Mutational drivers of cancer cell migration and invasion

NM Novikov, SY Zolotaryova, AM Gautreau… - British journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
Genomic instability and mutations underlie the hallmarks of cancer—genetic alterations
determine cancer cell fate by affecting cell proliferation, apoptosis and immune response …

Targeting Rho GTPase signaling networks in cancer

NS Clayton, AJ Ridley - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
As key regulators of cytoskeletal dynamics, Rho GTPases coordinate a wide range of
cellular processes, including cell polarity, cell migration, and cell cycle progression. The …

[HTML][HTML] Preclinical to clinical utility of ROCK inhibitors in cancer

J Barcelo, R Samain, V Sanz-Moreno - Trends in Cancer, 2023 - cell.com
ROCK belongs to the AGC family of Ser/Thr protein kinases that are involved in many
cellular processes. ROCK-driven actomyosin contractility regulates cytoskeletal dynamics …

Rho‐associated kinases in tumorigenesis: re‐considering ROCK inhibition for cancer therapy

N Rath, MF Olson - EMBO reports, 2012 - embopress.org
The Rho‐associated (ROCK) serine/threonine kinases have emerged as central regulators
of the actomyosin cytoskeleton, their main purpose being to promote contractile force …

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 …

Rho kinases in health and disease: from basic science to translational research

G Loirand - Pharmacological reviews, 2015 - ASPET
Rho-associated kinases ROCK1 and ROCK2 are key regulators of actin cytoskeleton
dynamics downstream of Rho GTPases that participate in the control of important …

AGC protein kinases: from structural mechanism of regulation to allosteric drug development for the treatment of human diseases

JM Arencibia, D Pastor-Flores, AF Bauer… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2013 - Elsevier
The group of AGC protein kinases includes more than 60 protein kinases in the human
genome, classified into 14 families: PDK1, AKT/PKB, SGK, PKA, PKG, PKC, PKN/PRK, RSK …

Protein kinase signaling networks in cancer

J Brognard, T Hunter - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2011 - Elsevier
Protein kinases orchestrate the activation of signaling cascades in response to extracellular
and intracellular stimuli to control cell growth, proliferation, and survival. The complexity of …

Identification of ROCK1 kinase as a critical regulator of Beclin1-mediated autophagy during metabolic stress

AU Gurkar, K Chu, L Raj, R Bouley, SH Lee… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Abstract The Ser/Thr Rho kinase 1 (ROCK1) is known to have major roles in a wide range of
cellular activities, including those involved in tumour metastasis and apoptosis. Here we …

Targeting ROCK/LIMK/cofilin signaling pathway in cancer

MH Lee, JK Kundu, JI Chae, JH Shim - Archives of pharmacal research, 2019 - Springer
Rho-associated coiled-coil-containing protein kinase (ROCK)/Lin11, Isl-1 and Mec-3 kinase
(LIMK)/cofilin-signaling cascades are stimulated by receptor tyrosine kinases, G protein …