ROCK2
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Rho associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ROCK2 gene. [1]Fasudil is an inhibitor of ROCK protein.
Function
The protein encoded by this gene is a serine/threonine kinase that regulates cytokinesis, smooth muscle contraction, the formation of actin stress fibers and focal adhesions, and the activation of the c-fos serum response element. This protein, which is an isozyme of ROCK1 is a target for the small GTPase Rho.
References
- ^ "Entrez Gene: Rho associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 2". Retrieved 2016-04-21.
Further reading
- Trauger JW, Lin FF, Turner MS, Stephens J, LoGrasso PV (2002). "Kinetic mechanism for human Rho-Kinase II (ROCK-II)". Biochemistry. 41 (28): 8948–53. doi:10.1021/bi0258243. PMID 12102637.
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: O75116 (Human Rho-associated protein kinase 2 (ROCK2)) at the PDBe-KB.
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