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ROCK activation by RHO
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authored
[InstanceEdit:425201] Akkerman, JW, 2009-06-03
category
binding
compartment
[Compartment:70101] cytosol
[Compartment:876] plasma membrane
created
[InstanceEdit:419048] Jupe, S, 2009-04-28 12:51:40
dbId
419049
displayName
ROCK activation by RHO
edited
[InstanceEdit:421726] Jupe, S, 2009-05-20 09:50:28
eventOf
[Pathway:R-HSA-5627117] RHO GTPases Activate ROCKs - Homo sapiens
[Pathway:R-HSA-416572] Sema4D induced cell migration and growth-cone collapse - Homo sapiens
[Pathway:R-HSA-416482] G alpha (12/13) signalling events - Homo sapiens
followingEvent
[Reaction:R-HSA-419083] Myosin phosphatase inactivation by ROCK - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-419197] Myosin regulatory light chain phosphorylation by ROCK - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-419087] LIM kinase phosphorylation by ROCK - Homo sapiens
input
[Complex:R-HSA-419161] RHOA/B/C:GTP [plasma membrane]
[DefinedSet:R-HSA-419057] ROCK1,ROCK2 [cytosol]
isInDisease
false
isInferred
false
literatureReference
[LiteratureReference:421378] The small GTP-binding protein Rho binds to and activates a 160 kDa Ser/Thr protein kinase homologous to myotonic dystrophy kinase
[LiteratureReference:5627666] The p160 RhoA-binding kinase ROK alpha is a member of a kinase family and is involved in the reorganization of the cytoskeleton
[LiteratureReference:5668833] Arachidonic acid-induced Ca2+ sensitization of smooth muscle contraction through activation of Rho-kinase
[LiteratureReference:5668839] Membrane blebbing during apoptosis results from caspase-mediated activation of ROCK I
[LiteratureReference:5668838] Direct cleavage of ROCK II by granzyme B induces target cell membrane blebbing in a caspase-independent manner
maxDepth
1
modified
[InstanceEdit:10914110] Weiser, Joel, 2026-03-16
name
ROCK activation by RHO
orthologousEvent
[Reaction:R-CEL-419049] ROCK activation by RHO - Caenorhabditis elegans
[Reaction:R-DME-419049] ROCK activation by RHO - Drosophila melanogaster
[Reaction:R-GGA-419049] ROCK activation by RHO - Gallus gallus
[Reaction:R-XTR-419049] ROCK activation by RHO - Xenopus tropicalis
[Reaction:R-DRE-419049] ROCK activation by RHO - Danio rerio
[Reaction:R-SSC-419049] ROCK activation by RHO - Sus scrofa
[Reaction:R-BTA-419049] ROCK activation by RHO - Bos taurus
[Reaction:R-CFA-419049] ROCK activation by RHO - Canis familiaris
[Reaction:R-RNO-419049] ROCK activation by RHO - Rattus norvegicus
[Reaction:R-MMU-419049] ROCK activation by RHO - Mus musculus
output
[Complex:R-HSA-422483] Activated ROCK:RhoA/B/C:GTP [plasma membrane]
precedingEvent
[Reaction:R-HSA-416588] Activation of Rho by LARG and PDZ-RhoGEF - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-419166] GEFs activate RhoA,B,C - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-442291] VAV2 is a GEF for Rho/Rac family kinases - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-442314] VAV3 is a GEF for Rho/Rac family kinases - Homo sapiens
regulatedBy
[NegativeRegulation:9691180] Negative regulation by 'ROCK1,ROCK2:ROCKi [cytosol]'
releaseDate
2009-09-30
reviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821382] five stars
reviewed
[InstanceEdit:434621] Kumanogoh, A, Kikutani, H, 2009-09-01
[InstanceEdit:5668821] Rivero Crespo, Francisco, 2014-12-26
revised
[InstanceEdit:5668818] Orlic-Milacic, Marija, 2015-01-28
schemaClass
Reaction
species
[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
stId
R-HSA-419049
summation
[Summation:420683] ROCKs are primarily known as downstream effectors of RHO, bu...
updateTrackers
[UpdateTracker:9785223] Update Tracker - [Reaction:419049] ROCK activation by RHO - v52:[addLiteratureReference, modifyText]
[UpdateTracker:9776913] Update Tracker - [Reaction:419049] ROCK activation by RHO - v74:[addRegulator]
[UpdateTracker:9785933] Update Tracker - [Reaction:419049] ROCK activation by RHO - v51:[addLiteratureReference]
Referrals
(updatedInstance)
[UpdateTracker:9785223] Update Tracker - [Reaction:419049] ROCK activation by RHO - v52:[addLiteratureReference, modifyText]
[UpdateTracker:9776913] Update Tracker - [Reaction:419049] ROCK activation by RHO - v74:[addRegulator]
[UpdateTracker:9785933] Update Tracker - [Reaction:419049] ROCK activation by RHO - v51:[addLiteratureReference]
(hasEvent)
[Pathway:R-HSA-416482] G alpha (12/13) signalling events
[Pathway:R-HSA-5627117] RHO GTPases Activate ROCKs
[Pathway:R-HSA-416572] Sema4D induced cell migration and growth-cone collapse
(precedingEvent)
[Reaction:R-HSA-419083] Myosin phosphatase inactivation by ROCK
[Reaction:R-HSA-419197] Myosin regulatory light chain phosphorylation by ROCK
[Reaction:R-HSA-419087] LIM kinase phosphorylation by ROCK
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