Plays a role in the regulation of starvation-induced autophagosome formation (PubMed:22613832). Together with the TRAPPIII complex, regulates a constitutive trafficking step from peripheral recycling endosomes to the early Golgi, maintaining the cycling pool of ATG9 required for initiation of autophagy. . This is the function of ENSG00000132405 (TBC1D14, TBC1 domain family member 14).