Rho-associated kinase signalling and the cancer microenvironment: novel biological implications and therapeutic opportunities

VT Chin, AM Nagrial, A Chou, AV Biankin… - Expert reviews in …, 2015 - cambridge.org
The Rho/ROCK pathway is involved in numerous pivotal cellular processes that have made
it an area of intense study in cancer medicine, however, Rho-associated coiled-coil …

Rho-kinase inhibitors as therapeutics: from pan inhibition to isoform selectivity

C Hahmann, T Schroeter - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2010 - Springer
The emerging critical implications of Rho/Rho-kinase (ROCK) signaling in
neurodegenerative diseases, glaucoma, renoprotection, diabetes and cancer have sparked …

ROCK isoform regulation of myosin phosphatase and contractility in vascular smooth muscle cells

Y Wang, XR Zheng, N Riddick, M Bryden… - Circulation …, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
Abnormal vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) contraction plays an important role in
vascular diseases. The RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway is now well recognized to mediate …

Rho kinases in cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology: the effect of fasudil

J Shi, L Wei - Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Rho kinase (ROCK) is a major downstream effector of the small GTPase RhoA. ROCK
family, consisting of ROCK1 and ROCK2, plays central roles in the organization of actin …

Rho-kinase inhibition: a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases

M Dong, BP Yan, JK Liao, YY Lam, GWK Yip… - Drug discovery today, 2010 - Elsevier
The Rho/rho-kinase (ROCK) pathway has an important role in the pathogenesis of several
cardiovascular diseases. The activation of ROCK is involved in the regulation of vascular …

Mechanism of multi‐site phosphorylation from a ROCK‐I: RhoE complex structure

D Komander, R Garg, PTC Wan, AJ Ridley… - The EMBO …, 2008 - embopress.org
The ROCK‐I serine/threonine protein kinase mediates the effects of RhoA to promote the
formation of actin stress fibres and integrin‐based focal adhesions. ROCK‐I phosphorylates …

RhoE binds to ROCK I and inhibits downstream signaling

K Riento, RM Guasch, R Garg, B Jin… - Molecular and cellular …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
RhoE belongs to the Rho GTPase family, the members of which control actin cytoskeletal
dynamics. RhoE induces stress fiber disassembly in a variety of cell types, whereas RhoA …

Rho-associated protein kinase isoforms stimulate proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells through ERK and induction of cyclin D1 and PCNA

Y Zhao, M Lv, HS Lin, Y Cui, XQ Wei, YH Qin… - Biochemical and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abnormal proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) plays an
important role in vascular diseases. The Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) signaling …

ROCK2 regulates monocyte migration and cell to cell adhesion in vascular endothelial cells

Y Takeda, K Matoba, D Kawanami, Y Nagai… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The small GTPase Rho and its downstream effector, Rho-kinase (ROCK), regulate various
cellular functions, including organization of the actin cytoskeleton, cell adhesion and …

[HTML][HTML] The RhoA-ROCK pathway in the regulation of T and B cell responses

E Ricker, L Chowdhury, W Yi, AB Pernis - F1000Research, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Effective immune responses require the precise regulation of dynamic interactions between
hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic cells. The Rho subfamily of GTPases, which includes …