The function of Rho-dependent kinases ROCK1 and ROCK2 in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease

Rho-associated kinases ROCK1 and ROCK2 are serine/threonine kinases that are downstream targets of the small GTPases RhoA, RhoB, and RhoC. ROCKs are involved in diverse cellular activities including actin cytoskeleton organization, cell adhesion and motility, proliferation and apoptosis, remodeling...

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Main Authors: Svenja eHartmann, Anne J. Ridley, Susanne eLutz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2015.00276/full