"rho-Associated Kinases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D054460
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.696.620.682.700.814 D12.644.360.590 D12.776.476.595
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| Concept/Terms |
rho-Associated Kinases- rho-Associated Kinases
- rho Associated Kinases
- rho-Associated Kinase
- rho Associated Kinase
- ROCK Protein Kinases
- Protein Kinases, ROCK
- rho-Associated Coiled-Coil Kinase
- Coiled-Coil Kinase, rho-Associated
- rho Associated Coiled Coil Kinase
- rho-Kinase
- rho Kinase
- ROK Kinase
rho-Associated Kinase 1- 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 2
- 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
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| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "rho-Associated Kinases" by people in Profiles.
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Protein kinase ROCK1 activates mitochondrial fission linking to oxidative stress and muscle atrophy. Kidney Int. 2025 Oct; 108(4):626-641.
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Engineered kinases as a tool for phosphorylation of selected targets in vivo. J Cell Biol. 2022 10 03; 221(10).
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Reticular Epithelial Edema: An Uncommon Side Effect of ROCK/NET Inhibitor Netarsudil. J Glaucoma. 2020 11; 29(11):e124-e126.
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Inhibitors of metalloprotease, ?-sectretase, protein kinase C and Rho kinase inhibit wild-type adenoviral replication. PLoS One. 2020; 15(7):e0236175.
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RhoA-ROCK Signaling as a Therapeutic Target in Traumatic Brain Injury. Cells. 2020 01 18; 9(1).
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Discovery of vascular Rho kinase (ROCK) inhibitory peptides. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2019 08; 244(11):940-951.
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The Rho(ad)-kinase for individualized treatment of vasospastic angina. Eur Heart J. 2018 03 14; 39(11):960-962.
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Syndecan-2 Attenuates Radiation-induced Pulmonary Fibrosis and Inhibits Fibroblast Activation by Regulating PI3K/Akt/ROCK Pathway via CD148. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2018 02; 58(2):208-215.
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RhoA-ROCK Inhibition Reverses Synaptic Remodeling and Motor and Cognitive Deficits Caused by Traumatic Brain Injury. Sci Rep. 2017 09 06; 7(1):10689.
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Ror2-mediated alternative Wnt signaling regulates cell fate and adhesion during mammary tumor progression. Oncogene. 2017 10 26; 36(43):5958-5968.