Rho associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ROCK2 gene. [5]Fasudil is an inhibitor of ROCK protein.

ROCK2
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesROCK2, ROCK-II, Rho associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 2
External IDsOMIM: 604002; MGI: 107926; HomoloGene: 21010; GeneCards: ROCK2; OMA:ROCK2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004850
NM_001321643

NM_009072

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001308572
NP_004841

NP_033098

Location (UCSC)Chr 2: 11.18 – 11.35 MbChr 12: 16.89 – 16.99 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Function

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The protein encoded by this gene is a serine/threonine kinase that regulates cytokinesis, smooth muscle contraction, the formation of actin stress fibers and focal adhesions, and the activation of the c-fos serum response element. This protein, which is an isozyme of ROCK1 is a target for the small GTPase Rho.

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000134318Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000020580Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ "Entrez Gene: Rho associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 2". Retrieved 2016-04-21.

Further reading

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  • Trauger JW, Lin FF, Turner MS, Stephens J, LoGrasso PV (2002). "Kinetic mechanism for human Rho-Kinase II (ROCK-II)". Biochemistry. 41 (28): 8948–53. doi:10.1021/bi0258243. PMID 12102637.

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.


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  • Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: O75116 (Human Rho-associated protein kinase 2 (ROCK2)) at the PDBe-KB.