Alpi - alkaline phosphatase, intestinal

Predicted to enable several functions, including alkaline phosphatase activity; metal ion binding activity; and protein homodimerization activity. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to BMP stimulus. Predicted to be located in external side of plasma membrane. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane. Is expressed in intestine and testis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in inflammatory bowel disease. Orthologous to several human genes including ALPI (alkaline phosphatase, intestinal). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]