NRP1 je za membranu vezan koreceptor receptora tirozinske kinaze za vaskularni endotelni faktor rasta (VEGF; MIM 192240) i članove familije semaforina (SEMA3A; MIM 603961). NRP1 ima više uloga u angiogenezi, navođenju aksona, ćelijskom opstanku, migraciji, i invaziji.[3]
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