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Immunogen

The epitope recognized by PLA0013 maps to a region between residues 1320 and the C-terminus (residues 1388) of human ROCK2 using the number given in entry NP_004841.1 (GeneID 9475)

Other Notes

Rho-associated protein kinase 2 (ROCK2), or Rho kinase alpha, is a serine-threonine protein kinase that plays an important role in cellular apoptosis, growth, cell motility and cell contraction. ROCK2 shares an overall 65% homology in amino acid sequence with ROCK1. The ROCK1 and ROCK2 isoforms are products of two separate genes. Both ROCK1 and ROCK2 are downstream targets of the Rho A small GTP-binding protein. As downstream effectors of RhoA, ROCK1 and ROCK2 mediate changes in the actin cytoskeleton via phosphorylation of target proteins such as the MBS subunit of MLCP, MLC, ERM proteins, protein LIM kinase and adducin.

Physical form

Tris-citrate/phosphate buffer, pH 7 to 8 containing 0.09% sodium azide