Chemicals and Drugs

rho-Associated Kinases

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.

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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.

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  • ROCK Protein Kinases
  • ROK Kinase
  • rho-Associated Coiled-Coil Kinase
  • rho-Associated Kinase
  • rho-Kinase
  • Coiled-Coil Kinase, rho-Associated
  • Protein Kinases, ROCK
  • rho Associated Coiled Coil Kinase
  • rho Associated Kinase
  • rho Associated Kinases
  • rho Kinase
  • ROCK-I Protein Kinase
  • ROCK-II Protein Kinase
  • p160 rhoA-Binding Kinase ROKalpha
  • p160ROCK
  • rho-Associated Coiled-Coil Containing Protein Kinase 1
  • rho-Associated Coiled-Coil Containing Protein Kinase 2
  • rho-Associated Kinase 1
  • rho-Associated Kinase 2
  • rho-Associated Kinase alpha
  • rho-Associated Kinase beta
  • rho-Associated Protein Kinase alpha
  • rho-Associated Protein Kinase beta
  • ROCK I Protein Kinase
  • ROCK II Protein Kinase
  • p160 rhoA Binding Kinase ROKalpha
  • rho Associated Coiled Coil Containing Protein Kinase 1
  • rho Associated Coiled Coil Containing Protein Kinase 2
  • rho Associated Kinase 1
  • rho Associated Kinase 2
  • rho Associated Kinase alpha
  • rho Associated Kinase beta
  • rho Associated Protein Kinase alpha
  • rho Associated Protein Kinase beta

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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2008

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. rho-Associated Kinases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054460. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054460
  2. rho-Associated Kinases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rho-associated_protein_kinase
  3. rho-Associated Kinases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24721770