Total proteins were collected using RIPA buffer (Thermo Scientific, CA, USA) and then quantified for protein quantification by using Pierce™ BCA Protein Quantification Kit (Thermo Scientific) [15 (link)]. Protein (20 μg) was used for electrophoresis loading SDS-PAGE and transferred onto PVDF membranes (Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA). The membranes were blocked with 5% skimmed milk and incubated with primary antibodies, including anti-KIAA1429 (Cell Signaling Technology, 1:1000, #88,358), anti-ROCK2 (Cell Signaling Technology, 1:1000, #47,012), and beta-actin (CWBio, Beijing, China). After incubation by primary antibodies or their corresponding secondary antibodies, blots were developed using SuperSignal West Dura Persistence Substrate (Thermo Scientific).