Hepatocyte growth factor-regulated tyrosine kinase substrate (HRS, also known as HGS) is a mammalian protein predominantly localized on early endosomes. Hrs interacts with many proteins involved in membrane trafficking, such as eps15, SNX-1 and SNAP-25. Hrs is implicated in early endosome fusion and may play a role in cargo sorting/trafficking to early and late endosome by recruiting clathrin. Hrs is also involved in intracellular signal transduction mediated by cytokines and growth factors.