About RAPGEF4
Enables guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity. Predicted to be involved in regulation of neurotransmitter receptor localization to postsynaptic specialization membrane and regulation of postsynapse organization. Predicted to act upstream of or within adenylate cyclase-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway; regulation of exocytosis; and secretion by cell. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. Predicted to be active in glutamatergic synapse; hippocampal mossy fiber to CA3 synapse; and postsynaptic density. Implicated in autistic disorder. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

About FITC
Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) has an excitation peak at 495 nm and an emission peak at 519 nm. The name FITC is a misnomer in that the isothiocyanate is a reactive form of this dye. Once FITC is conjugated to an antibody, it is simply Fluorescein conjugated. FITC is one of the most widely used dyes for fluorescent applications, therefore most instruments come standard with a 488 nm laser and FITC filter set up. FITC is commonly conjugated to secondary antibodies and used in applications such as flow cytometry, immunocytochemistry, and immunohistochemistry. FITC is relatively dim, sensitive to photobleaching and it is susceptible to changes is pH. There are better performing alternatives to FITC, like Vio®Bright 515, Alexa Fluor™ 488, iFluor® 488, CF®488A and DY-488. FITC is a long-time generic dye with no sole manufacturer or trademark.