Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ Rho-associated coiled-coil protein kinase 1 or ROCK-1 is a serine/threonine kinase that regulates actin assembly, cell movement and contraction. This kinase activates the JNK signaling pathway, modulates stress granule formation and regulates apoptosis in cardiac myocytes and stress granules ._x000D_ Immunogen_x000D_ synthetic peptide corresponding to amino acids 1336-1354 located at the C-terminus of human ROCK-1, conjugated to KLH. This sequence is identical in mouse and rat ROCK-1._x000D_ Application_x000D_ Anti-ROCK-1 antibody produced in rabbit has been used in western blotting and immunocytochemistry._x000D_ Physical form_x000D_ Solution in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 15 mM sodium azide._x000D_ Disclaimer_x000D_ Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals._x000D_ Biochem/physiol Actions_x000D_ Rho-associated kinases (ROCK or Rho-kinase) is implicated in Rho-mediated actin reorganization such as formation of stress fibres and focal adhesions and smooth muscle contraction. Rho-kinases lead to an increase of myosin light chain (MLC) phosphorylation and thereby induce actomyosin based contractility. ROCK accumulates at the cleavage furrow during cytokinesis. In addition, a dominant negative form of ROCK increases multinuclei in mammalian cells. ROCK directly phosphorylates and activates LIM-kinase (LIMK), resulting in downstream phosphorylation and inaction of the actin depolymerizing factor or cofilin.