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ROCK1 (Rho Associated Coiled-Coil Containing Protein Kinase 1) - serine/threonine kinase effector of Rho GTPases regulating cytoskeleton, cell adhesion, and synaptic plasticity. Implicated in AD, PD, ALS, and stroke.
| Gene Symbol | ROCK1 |
| Full Name | Rho Associated Coiled-Coil Containing Protein Kinase 1 |
| Chromosome | 18q11.1 |
| Protein Type | Serine/Threonine Kinase |
| Function | ROCK1 encodes a serine/threonine kinase that is a major effector of Rho GTPases. |
| Primary Expression | human tissues, with particularly high expression in the brain, where it regulates cytoskeletal dynamics essential for neuronal function and connectivi |
| Molecular Weight | 158 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 354 aa |
| Pathways | Akt, Apoptosis, Autophagy, Mtor, Oxidative Stress |
| UniProt ID | [Q13464](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q13464) |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000067900 |
| OMIM | 601703 |
| GeneCards | ROCK1 |
| Human Protein Atlas | ROCK1 |
| N-terminal kinase domain | Catalytic serine/threonine kinase activity (~300 aa) |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Alzheimer, neurodegeneration |
| Interactions | TFEB, RHOA, APP, WNT3A, ROCK2, PTEN |
| KG Connections | 104 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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ROCK1["<b>ROCK1</b>"]
TFEB["TFEB"]
ROCK1 -->|"phosphorylates"| TFEB
P62["P62"]
ROCK1 -->|"co-localizes"| P62
PRKCH["PRKCH"]
ROCK1 -->|"regulates"| PRKCH
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
ROCK1 -->|"regulates"| Alzheimer
Neurodegeneration{"Neurodegeneration"}
ROCK1 -->|"regulates"| Neurodegeneration
Ms{"Ms"}
ROCK1 -->|"regulates"| Ms
Als{"Als"}
ROCK1 -->|"activates"| Als
Cancer{"Cancer"}
ROCK1 -->|"activates"| Cancer
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
ROCK1 -->|"activates"| Inflammation
LAMP1["LAMP1"]
ROCK1 -->|"expressed in"| LAMP1
SQSTM1["SQSTM1"]
ROCK1 -->|"expressed in"| SQSTM1
RHOA["RHOA"]
ROCK1 -->|"activates"| RHOA
SQSTM1 -->|"co-localizes"| ROCK1
APP_PS1["APP/PS1"]
APP_PS1 -->|"inhibits"| ROCK1
P62 -->|"expressed in"| ROCK1
MICROGLIA["MICROGLIA"]
MICROGLIA -->|"associated with"| ROCK1
NEURODEGENERATION["NEURODEGENERATION"]
NEURODEGENERATION -->|"regulates"| ROCK1
LYSOSOMAL_BIOGENESIS["LYSOSOMAL BIOGENESIS"]
LYSOSOMAL_BIOGENESIS -->|"regulates"| ROCK1
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"regulates"| ROCK1
LAMP1 -->|"expressed in"| ROCK1
RHOA -->|"activates"| ROCK1
APP["APP"]
APP -->|"inhibits"| ROCK1
SQSTM1 -->|"expressed in"| ROCK1
TFEB -->|"regulates"| ROCK1
style ROCK1 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| TFEB | phosphorylates | gene | 0.90 |
| P62 | co-localizes | gene | 0.90 |
| PRKCH | regulates | gene | 0.80 |
| Alzheimer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Nephropathy | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Traumatic Brain Injury | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Stroke | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| LAMP1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| RHOA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TFEB | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| P62 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| WNT3A | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ROCK2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PTEN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Rb | inhibits | protein | 0.60 |
| Gsk-3 | associated_with | protein | 0.60 |
| neurodegeneration | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| ROCK2 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LYSOSOMAL BIOGENESIS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP/PS1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| LYSOSOME | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Wnt | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| EXOSOMES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BRAIN INJURY | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURON | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ROS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STROKE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQSTM1 | co-localizes | gene | 0.90 |
| P62 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| RHOA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TFEB | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| DRP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CFTR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RHOA | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| P62 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SOX2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PTEN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ROCK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP/PS1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| LYSOSOMAL BIOGENESIS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LYSOSOME | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD55 | activates | gene | 0.55 |
| CFH | activates | gene | 0.55 |
| LIMK1 | activates | gene | 0.55 |
| RNA | activates | gene | 0.55 |
| MTOR | regulates | gene | 0.50 |
| FOXO1 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| HDAC3 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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