Rho kinases (ROCKs) Regulate Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing
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1 Rho kinases (ROCKs) Regulate Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing Jia Yin and Fu-Shin X. Yu From the Kresge Eye Institute, Departments of Ophthalmology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4717 St. Antoine Blvd., Detroit, MI, 48201 Running head: Rho kinases in corneal epithelial wound healing
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Rho kinases regulate corneal epithelial wound healing.
We have previously shown that Rho small GTPase is required for modulating both cell migration and proliferation through cytoskeleton reorganization and focal adhesion formation in response to wounding. In the present study, we investigated the role of Rho kinases (ROCKs), major effectors of Rho GTPase, in mediating corneal epithelial wound healing. Both ROCK 1 and 2 were expressed and activated...
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