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Facts about Rho-associated protein kinase 2.
Phosphorylates SORL1 and IRF4. Acts as a negative regulator of VEGF-induced angiogenic endothelial cell activation.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | ROCK2 |
| Uniprot: | O75116 |
| Entrez: | 9475 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| protein kinase superfamily |

coiled-coil-containing protein kinase 2; EC 2.7.11; EC 2.7.11.1; KIAA0619; p164 ROCK-2; Rho kinase 2; rho-associated protein kinase 2; Rho-associated, coiled-coil containing protein kinase 2; ROCK2; ROCK-II; ROKalpha
Mass (kDA):
160.9 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 2p25.1 |
| Sequence: | 2; NC_000002.12 (11179759..11345437, complement) |
Cytoplasm. Cell membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. Nucleus. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome. Cytoplasmic, and associated with actin microfilaments and the plasma membrane.






PMID: 9933571 by Takahashi N., et al. Localization of the gene coding for ROCK II/Rho kinase on human chromosome 2p24.
PMID: 10579722 by Kawano Y., et al. Phosphorylation of myosin-binding subunit (MBS) of myosin phosphatase by Rho-kinase in vivo.
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