ROCK2-IN-13 is a selective ROCK2 inhibitor. ROCK2-IN-13 reduces nuclear expression by disrupting the interaction of ROCK2 with transcriptional co activators p300> and PGC 1alpha, repressing oncogenic transcription. ROCK2-IN-13 activates FOXO1 driven PTEN expression, leading to suppression of the PI3K/Akt pathway, induction of G2/M cell cycle arrest, and promotion of apoptosis. ROCK2-IN-13 ablates the nuclear transcriptional function of ROCK2 that sustains oncogenic signaling and restores the tumor suppressive PTEN/FOXO1 axis. ROCK2-IN-13 can be used for prostate cancer reseach[1].
