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Comprehensive coverage of ROCK2 (Rho-associated protein kinase 2) in cytoskeletal dynamics, synaptic function, and neurodegenerative diseases including AD/PD.
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| Gene Symbol | ROCK2 |
| Full Name | Rho-associated Protein Kinase 2 |
| Chromosome | 2p24.1 |
| Protein Type | Serine/Threonine Kinase |
| Function | encodes a serine/threonine kinase that functions as a major effector of the small GTPase RhoA. |
| Primary Expression | Ubiquitous, highest in testis |
| Subcellular Localization | Cytoplasmic, membrane |
| Molecular Weight | 160 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 388 aa |
| Exons | 33 |
| Pathways | Glycolysis |
| GeneCards | ROCK2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | ROCK2 |
| Associated Diseases | Huntington, neurodegeneration |
| Interactions | AKT, AND, APOPTOSIS, BRAIN INJURY, CALB2, CANCER |
| KG Connections | 88 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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ROCK2["ROCK2"]
Carcinoma{"Carcinoma"}
ROCK2 -->|"activates"| Carcinoma
Als{"Als"}
ROCK2 -->|"regulates"| Als
Cancer{"Cancer"}
ROCK2 -->|"activates"| Cancer
Tumor{"Tumor"}
ROCK2 -->|"regulates"| Tumor
HK2["HK2"]
ROCK2 -->|"regulates"| HK2
Glycolysis(["Glycolysis"])
ROCK2 -->|"regulates"| Glycolysis
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
ROCK2 -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
CANCER["CANCER"]
CANCER -->|"activates"| ROCK2
style ROCK2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traumatic Brain Injury | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Huntington | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Stroke | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Ataxia | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Spinocerebellar Ataxia | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuron | regulates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPK | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU PATHOLOGY | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| RNA | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| Amyloid | biomarker_for | pathway | 0.60 |
| HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HUNTINGTON | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AGING | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| Aβ | biomarker_for | protein | 0.60 |
| App | regulates | protein | 0.60 |
| Huntington | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| apoptosis pathway | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| NF-kB signaling | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| HK2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PTEN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GJA1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| GNA13 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| CALB2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DNAJC5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DNAJC6 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Rb | regulates | protein | 0.60 |
| neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.60 |
| neurodegeneration | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| Glycolysis | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURON | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| GNA13 | interacts_with | gene | 0.80 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AGING | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| RNA | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPK | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| ROCK1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HUNTINGTON | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SYNAPSE | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| EXOSOMES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GJA1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GNA13 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ROCK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CALB2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DNAJC6 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ROCK1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PTEN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GNA13 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| GJA1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DNAJC5 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| DNAJC6 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| DNAJC5 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| Neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
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Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity
| Experiment | Type | Disease | Score | Feasibility | Model | Status | Est. Cost |
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
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Multi-agent debates referencing this entity
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Hypotheses and analyses mentioning ROCK2 in their description or question text
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