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RAPGEF4: Regions, Function & Gene and transcripts

Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) 4 (RAPGEF4), also known as exchange protein directly activated by cAMP 2 (EPAC2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RAPGEF4 gene.

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RAPGEF4 topic overview

The analysis highlights Regions, Function and Gene and transcripts as prominent areas in the source structure around RAPGEF4.

Related topics
38
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
44
Extracted relationships
98
Concept neighborhoods
10
Bridge connections
44

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Function · 15 topics
Gene and transcripts · 11 topics
Clinical implications · 5 topics
Overview · 4 topics
Specific agonists · 2 topics
Mechanism of action · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Aliases
RAPGEF4, CAMP-GEFII, CGEF2, EPAC, EPAC 2, EPAC2, Nbla00496, Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factor 4
Band
2q31.1 · 2|2 C3
Bgee
right frontal lobe · amygdala · dorsolateral prefrontal cortex · prefrontal cortex · Brodmann area 9
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Chr.
Chromosome 2 (human) · Chromosome 2 (mouse)
Databases
NCBI: entry; OMA: entry

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Gene and transcripts

Mechanism of action

Specific agonists

Function

Clinical implications

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How RAPGEF4 connects Entity context

The extracted context around RAPGEF4 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, RAPGEF4 → calcium-ion regulated exocytosis, cAMP binding, cAMP-mediated signaling, cytoplasm, cytosol, exocytosis, G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway, guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity, hippocampal mossy fiber to CA3 synapse, insulin secretion, intracellular signal transduction, membrane, nucleotide binding, plasma membrane, protein binding, regulation of exocytosis, regulation of insulin secretion, regulation of synaptic vesicle cycle, small GTPase mediated signal transduction Another extracted example is RAPGEF4 → amygdala, anterior amygdaloid area, anterior cingulate cortex, Brodmann area 9, cingulate gyrus, dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, globus pallidus, habenula, hippocampus proper, lateral geniculate nucleus, lobe of cerebellum, nucleus accumbens, prefrontal cortex, right adrenal gland, right frontal lobe, superior frontal gyrus, ventral tegmental area. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

RAPGEF4

Top relations

Gene ontology · 19
RAPGEF4 → calcium-ion regulated exocytosis, cAMP binding, cAMP-mediated signaling, cytoplasm, cytosol, exocytosis, G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway, guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity, hippocampal mossy fiber to CA3 synapse, insulin secretion, intracellular signal transduction, membrane, nucleotide binding, plasma membrane, protein binding, regulation of exocytosis, regulation of insulin secretion, regulation of synaptic vesicle cycle, small GTPase mediated signal transduction
Bgee · 18
RAPGEF4 → amygdala, anterior amygdaloid area, anterior cingulate cortex, Brodmann area 9, cingulate gyrus, dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, globus pallidus, habenula, hippocampus proper, lateral geniculate nucleus, lobe of cerebellum, nucleus accumbens, prefrontal cortex, right adrenal gland, right frontal lobe, superior frontal gyrus, ventral tegmental area
RNA expression pattern · 18
RAPGEF4 → amygdala, anterior amygdaloid area, anterior cingulate cortex, Brodmann area 9, cingulate gyrus, dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, globus pallidus, habenula, hippocampus proper, lateral geniculate nucleus, lobe of cerebellum, nucleus accumbens, prefrontal cortex, right adrenal gland, right frontal lobe, superior frontal gyrus, ventral tegmental area
related to Gene and transcripts · 16
RAPGEF4 → CDC25, CDC25-HD, DEP, Dishevelled, Egl-10, Epac2, Epac2A, Epac2B, Epac2C, Human Epac2, Pleckstrin, RA, Rap, Ras, REM, The
Band · 2
RAPGEF4 → 2q31.1, 2|2 C3
Chr. · 2
RAPGEF4 → Chromosome 2 (human), Chromosome 2 (mouse)
End · 2
RAPGEF4 → 173,052,893 bp, 72,087,818 bp
Aliases · 1
RAPGEF4 → RAPGEF4, CAMP-GEFII, CGEF2, EPAC, EPAC 2, EPAC2, Nbla00496, Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factor 4
BioGPS · 1
RAPGEF4 → More reference expression data
Databases · 1
RAPGEF4 → NCBI: entry; OMA: entry

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

epac2 camp gene exchange bp secretion rap human nucleotide factor signaling insulin chr band stimulation involved cells chromosome protein expressed

RAPGEF4 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 98 structured relationships around RAPGEF4. Examples in this analysis include RAPGEF4 → Aliases → RAPGEF4, CAMP-GEFII, CGEF2, EPAC, EPAC 2, EPAC2, Nbla00496, Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factor 4 and RAPGEF4 → Band → 2q31.1. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
RAPGEF4AliasesRAPGEF4, CAMP-GEFII, CGEF2, EPAC, EPAC 2, EPAC2, Nbla00496, Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factor 41.00infobox
RAPGEF4Band2q31.11.00infobox
RAPGEF4Band2|2 C31.00infobox
RAPGEF4Bgeeright frontal lobe1.00infobox
RAPGEF4Bgeeamygdala1.00infobox
RAPGEF4Bgeedorsolateral prefrontal cortex1.00infobox
RAPGEF4Bgeeprefrontal cortex1.00infobox
RAPGEF4BgeeBrodmann area 91.00infobox
RAPGEF4Bgeecingulate gyrus1.00infobox
RAPGEF4Bgeehippocampus proper1.00infobox
RAPGEF4Bgeeanterior cingulate cortex1.00infobox
RAPGEF4Bgeenucleus accumbens1.00infobox
RAPGEF4Bgeeright adrenal gland1.00infobox
RAPGEF4Bgeeglobus pallidus1.00infobox
RAPGEF4Bgeelateral geniculate nucleus1.00infobox
RAPGEF4Bgeesuperior frontal gyrus1.00infobox
RAPGEF4Bgeedentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell1.00infobox
RAPGEF4Bgeehabenula1.00infobox
RAPGEF4Bgeeanterior amygdaloid area1.00infobox
RAPGEF4Bgeeventral tegmental area1.00infobox
RAPGEF4Bgeelobe of cerebellum1.00infobox
RAPGEF4BioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
RAPGEF4Chr.Chromosome 2 (human)1.00infobox
RAPGEF4Chr.Chromosome 2 (mouse)1.00infobox
RAPGEF4DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
RAPGEF4End173,052,893 bp1.00infobox
RAPGEF4End72,087,818 bp1.00infobox
RAPGEF4EnsemblENSG000000914281.00infobox
RAPGEF4Entrez110691.00infobox
RAPGEF4External IDsOMIM: 606058; MGI: 1917723; GeneCards: RAPGEF41.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around RAPGEF4 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Signaling, Secretion and Exocytosis. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • camp
    • Signaling
    • Factor
    • Nucleotide
    • Epac2
    • Exchange
    • Insulin
    • Secretion
    • Guanine
    • Rapgef4
    • Regulatory
    • Various
    • Well
  • protein
    • Exocytosis
    • Insulin
    • Rapgef4
    • Expressed
    • Gene
    • Epac2
    • Secretion
    • Camp
    • Endocrine
    • Location
    • Mouse
    • Neuroendocrine
  • gene
    • Rapgef4
    • Location
    • Chromosome
    • Human
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Nucleotide
    • Mouse
    • Band
    • Guanine
    • Expressed
    • Protein
  • gene and transcripts
    • Rapgef4
    • Location
    • Chromosome
    • Human
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Nucleotide
    • Mouse
    • Band
    • Guanine
    • Expressed
    • Protein
  • exocytosis
    • Protein
    • Insulin
    • Signaling
    • Location
    • Mouse
    • Human
    • Rapgef4
    • Expressed
    • Factor
    • Gene
    • Nucleotide
    • Secretion
  • endocrine
    • Neuroendocrine
    • Expressed
    • Functions
    • Rapgef4
    • Epac2
    • Gene
    • Protein
    • Involved
  • rap1
    • Region
    • Development
    • Regulatory
    • Various
    • Signaling
  • neuroendocrine
    • Functions
    • Rapgef4
    • Protein
    • Involved

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For RAPGEF4, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects RAPGEF4 with Function. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
RAPGEF4Function · splits 29 ⟂ 16
RAPGEF4Gene and transcripts · splits 33 ⟂ 12
RAPGEF4Clinical implications · splits 39 ⟂ 6
RAPGEF4Overview · splits 40 ⟂ 5
RAPGEF4Specific agonists · splits 42 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

RAPGEF4

Nodes45
Edges44
Triples98
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around RAPGEF4 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Regions, Function & Gene and transcripts, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — RAPGEF4 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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