The function of Ensembl gene identifier ENSG00000160691 (SHC1, SHC adaptor protein 1) is as follows. Signaling adapter that couples activated growth factor receptors to signaling pathways. Participates in a signaling cascade initiated by activated KIT and KITLG/SCF. Isoform p46Shc and isoform p52Shc, once phosphorylated, couple activated receptor tyrosine kinases to Ras via the recruitment of the GRB2/SOS complex and are implicated in the cytoplasmic propagation of mitogenic signals. Isoform p46Shc and isoform p52Shc may thus function as initiators of the Ras signaling cascade in various non-neuronal systems. Isoform p66Shc does not mediate Ras activation, but is involved in signal transduction pathways that regulate the cellular response to oxidative stress and life span. Isoform p66Shc acts as a downstream target of the tumor suppressor p53 and is indispensable for the ability of stress-activated p53 to induce elevation of intracellular oxidants, cytochrome c release and apoptosis. The expression of isoform p66Shc has been correlated with life span (By similarity). Participates in signaling downstream of the angiopoietin receptor TEK/TIE2, and plays a role in the regulation of endothelial cell migration and sprouting angiogenesis. Involved in the oncostatin-M-mediated signaling pathway through type II OSM receptor complex (heterodimers composed of OSMR and IL6ST) where it contributes to activation of the Ras/Raf/MAPK pathway through JAK1-dependent recruitment to OSMR subunit of OSMR complex and SHC1 association with GRB2 (PubMed:11016927). {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11016927, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14665640}.