Takahiro Akamine, Takeshi Terabayashi, Takako Sasaki, Riku Hayashi, Ichitaro Abe, Fumihiro Hirayama, Shin-Ichi Nureki, Masahito Ikawa, Haruhiko Miyata, Akinori Tokunaga, Takashi Kobayashi, Katsuhiro Hanada, Dean Thumkeo, Shuh Narumiya, Toshimasa Ishizaki
The Ras homology (Rho) family of GTPases serves various functions, including promotion of cell migration, adhesion, and transcription, through activation of effector molecule targets. One such pair of effectors, the Rho-associated coiled-coil kinases (ROCK1 and ROCK2), induce reorganization of actin cytoskeleton and focal adhesion through substrate phosphorylation. Studies on ROCK knockout mice have confirmed that ROCK proteins are essential for embryonic development, but their physiological functions in adult mice remain unknown...
April 11, 2024: FEBS Open Bio