Table 3 Substrates of ROCK1 involved in cytoskeletal regulation in mitosis and metastasis.

From: Mitotic protein kinase-driven crosstalk of machineries for mitosis and metastasis

Mitosis

Substrate

Phosphorylation sites

Mitotic function

Reference

LIMK1

Thr508

Phosphorylation of cofilin at Ser3 and its inactivation, resulting in stabilization of cortical actin networks

108,109

Vimentin

Ser71

Turnover of vimentin at the cleavage furrow

110

MLC

Thr18, Ser19

Actomyosin contraction

24,25,102

MYPT1

Thr696, Thr853

Actomyosin contraction

111,140

Metastasis

Substrate

Phosphorylation sites

Metastatic function

Reference

MLC

Thr18, Ser19

Actomyosin contraction

25,102

LIMK1

Thr508

Inhibition of actin depolymerization

2,108

PTEN

N.D.

Activation of PI3K/AKT and polymerization of actin filaments for protrusion

1,2

c-Myc

Thr58, Ser62

Transcriptional stabilization and activation of c-Myc for metastatic regulation

120,121