression by triggering endoprotease processing of the transcription factor NF-kappa-B p65/RELA subunit. It also induces endoprotease processing of NF-kappa-B p50/NFKB1, p52/NFKB2, RELB, and REL.