ALPL, Official Symbol ALPLprovided by HGNC Official Full Name alkaline phosphatase, biomineralization associatedprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:438 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000162551 MIM:171760; AllianceGenome:HGNC:438 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as HOPS; HPPA; HPPC; HPPI; HPPO; TNAP; TNALP; APTNAP; TNSALP; AP-TNAP; TNS-ALP Summary This gene encodes a member of the alkaline phosphatase family of proteins. There are at least four distinct but related alkaline phosphatases: intestinal, placental, placental-like, and liver/bone/kidney (tissue non-specific). The first three are located together on chromosome 2, while the tissue non-specific form is located on chromosome 1. The product of this gene is a membrane bound glycosylated enzyme that is not expressed in any particular tissue and is, therefore, referred to as the tissue-nonspecific form of the enzyme. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants, at least one of which encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed to generate the mature enzyme. This enzyme may play a role in bone mineralization. Mutations in this gene have been linked to hypophosphatasia, a disorder that is characterized by hypercalcemia and skeletal defects. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015] Expression Broad expression in kidney (RPKM 33.8), lung (RPKM 30.4) and 14 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all