2015 ATVB Plenary Lecture: Translational Research on Rho-Kinase in Cardiovascular Medicine

H Shimokawa, K Satoh - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Rho-kinase (ROCKs) is an important downstream effector of the small GTP-binding protein
Ras homolog gene family member A. There are 2 isoforms of ROCK, ROCK1 and ROCK2 …

A method for measuring Rho kinase activity in tissues and cells

PY Liu, JK Liao - Methods in enzymology, 2008 - Elsevier
Abstract The Rho‐associated kinases (ROCKs) can regulate cell shape and function by
modulating the actin cytoskeleton. ROCKs are serine‐threonine protein kinases that can …

Physiological role of ROCKs in the cardiovascular system

K Noma, N Oyama, JK Liao - American Journal of …, 2006 - journals.physiology.org
Rho-associated kinases (ROCKs), the immediate downstream targets of RhoA, are
ubiquitously expressed serine-threonine protein kinases that are involved in diverse cellular …

Rho-kinase: regulation,(dys) function, and inhibition

E Amin, BN Dubey, SC Zhang, L Gremer… - Biological …, 2013 - degruyter.com
In a variety of normal and pathological cell types, Rho-kinases I and II (ROCKI/II) play a
pivotal role in the organization of the nonmuscle and smooth muscle cytoskeleton and …

Novel insights into the roles of Rho kinase in cancer

L Wei, M Surma, S Shi, N Lambert-Cheatham… - Archivum immunologiae …, 2016 - Springer
Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase (ROCK) is a major downstream effector of the small
GTPase RhoA. The ROCK family, consisting of ROCK1 and ROCK2, plays a central role in …

ROCK in CNS: different roles of isoforms and therapeutic target for neurodegenerative disorders

CM Chong, N Ai, S Ming-Yuen Lee - Current drug targets, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) is a serine-threonine kinase originally identified as a
crucial regulator of actin cytoskeleton. Recent studies have defined new functions of ROCK …

[HTML][HTML] Deficiency of ROCK1 in bone marrow-derived cells protects against atherosclerosis in LDLR−/− mice

HW Wang, PY Liu, N Oyama, Y Rikitake… - The FASEB …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rho kinases (ROCKs) are serine-threonine protein kinases that regulate the actin
cytoskeleton. Recent studies suggest that ROCKs also play an important role in …

Rho-kinase in development and heart failure: insights from genetic models

J Shi, L Zhang, L Wei - Pediatric cardiology, 2011 - Springer
Rho-kinase (ROCK) belongs to the AGC (protein kinase A/protein kinase G/protein kinase C,
PKA/PKG/PKC) family of serine/threonine kinases and is a major downstream effector of …

Targeting Rho-associated coiled-coil forming protein kinase (ROCK) in cardiovascular fibrosis and stiffening

B Yu, N Sladojevic, JE Blair, JK Liao - Expert opinion on therapeutic …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Pathological cardiac fibrosis, through excessive extracellular matrix protein
deposition from fibroblasts and pro-fibrotic immune responses and vascular stiffening is …

Should we keep rocking? Portraits from targeting Rho kinases in cancer

GR de Sousa, GM Vieira, PF das Chagas… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer targeted therapy, either alone or in combination with conventional chemotherapy,
could allow the survival of patients with neoplasms currently considered incurable. In recent …