MeSH definition : A group of intracellular-signaling serine threonine kinases that bind to RHO GTP-BINDING
PROTEINS. They were originally found to mediate the effects of rhoA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN
on the formation of STRESS FIBERS and FOCAL ADHESIONS. Rho-associated kinases have
specificity for a variety of substrates including MYOSIN-LIGHT-CHAIN PHOSPHATASE and
LIM KINASES.;
MeSH synonym : coiled-coil kinase, rho-associated; protein kinases, rock; rho associated coiled coil kinase; rho associated kinase; rho kinase; rho-associated kinase; ROK Kinase; rho-Kinase; ROCK Protein Kinases; rho-Associated Coiled-Coil Kinase; rho associated kinases;
MeSH hyponym : rho-Associated kinase 2; rho-Associated kinase 1; rho Associated Kinase 1; ROCK-I Protein Kinase; ROCK I Protein Kinase; p160ROCK; rho-Associated Kinase beta; rho Associated Kinase beta; rho-Associated Protein Kinase beta; rho Associated Protein Kinase beta; rho-Associated Coiled-Coil Containing Protein Kinase 1; rho Associated Coiled Coil Containing Protein Kinase 1; rho Associated Kinase 2; rho-Associated Kinase alpha; rho Associated Kinase alpha; rho-Associated Coiled-Coil Containing Protein Kinase 2; rho Associated Coiled Coil Containing Protein Kinase 2; ROCK-II Protein Kinase; ROCK II Protein Kinase; p160 rhoA-Binding Kinase ROKalpha; p160 rhoA Binding Kinase ROKalpha; rho-Associated Protein Kinase alpha; rho Associated Protein Kinase alpha;
MeSH Related Number : rho-Associated kinase 1; rho-Associated kinase 2; EC 2.7.11.1;
Registry Number MeSH : EC 2.7.11.1;
Related CAS MeSH : EC 2.7.11.1 (rho-Associated kinase 1); EC 2.7.11.1 (rho-Associated kinase 2);
A group of intracellular-signaling serine threonine kinases that bind to RHO GTP-BINDING
PROTEINS. They were originally found to mediate the effects of rhoA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN
on the formation of STRESS FIBERS and FOCAL ADHESIONS. Rho-associated kinases have
specificity for a variety of substrates including MYOSIN-LIGHT-CHAIN PHOSPHATASE and
LIM KINASES.