ROCK1 isoform-specific deletion reveals a role for diet-induced insulin resistance

ROCK1 in AgRP Neurons Regulates Energy Expenditure and Locomotor Activity in Male Mice

(2013) Hu Huang et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Metabolic actions of Rho-kinase in periphery and brain

(2013) Hu Huang et al.   TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Distinct roles for ROCK1 and ROCK2 in the regulation of cell detachment

(2013) Jianjian Shi et al.   Cell Death & Disease

Mechanisms of insulin resistance in obesity

(2013) Jianping Ye   Frontiers of Medicine

Regulation of Glucose Transport by ROCK1 Differs from That of ROCK2 and Is Controlled by Actin Polymerization

(2012) Kwang-Hoon Chun et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in the Distribution of Body Mass Index Among US Adults, 1999-2010

(2012) Katherine M. Flegal et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

A novel ChREBP isoform in adipose tissue regulates systemic glucose metabolism

(2012) Mark A. Herman et al.   NATURE

Rho-kinase regulates energy balance by targeting hypothalamic leptin receptor signaling

(2012) Hu Huang et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Transcriptional Control of Adipose Lipid Handling by IRF4

(2011) Jun Eguchi et al.   Cell Metabolism

Digging deeper into obesity

(2011) Rexford S. Ahima   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Novel Pathway of Adipogenesis through Cross-Talk between Adipose Tissue Macrophages, Adipose Stem Cells and Adipocytes: Evidence of Cell Plasticity

(2011) Gregorio Chazenbalk et al.   PLoS One

Rho and Rho-Kinase Activity in Adipocytes Contributes to a Vicious Cycle in Obesity That May Involve Mechanical Stretch

(2011) Y. Hara et al.   Science Signaling

In vivo activation of ROCK1 by insulin is impaired in skeletal muscle of humans with type 2 diabetes

(2010) Kwang-Hoon Chun et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Thromboxane A2Receptor Activates a Rho-associated Kinase/LKB1/PTEN Pathway to Attenuate Endothelium Insulin Signaling

(2009) Ping Song et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Targeted Disruption of ROCK1 Causes Insulin Resistancein Vivo

(2009) Dae Ho Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Extracellular matrix controls insulin signaling in mammary epithelial cells through the RhoA/Rok pathway

(2009) Yi-Ju Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY

Protein Kinase G Controls Brown Fat Cell Differentiation and Mitochondrial Biogenesis

(2009) B. Haas et al.   Science Signaling

Intracellular Lipid Accumulation in Liver and Muscle and the Insulin Resistance Syndrome

(2008) Cristina Lara-Castro et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA