Able to activate MAPK/ERK and TGFB signaling pathways (By similarity). May regulate the activity of genes involved in intestinal barrier function and immunoprotective inflammation (PubMed:31862898). May play a role in cell proliferation (By similarity). Expressed in colon. Mutants are viable, fertile with no apparent defects. Mice are more susceptibility to colitis induced by dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) than wild type littermates (PubMed:31862898). They display significantly increased tumor burden compared with WT mice assessed in colitis-associated colorectal cancer model induced by azoxymethane (AOM)-DSS (PubMed:31862898). Belongs to the FHIP family. Extended N-terminus.