Protein: ROCK2_RAT
Sequence: MSRPPPTGKMPGAPEAAAGDGAGAGRQRKLEALIRDPRSPINVESLLDGLNSLVLDLDFPALRKNKNIDNFLNRYEKIVKKIRGLQMKAEDYDVVKVIGRGAFGEVQLVRHKASQKVYAMKLLSKFEMIKRSDSAFFWEERDIMAFANSPWVVQLFCAFQDDRYLYMVMEYMPGGDLVNLMSNYDVPEKWAKFYTAEVVLALDAIHSMGLIHRDVKPDNMLLDKHGHLKLADFGTCMKMDETGMVHCDTAVGTPDYISPEVLKSQGGDGYYGRECDWWSVGVFLFEMLVGDTPFYADSLVGTYSKIMDHKNSLCFPEDTEISKHAKNLICAFLTDREVRLGRNGVEEIKSASFFKNDQWNWDNIRETAAPVVPELSSDIDSSNFDDIEDDKGDVETFPIPKAFVGNQLPFIGFTYFRENLLLSDSPPCRENDAIQTRKSEESQEIQKKLYALEEHLSSEVQAKEELEQKCKSINTRLEKTAKELEEEITFRKNVESTLRQLEREKALLQHKNAEYQRKADHEADKKRNLENDVNSLKDQLEDLKKRNQSSQISTEKVNQLQKQLDEANALLRTESDTAARLRKTQAESSKQIQQLESNNRDLQDKNCLLETAKLKLEKEFINLQSALESERRDRTHGSEIINDLQGRISGLEEDLKTGKTLLAKVELEKRQLQEKLTDLEKEKSNMEIDMTYQLKVIQQSLEQEEAEHKTTKARLADKNKIYESIEEAKSEAMKEMEKKLLEERSLKQKVENLLLEAEKRCSILDCDLKQSQQKLNELLKQKDVLNEDVRNLTLKIEQETQKRCLMQNDLKMQTQQVNTLKMSEKQIKQENNHLMEMKMNLEKQNAELRKERQDADGQMKELQDQLEAEQYFSTLYKTQVRELKEENEEKTKLCKELQQKKQDLQDERDSLAAQLEITLTKADSEQLARSIAEEQYSDLEKEKIMKELEIKEMMARHKQELTEKDATIASLEETNRTLTSDVANLANEKEELNNKLKDTQEQLSKLKDEEISAAAIKAQFEKQLLTERTLKTQAVNKLAEIMNRKEPVKRGSDTDVRRKEKENRKLHMELKSEREKLTQQMIKYQKELNEMQAQIAEESQIRIELQMTLDSKDSDIEQLRSQLQALHIGMDSSSIGSGPGDAEPDDGFPESRLEGWLSLPVRNNTKKFGWVKKYVIVSSKKILFYDSEQDKEQSNPYMVLDIDKLFHVRPVTQTDVYRADAKEIPRIFQILYANEGESKKEPEFPVEPVGEKSNYICHKGHEFIPTLYHFPTNCEACMKPLWHMFKPPPALECSRCHIKCHKDHMDKKEEIIAPCKVYYDISSAKNLLLLANSTEEQQKWVSRLVKKIPKKPPAPDPFARSSPRTSMKIQQNQSIRRPSRQLAPNKPS
What is the function of this protein?
Protein kinase which is a key regulator of actin cytoskeleton and cell polarity.  Involved in regulation of smooth muscle contraction, actin cytoskeleton organization, stress fiber and focal adhesion formation, neurite retraction, cell adhesion and motility via phosphorylation of ADD1, BRCA2, CNN1, EZR, DPYSL2, EP300, MSN, MYL9/MLC2, NPM1, RDX, PPP1R12A and VIM.  Phosphorylates SORL1 and IRF4.  Acts as a negative regulator of VEGF-induced angiogenic endothelial cell activation.  Positively regulates the activation of p42/MAPK1-p44/MAPK3 and of p90RSK/RPS6KA1 during myogenic differentiation.  Plays an important role in the timely initiation of centrosome duplication.  Inhibits keratinocyte terminal differentiation.  May regulate closure of the eyelids and ventral body wall through organization of actomyosin bundles.  Plays a critical role in the regulation of spine and synaptic properties in the hippocampus.  Plays a role in placental homeostasis during the perinatal period.  Plays an important role in generating the circadian rhythm of the aortic myofilament Ca(2+) sensitivity and vascular contractility by modulating the myosin light chain phosphorylation.
What are the official names of this protein?
Rho-associated protein kinase 2, Rho-associated, coiled-coil-containing protein kinase 2, Rho-associated, coiled-coil-containing protein kinase II, ROCK-II, RhoA-binding kinase 2, p150 ROK-alpha, ROKalpha, p164 ROCK-2.
What is the protein family that this protein belongs to?
Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. AGC Ser/Thr protein kinase family.
What are the subcellular locations of this protein?
Cytoplasm. Cell membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. Nucleus. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome. Note=Cytoplasmic, and associated with actin microfilaments and the plasma membrane.