EVL is an Actin-binding protein that belongs to the Mena/VASP protein family. EVL is expressed in filopodial tips and localizes to the edge of the lamellipodia and focal adhesions. In epithelial cells, EVL localizes to the membrane of the lateral domain. EVL contains an N-terminal EVH1 domain, a proline-rich core and a C-terminal EVH2 domain. Via its proline-rich domain, EVL interacts with the SH3 domain of spectrin a II and the LIM domain of TES. EVL is closely related to VASP (vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein) and Mena (for mammalian enabled protein). Mena is highly expressed in the developing nervous system and may be involved in growth cone motility and axon guidance; VASP is involved in the maintenance of cyto-architecture by interacting with Actin-like filaments. All three proteins, EVL, Mena and VASP, are involved in cell motility and the regulation of cytoskeletal organization and dynamics.