Product Overview
Y-27632 is a specific inhibitor of Rho-associated kinases(ROCK) family with Ki values of 0.22μM and 0.30μM for ROCK1 and ROCK2, respectively. Y-27632 has shown selectivity of inhibition by comparing their Ki values for other Rho effector kinases, citron kinase and PKN, as well as PKCα. The Ki values of Y-27632 for citron kinase and PKN are least 20-fold higher, and Ki values for PKCα are about 200-fold higher than those for ROCK kinases. In addition, Y-27632 has been reported to inhibit ROCK1 and ROCK2 by competing with ATP for binding to the kinase in HeLa cells. Besides, Y-27632 has also shown the inhibition of stress fibers in Swiss 3T3 cells when the concentration of Y-27632 is 10μM.