“…Since the various alkaline phosphatases share high structural homology and functional similarities, it is noteworthy that knocking down Akp3 in intestinal cells and Alpl in the 3 T3-F442A adipocytes led to an increase in the gene expression of the lipid transporting proteins, CD36 and FABP4, respectively. On the other hand, topology prediction analysis revealed that FABP4 has seven protein kinase C phosphorylation sites and two casein kinase II phosphorylation sites [47]. Regulation of FABP4 levels through AP-TNAP in the adipocyte might be a critical step in balancing energy metabolism, since it has been suggested that FABP4 might be a critical molecule for the integration of adipocyte biology with systemic metabolic regulation [46].…”