Gene:
chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 4
Gene ID:
199714
Symbol:
CHD4
Species:
1000
Description:
The product of this gene belongs to the SNF2/RAD54 helicase family. It represents the main component of the nucleosome remodeling and deacetylase complex and plays an important role in epigenetic transcriptional repression. Patients with dermatomyositis develop antibodies against this protein.