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Alpl Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Alpl
  • Name
    alkaline phosphatase, liver/bone/kidney
  • Synonyms
    Akp-2, Akp2, ALP, TNAP, TNSALP
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:87983
    NCBI Gene: 11647
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    17 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr4:137469044-137523695 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 4, 70.02 cM
  • Mapping Data
    46 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1620 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    5
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_87983
 protein coding gene Chr4:137469042-137523695 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200018527
 protein coding gene Chr4:130881783-130936423 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195028195
 protein coding gene Chr4:132237796-132292555 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220047251
 protein coding gene Chr4:131229525-131284266 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180047616
 protein coding gene Chr4:129872457-129927238 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175042390
 protein coding gene Chr4:130898491-130953236 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215049818
 protein coding gene Chr4:132410471-132465145 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0026682
 protein coding gene Chr4:127430840-127484570 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005045780
 protein coding gene Chr4:131844462-131898745 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210053872
 protein coding gene Chr4:130522369-130577105 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185052424
 protein coding gene Chr4:132038082-132092872 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205024883
 protein coding gene Chr4:130286269-130341039 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000037659
 protein coding gene Chr4:132740985-132795678 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230036808
 protein coding gene Chr4:135819854-135874485 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190028080
 protein coding gene Chr4:130284025-130338655 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225025507
 protein coding gene Chr4:141775073-141829752 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010040617
 protein coding gene Chr4:129727304-129782042 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010039130
 protein coding gene Chr4:131778292-131832539 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005040883
 protein coding gene Chr4:130171933-130226677 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ALPL, alkaline phosphatase, biomineralization associated
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ALPL, alkaline phosphatase, biomineralization associated
  • Synonyms
    AP-TNAP, APTNAP, HOPS, HPPA, HPPC, HPPI, HPPO, TNALP, TNAP, TNS-ALP, TNSALP
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 249
    UniProt: P05186

  • Chr Location
    1p36.12; chr1:21508984-21578410 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    3 with Alpl mouse models; 4 with human ALPL associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    9 with disease annotations
  • References
    6 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    54 phenotypes from 12 alleles in 14 genetic backgrounds
    78 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    162 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Males hemizygous for a null mutation exhibit reduced body size, shortened hindlimbs and tail, osteomalacia, and markedly reduced plasma phosphate levels due to impaired kidney reabsorption. Female heterozygotes exhibit milder symptoms.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    94
  • GO References
    34
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    984
  • Tissues
    188
  • cDNA Data
    144
  • Literature Summary
    82
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000028766 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 54652 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000030551 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2522 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000030551 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 524 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 182
      Genomic 13
      cDNA 146
      Primer pair 17
      Other 6
      Antibodies 6

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-1249, MGD-MRK-1254
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 365
      Developmental Gene Expression 82
      Diseases 6
      Gene Ontology 34
      Phenotypes 162
    • Earliest
      J:4470 Wilcox FH, et al., Genetic variation in alkaline phosphatase isozymes in liver of the house mouse. Genetics. 1976;83:s82 (Abstr.)
    • Latest
      J:391326 Chae SA, et al., Maternal Exercise Rescues Embryonic Osteogenesis Impaired due to POLG Mutation Through a Potential Apelin-ATF4 Axis. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2026 Aug 7;:e77029
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    09/08/2026
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