CHD8: Proteins and Enzymes

CHD8 is a member of the CHD (chromodomain-helicase-DNA-binding) family of proteins that interacts with nucleosomes and plays a role in chromatin remodeling to modulate transcription. The members of the CHD family of proteins possess 3 common structural and functional domains: a chromodomain (chromatin organization modifier), an SNF2-like helicase/ATPase domain, and a C-terminal DNA-binding domain. CHD8 has been reported to interact with duplin, a protein involved in the wnt signaling pathway, and CTCF, a protein involved in heterochromatin formation.