The function of PHOSPHO1 (phosphoethanolamine/phosphocholine phosphatase 1, Ensembl gene identifier ENSG00000173868) is as follows. Phosphatase that has a high activity toward phosphoethanolamine (PEA) and phosphocholine (PCho) (PubMed:15175005). Involved in the generation of inorganic phosphate for bone mineralization (By similarity). Acts in a non-redundant manner with PHOSPHO1 in skeletal mineralization: while PHOSPHO1 mediates the initiation of hydroxyapatite crystallization in the matrix vesicles (MVs), ALPL/TNAP catalyzes the spread of hydroxyapatite crystallization in the extracellular matrix (By similarity). .