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CHD4 (ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler CHD4) is a protein that switches other genes on and off. The public catalogues list it as an oncogene driver and a tumour suppressor, and it is called a cancer driver by mutation analysis of patient cohorts. Tied to Endometrial cancer, Colorectal cancer, Renal cell carcinoma and 5 more. This dossier gathers the 0 products (0 approved), 0 trials, 0 pathways and 0 resistance routes in the corpus that involve it, with external identifiers so it can be joined to UniProt, ChEMBL, Open Targets and the rest of biology.

Biology

ATP-dependent chromatin-remodeling factor that binds and distorts nucleosomal DNA. Acts as a component of the histone deacetylase NuRD complex which participates in the remodeling of chromatin. Localises to acetylated damaged chromatin in a ZMYND8-dependent manner, to promote transcriptional repression and double-strand break repair by homologous recombination. Involved in neurogenesis. Location: Nucleus; Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome (UniProt). Locus 12p13.31 (HGNC).

Where it is found
  • Endometrial cancer: Open Targets association 0.55 with endometrial cancer (MONDO_0011962); IntOGen driver in 3 cohorts (UCEC)
  • Colorectal cancer: Open Targets association 0.57 with colorectal cancer (MONDO_0005575); IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (COAD)
  • Renal cell carcinoma: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (CCRCC)
  • Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (HNSC)
  • Skin cancer: Open Targets association 0.53 with skin cancer (MONDO_0002898)
  • Gastric & gastro-oesophageal junction cancer: Open Targets association 0.52 with gastric cancer (MONDO_0001056)
Class: transcription · Gene: CHD4 · Facts checked 2026-09-23 · Target page

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Query for this target: (TITLE:"CHD4" OR ABSTRACT:"CHD4" OR TITLE:"chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 4" OR ABSTRACT:"chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 4" OR TITLE:"ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler CHD4" OR ABSTRACT:"ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler CHD4" OR TITLE:"Mi-2b" OR ABSTRACT:"Mi-2b" OR TITLE:"Mi2-BETA" OR ABSTRACT:"Mi2-BETA") AND (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR oncology OR carcinoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR myeloma OR sarcoma OR melanoma OR glioma). Results are unfiltered search hits about CHD4, not a curated reading list.

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