ROCK1

This gene encodes a protein serine/threonine kinase that is activated when bound to the GTP-bound form of Rho. The small GTPase Rho regulates formation of focal adhesions and stress fibers of fibroblasts, as well as adhesion and aggregation of platelets and lymphocytes by shuttling between the inactive GDP-bound form and the active GTP-bound form. Rho is also essential in cytokinesis and plays a role in transcriptional activation by serum response factor. This protein, a downstream effector of Rho, phosphorylates and activates LIM kinase, which in turn, phosphorylates cofilin, inhibiting its actin-depolymerizing activity. A pseudogene, related to this gene, is also located on chromosome 18. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015]

Description

Rho associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 1

Tissue specificity

Low tissue specificity

Predicted location

Intracellular

Protein family

Enzymes
FDA approved drug targets
Mapped to neXtProt
Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT
Metabolic proteins
Plasma proteins
Predicted intracellular proteins
Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014)

Chromosome

18 (20946906 - 21111813)

Ensembl ID

ENSG00000067900  (ver. 103.38)

Orthologs

Mouse Rock1: ENSMUSG00000024290

UniProt

Q13464

neXtProt

NX_Q13464

Human splice variants
Mouse splice variants

Protein structure