Gene Information
Gene NameROCK2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1388
Protein NamesRho-associated protein kinase 2 (EC 2.7.11.1) (Rho kinase 2) (Rho-associated, coiled-coil-containing protein kinase 2) (Rho-associated, coiled-coil-containing protein kinase II) (ROCK-II) (p164 ROCK-2)
Target Namerho-associated protein kinase 2
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000134318 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBO75116
Gene CardROCK2
Uniprot IDO75116
PfamPF00069; PF08912
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.785027843)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ROCK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ROCK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ROCK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ROCK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Rock2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ROCK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Rock2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ROCK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsROCK1
ParalogsROCK1, CIT, CDC42BPA, CDC42BPG, CDC42BPB
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the brain (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21147781}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.036364(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4L6Q  (X-ray  2.79A  4WOT  (X-ray  2.93A  5U7Q  (X-ray  3.15A  5U7R  (X-ray  3.33A  6ED6  (X-ray  2.86A  6P5M  (X-ray  2.65A  6P5P  (X-ray  3.30A  7JNT  (X-ray  2.21A  7JOV  (X-ray  2.59A  7P6N  (X-ray  3.00A 
DBSNP rs2230774  rs35768389  rs34945852 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Nucleus. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome. Note=Cytoplasmic, and associated with actin microfilaments and the plasma membrane. {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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