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CHD1

ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler CHD1 · UniProt O14646

Length
1710 aa
Mass
196.7 kDa
Annotated
2026-06-09
100 papers in source corpus 42 papers cited in narrative 42 extracted findings
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Mechanistic narrative

Synthesis pass · prose summary of the discoveries below

CHD1 is an ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler that assembles, spaces, and repositions nucleosomes to maintain accessible chromatin at actively transcribed genes (PMID:15643425, PMID:19587682, PMID:26861626). Its catalytic core is a bilobal ATPase motor that engages the nucleosome at SHL+2, anchors to the histone H4 N-terminal tail, and detaches roughly two turns of DNA from the octamer to translocate DNA toward the dyad and drive a strand-by-strand ratcheting mechanism (PMID:29019976, PMID:30079888, PMID:35173352). Substrate engagement is gated by autoinhibitory elements: tandem chromodomains and a connecting bridge pack against a DNA-binding surface of the ATPase to block remodeling until the C-terminal SANT-SLIDE DNA-binding domain engages extranucleosomal entry-side DNA, which also sets the direction of sliding and centers nucleosomes (PMID:20832723, PMID:21969605, PMID:33468676). CHD1 requires an intact H2A/H2B dimer on the nucleosome entry side, and entry-side H2B ubiquitination stimulates its sliding activity (PMID:28032848, PMID:39270644). In humans, cooperative tandem chromodomains directly recognize H3K4me2/3, targeting CHD1 to active promoters (PMID:16263726), while H3K36 methylation and the Mediator complex contribute to recruitment at transcribed regions and preinitiation complexes (PMID:22922743, PMID:21979373). There, CHD1 drives RNAPII-directed nucleosome turnover and promoter escape, and cooperates with FACT and Spt4/5 to enable polymerase passage through nucleosomes and to spread FACT across gene bodies (PMID:24737864, PMID:33846633, PMID:34380014). It additionally maintains genome-wide H2B monoubiquitination (PMID:22549955) and, with histone chaperones HIRA and NAP1, supports replication-independent H3.3 deposition required for paternal genome activation and brain chromatin integrity (PMID:15643425, PMID:17717186, PMID:34610319). CHD1 maintains open euchromatin and pluripotency in embryonic stem cells (PMID:19587682) and promotes homologous-recombination repair of double-strand breaks by opening chromatin to permit CtIP recruitment and end resection (PMID:29529298, PMID:27596623). CHD1 is post-translationally controlled by PTEN/GSK3β-mediated phosphorylation that targets it for β-TrCP/proteasome degradation, linking its stability to the AR cistrome and tumor-microenvironment programs in prostate cancer (PMID:28166537, PMID:30930119).

Mechanistic history

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  1. 1995 Medium

    Established CHD1 as a chromatin-associated, sequence-preferential DNA-binding protein, defining its biochemical substrate before any remodeling role was known.

    Evidence DNA binding assays, deletion mapping, and cell-cycle chromatin fractionation

    PMID:7739555

    Open questions at the time
    • No ATPase or remodeling activity assigned
    • Functional role of A-T tract minor-groove binding unresolved
  2. 1999 Medium

    Showed that both chromodomain and ATPase domains are needed for chromatin association and identified SSRP1 (FACT) as an early physical partner, hinting at a transcription-coupled function.

    Evidence Domain-mutant transfection with immunocytochemistry and Co-IP

    PMID:10199952

    Open questions at the time
    • Functional consequence of SSRP1 interaction not tested
    • Single-lab cellular readout
  3. 2003 High

    Linked yeast Chd1 genetically and physically to the transcription elongation machinery, placing it within the Paf1/Spt4-Spt5/FACT network on active genes.

    Evidence Two-hybrid, Co-IP, genetic suppressor analysis, and ChIP in S. cerevisiae

    PMID:12682017

    Open questions at the time
    • Direct enzymatic contribution to elongation not yet demonstrated
    • Mechanism of recruitment unresolved
  4. 2005 High

    Defined CHD1 as an ATP-dependent nucleosome assembly factor and established the chromodomain–methyl-histone reading mode, connecting catalytic activity to chromatin targeting.

    Evidence In vitro chromatin assembly with NAP1/histones; chromodomain binding assays and quantitative H3K4me recognition in yeast and human Chd1

    PMID:15643425 PMID:15647753 PMID:16263726

    Open questions at the time
    • Human vs yeast difference in H3K4me binding mechanistically unexplained at the time
    • In vivo assembly role not shown
  5. 2007 High

    Demonstrated a histone-variant deposition role by showing CHD1 is required for H3.3 incorporation into the paternal pronucleus, with HIRA as a partner.

    Evidence Drosophila loss-of-function, H3.3 immunofluorescence, and CHD1–HIRA Co-IP

    PMID:17717186

    Open questions at the time
    • Whether CHD1 deposits H3.3 directly or supports a chaperone unclear
    • Generality beyond pronucleus untested
  6. 2009 High

    Connected CHD1 to maintenance of open euchromatin, pluripotency, and centromeric CENP-A deposition, broadening its role to stem-cell identity and chromosome segregation.

    Evidence RNAi, ChIP, differentiation/reprogramming assays in mouse ESCs; Co-IP and RNAi for SSRP1/CENP-A axis

    PMID:19587682 PMID:19625449

    Open questions at the time
    • CENP-A deposition role single-lab (Medium)
    • Direct vs indirect contribution to heterochromatin accumulation unresolved
  7. 2011 High

    Resolved the architecture and logic of the C-terminal DNA-binding domain, showing it reads extranucleosomal DNA to direct and center nucleosome sliding, and that chromodomains autoinhibit the motor.

    Evidence Crystal structures of the DNA-binding domain (apo and DNA-bound) and chromodomain region, domain-swap chimeras, sliding/ATPase assays; Mediator-dependent recruitment by proteomics and ChIP

    PMID:20832723 PMID:21623345 PMID:21969605 PMID:21979373 PMID:22033927

    Open questions at the time
    • Full motor-on-nucleosome geometry not yet visualized
    • How autoinhibition is relieved in vivo unclear
  8. 2012 High

    Established chromatin-integrity functions during elongation: maintaining genome-wide H2B monoubiquitination and preventing trans-histone exchange over coding regions via H3K36me-guided recruitment.

    Evidence Genome-wide ChIP-seq, histone-exchange and recruitment assays, genetic epistasis in yeast and human cells

    PMID:22549955 PMID:22922743

    Open questions at the time
    • Mechanistic link between remodeling and H2Bub maintenance not fully resolved
    • Directness of H3K36me readout unclear
  9. 2013 Medium

    Placed CHD1 in androgen-receptor-driven transcription in prostate cells, where it enables AR recruitment and AR-responsive tumor-suppressor expression.

    Evidence RNAi, AR ChIP, expression analysis, and FISH for ERG rearrangements

    PMID:23492366

    Open questions at the time
    • Single-lab functional data
    • Direct vs indirect effect on AR binding not separated
  10. 2014 High

    Showed CHD1 performs the bulk of RNAPII-directed nucleosome turnover at promoter-proximal sites and is required for polymerase promoter escape past the +1 nucleosome.

    Evidence MNase-based ChIP, dominant-negative Chd1 expression, and RNAPII stalling assays

    PMID:24737864

    Open questions at the time
    • Coordination with other elongation factors not yet mechanistically dissected
    • In vitro reconstitution lacking at this stage
  11. 2016 High

    Defined entry-side substrate requirements and nucleosome-spacing competition, showing CHD1 needs H2A/H2B and ubiquitinated H2B on the entry side and competes with ISW1 to set short, H1-depleted spacing; also linked a KDM1A-K114me2 mark to CHD1/AR recruitment.

    Evidence Reconstituted hexasome/asymmetric sliding and single-molecule assays; genome-wide nucleosome mapping in deletion strains; co-crystal of CHD1 with KDM1A peptide plus ChIP-seq

    PMID:26751641 PMID:26861626 PMID:28032848

    Open questions at the time
    • How H2Bub stimulation is structurally transmitted to the motor not yet shown
    • Relevance of KDM1A mark beyond prostate cells untested
  12. 2016 Medium

    Established a direct role in homologous-recombination DSB repair, with CHD1 required for CtIP recruitment and end resection but not NHEJ.

    Evidence CHD1 depletion, CtIP recruitment and HR/NHEJ repair assays, PARP-inhibitor sensitivity

    PMID:27596623

    Open questions at the time
    • Single-lab data
    • Whether chromatin opening at DSBs is direct not structurally shown
  13. 2017 High

    Delivered the first nucleosome-bound structures and mechanism: CHD1 detaches linker DNA, engages SHL+2 and the H4 tail, swings its chromodomains to close the ATPase, and pumps DNA toward the dyad, while domain cross-linking and single-molecule work defined bidirectional, regulated sliding.

    Evidence Cryo-EM of Chd1-nucleosome, site-specific cross-linking, single-molecule FRET with domain mutants

    PMID:28111016 PMID:28943314 PMID:29019976

    Open questions at the time
    • Transition-state geometry not yet captured
    • Coupling of ATP hydrolysis to DNA step size unresolved
  14. 2017 High

    Extended CHD1 to additional DNA-repair pathways and defined its post-translational control, showing PTEN/GSK3β-driven β-TrCP degradation, an N-terminal autoinhibitory region, and roles in GG-NER XPC-to-TFIIH handover.

    Evidence Phosphorylation/ubiquitination/degron assays; CRISPR KO with γH2AX ChIP and HR assays; UV-lesion recruitment and excision assays

    PMID:28166537 PMID:29018037 PMID:29529298

    Open questions at the time
    • NER handover role single-lab (Medium)
    • Interplay between N-terminal and chromodomain autoinhibition not unified
  15. 2018 High

    Captured the active/transition-state mechanism, showing nucleotide-dependent DNA unwrapping and reorientation of the H3 tail and H2B-ubiquitin toward unraveled DNA.

    Evidence Cryo-EM with ADP-BeF transition-state mimic; stopped-flow, FRET, and SAXS with nucleotide analogs

    PMID:29850894 PMID:30079888

    Open questions at the time
    • Per-base-pair stepping not resolved at this stage
    • Functional role of unwrapping in vivo inferred
  16. 2019 High

    Showed CHD1 occupies prostate enhancers and constrains the AR cistrome, with its loss redistributing AR to an oncogenic pattern that drives tumorigenesis in vivo.

    Evidence CHD1/AR ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq in KO cells, and in vivo mouse prostate tumor models

    PMID:30930119

    Open questions at the time
    • Mechanism by which CHD1 limits AR binding not fully defined
    • Link to degradation pathway not integrated
  17. 2020 Medium

    Connected CHD1-dependent chromatin state to cancer phenotypes: transcriptional plasticity driving antiandrogen resistance and IL6-mediated MDSC recruitment in PTEN-deficient tumors.

    Evidence In vivo shRNA screens, ATAC/RNA-seq, and genetically engineered mouse models with IL6 ChIP

    PMID:32220301 PMID:32385075

    Open questions at the time
    • Single-lab in vivo models
    • Direct vs network-level effects on resistance TFs not separated
  18. 2021 High

    Reconstituted and structurally resolved CHD1–FACT cooperation during Pol II transcription, showing sequential handoffs that move nucleosomes past polymerase and spread FACT downstream, and defined a chromodomain/bridge autoinhibitory mechanism.

    Evidence Biochemical reconstitution with Spt4/5 and TFIIS, cryo-EM of transcribing complexes, genome-wide MNase-ChIP and single-molecule tracking, kinetic autoinhibition assays; Co-IP/DSB mapping linking Chd1 to repair factors at transcribed genes

    PMID:33468676 PMID:33846633 PMID:34380014 PMID:34381042 PMID:34610319

    Open questions at the time
    • Co-IP with ATM/PARP1/KAP1/TOP2B single-lab (Medium)
    • How autoinhibition is coordinated with FACT-driven activation in vivo not fully resolved
  19. 2022 High

    Achieved atomic-resolution mechanism, showing CHD1 forces the nucleosome to absorb an extra nucleotide per strand to ratchet DNA, and identified a ChEx histone-binding motif relevant to histone reorganization.

    Evidence 2.3 Å cryo-EM of nucleotide-free Chd1-nucleosome

    PMID:35173352

    Open questions at the time
    • Functional role of ChEx motif in transcription not directly tested
    • Sequence dependence of ratcheting in vivo unknown
  20. 2024 High

    Defined the structural basis of FACT-dependent activation, showing the entry-side H2A/H2B dimer controls a DBD-ATPase autoinhibitory switch that FACT releases to resolve transcription-induced hexasome-nucleosome complexes.

    Evidence Two-state cryo-EM (before/after FACT-mediated dimer restoration) with biochemical reconstitution

    PMID:39270644

    Open questions at the time
    • In vivo prevalence of hexasome intermediates not quantified
    • Generality across other remodelers untested

Open questions

Synthesis pass · forward-looking unresolved questions
  • How CHD1's distinct activities — promoter remodeling, H2Bub/H3.3 maintenance, HR/NER repair, and AR-cistrome constraint — are selectively deployed and coordinated within a single cell context remains unresolved.
  • No unified model linking PTEN/GSK3β degradation control to specific chromatin functions
  • Determinants of pathway choice (transcription vs repair) unknown
  • Human in-cell structural states of the FACT/Spt5 cooperation not directly visualized

Mechanism profile

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Molecular activity
GO:0140657 ATP-dependent activity 4 GO:0003677 DNA binding 3 GO:0042393 histone binding 3 GO:0140096 catalytic activity, acting on a protein 3
Localization
GO:0005694 chromosome 4 GO:0005634 nucleus 3 GO:0005730 nucleolus 1
Pathway
R-HSA-1643685 Disease 4 R-HSA-4839726 Chromatin organization 4 R-HSA-74160 Gene expression (Transcription) 4 R-HSA-73894 DNA Repair 3
Complex memberships
SAGA/SLIK histone acetyltransferase complex

Evidence

Reading pass · 42 per-paper findings extracted from the source corpus
Year Finding Method Journal Conf PMIDs
2005 The chromodomain of yeast Chd1 specifically interacts with methylated lysine 4 on histone H3 (H3K4me), and this chromodomain-mediated methyl-binding is required for enhanced acetylation activity of the SLIK complex on methylated substrates both in vitro and in vivo. Chd1 was identified as a component of the SAGA and SLIK histone acetyltransferase complexes. Co-purification/mass spectrometry, in vitro acetylation assay with methylated substrate, chromodomain binding assays, in vivo functional studies Nature High 15647753
2005 Human CHD1 (but not yeast Chd1) directly and selectively binds histone H3 methylated at lysine 4 (H3K4me2/me3) via its tandem chromodomains acting cooperatively; both chromodomains are required for this recognition, with Kd ~5 µM for di- and trimethyl H3K4. In vitro binding studies, dissociation constant measurements, domain mutagenesis/truncation analysis The Journal of biological chemistry High 16263726
2003 Yeast Chd1 functions during transcription elongation: it interacts with Rtf1 (Paf1 complex), and with elongation factors Spt4-Spt5 and Spt16-Pob3 (FACT), and associates with actively transcribed chromatin regions. Deletion of CHD1 suppresses cold-sensitive spt5 mutations also suppressed by Paf1 complex defects. Two-hybrid screen, co-immunoprecipitation, genetic epistasis (suppressor analysis), chromatin immunoprecipitation The EMBO journal High 12682017
2005 CHD1 functions as an ATP-dependent chromatin assembly factor that, together with NAP1 chaperone and core histones, assembles regularly spaced nucleosomes by a processive mechanism. CHD1 exists predominantly as a monomer and assembles chromatin with shorter nucleosome repeat length than ACF; unlike ACF, CHD1 cannot assemble chromatin containing histone H1. In vitro chromatin assembly assay with purified components (CHD1, NAP1, core histones, relaxed DNA), nucleosome spacing analysis Nature structural & molecular biology High 15643425
2007 CHD1 (Drosophila) is required for incorporation of histone variant H3.3 into the male pronucleus during early embryogenesis. CHD1 interacts with HIRA (H3.3 chaperone) in cytoplasmic extracts. Loss of CHD1 abolishes H3.3 incorporation and renders the paternal genome unable to participate in zygotic mitoses, leading to haploid embryos. Genetic loss-of-function (CHD1 elimination in Drosophila embryos), immunofluorescence for H3.3 incorporation, co-immunoprecipitation of CHD1 with HIRA from cytoplasmic extracts Science (New York, N.Y.) High 17717186
2009 Chd1 is required to maintain open/euchromatin in mouse embryonic stem cells. Downregulation of Chd1 leads to accumulation of heterochromatin, loss of pluripotency (inability to give rise to primitive endoderm, propensity for neural differentiation), and reduced efficiency of somatic cell reprogramming. Chd1 associates with promoters of active genes. RNAi knockdown, chromatin immunoprecipitation, differentiation assays, reprogramming assays Nature High 19587682
2009 CHD1 binds to SSRP1 (a subunit of the FACT complex) both in vivo and in vitro, localizes to centromeres in a CENP-H-containing complex-dependent manner, and is required for deposition of newly synthesized CENP-A into centromeric chromatin. RNAi knockdown of CHD1 decreases centromere-localized CENP-A levels. Co-immunoprecipitation (in vivo and in vitro), conditional mutant cell lines, RNAi knockdown, immunofluorescence Molecular biology of the cell Medium 19625449
2010 The double chromodomain unit of Chd1 blocks DNA binding and activation of the ATPase motor in the absence of nucleosome substrates. An acidic helix joining the chromodomains packs against a DNA-binding surface of the ATPase motor (revealed by crystal structure). Disruption of the chromodomain-ATPase interface prevents discrimination between nucleosomes and naked DNA and reduces reliance on the histone H4 tail for nucleosome sliding. Crystal structure of Chd1 chromodomain region, site-directed mutagenesis, ATPase and nucleosome sliding assays Molecular cell High 20832723
2011 The C-terminal DNA-binding domain of yeast Chd1 contains SANT and SLIDE domains (structural homologs of ISWI DNA-binding domains), is required for nucleosome binding and remodeling, and site-directed mutagenesis of conserved residues identifies those important for DNA binding. SLIDE domains were also identified in CHD6-9 proteins. Crystal structure of Chd1 DNA-binding domain, site-directed mutagenesis, nucleosome binding and remodeling assays The EMBO journal High 21623345
2011 The DNA-binding domain of Chd1 is not essential for nucleosome sliding per se but is critical for centering mononucleosomes on short DNA fragments. Replacing the native DNA-binding domain with foreign DNA-binding domains (AraC or engrailed) redirects nucleosome sliding toward their cognate DNA sequences, demonstrating that the DNA-binding domain's affinity for extranucleosomal DNA determines the direction of Chd1-mediated nucleosome sliding. Domain-swap experiments with chimeric Chd1 constructs, nucleosome sliding assays, FRET-based positioning assays Molecular and cellular biology High 21969605
2011 Crystal structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Chd1 DNA-binding domain in complex with DNA shows the SLIDE domain contacts the DNA major groove (in contrast to predicted minor-groove binding), with contacts predominantly on one DNA strand. The bound DNA duplex is straight, consistent with preference for extranucleosomal DNA. X-ray crystallography The Journal of biological chemistry High 22033927
2012 Chd1 is required for maintenance of high levels of H2B monoubiquitination (H2BK123ub) genome-wide. Loss of Chd1 causes substantial reduction of H2BK123ub levels and reduced nucleosome occupancy in gene bodies, but does not affect H3K4 or H3K79 trimethylation patterns. This function is conserved from yeast to humans. Genome-wide ChIP-seq, western blot analysis of histone modifications in chd1Δ yeast and human CHD1-depleted cells Genes & development High 22549955
2012 Isw1b and Chd1 act in conjunction to prevent trans-histone exchange over coding regions during transcription elongation. Chd1 is recruited to open reading frames by H3K36 methylation context and maintains chromatin integrity during RNAPII passage. Genome-wide nucleosome mapping, histone exchange assays, genetic epistasis in S. cerevisiae, in vivo and in vitro H3K36me recruitment assays Nature structural & molecular biology High 22922743
2013 CHD1 is required for efficient recruitment of androgen receptor (AR) to responsive promoters in prostate cells. Inactivation of CHD1 in vitro prevents formation of ERG rearrangements by impairing AR-dependent transcription. CHD1 regulates expression of AR-responsive tumor suppressor genes including NKX3-1, FOXO1, and PPARγ. RNAi knockdown, chromatin immunoprecipitation for AR, gene expression analysis, FISH for ERG rearrangements Cancer research Medium 23492366
2014 Chd1 is recruited to promoter-proximal nucleosomes of actively transcribed genes and is responsible for the majority of RNAPII-directed nucleosome turnover at these sites. Expression of a dominant-negative Chd1 increases stalling of RNAPII past the entry site of promoter-proximal nucleosomes. Chd1 evicts nucleosomes downstream of the promoter to overcome the nucleosomal barrier and enable RNAPII promoter escape. Modified ChIP using micrococcal nuclease digestion, dominant-negative Chd1 expression, RNAPII stalling assays eLife High 24737864
2016 Dimethylation of KDM1A at K114 (K114me2) by EHMT2 creates a binding site for CHD1. Co-crystal structure of CHD1 with KDM1A K114me2 peptide characterizes the recognition mode. Genome-wide analyses reveal chromatin co-localization of KDM1A K114me2, CHD1, and androgen receptor (AR) in prostate tumor cells, linking this assembly to AR-dependent transcription and TMPRSS2-ERG fusion formation. Co-crystal structure (X-ray crystallography), genome-wide ChIP-seq, in vitro binding assays, functional assays for TMPRSS2-ERG translocation Nature structural & molecular biology High 26751641
2016 CHD1 and ISW1 compete to set nucleosome spacing in vivo on most yeast genes, with CHD1 directing shorter spacing and ISW1 directing longer spacing. CHD1-directed short spacing correlates with eviction of linker histone H1, while ISW1-directed longer spacing allows H1 binding and chromatin condensation. Genome-wide nucleosome sequencing in single and double deletion strains, linker histone H1 occupancy mapping Nucleic acids research High 26861626
2016 The Chd1 chromatin remodeler requires H2A/H2B on the entry side of the nucleosome for sliding. When presented with hexasomes (lacking one H2A/H2B dimer), Chd1 shifts them unidirectionally rather than bidirectionally. Ubiquitin-conjugated H2B on the entry side stimulates nucleosome sliding by Chd1. Reconstituted hexasome and asymmetric nucleosome sliding assays, single-molecule imaging, ubiquitinated H2B functional assays eLife High 28032848
2017 Cryo-EM structure of yeast Chd1 bound to a nucleosome at 4.8 Å resolution. Chd1 detaches two turns of DNA from the histone octamer. The SANT and SLIDE domains contact detached DNA around SHL -7 of the first DNA gyre. The ATPase motor binds the second DNA gyre at SHL +2 and is anchored to the N-terminal tail of histone H4. The double chromodomain swings toward nucleosomal DNA at SHL +1, causing ATPase closure. The ATPase promotes DNA translocation toward the nucleosome dyad. Cryo-electron microscopy structure determination Nature High 29019976
2017 Site-specific cross-linking shows that Chd1 chromodomains and ATPase motor bind to adjacent SHL1 and SHL2 sites on nucleosomal DNA and pack against the DNA-binding domain on exiting DNA. This domain arrangement spans both DNA gyres and bridges both ends of a ~90-bp nucleosomal loop, suggesting a mechanism for nucleosome assembly and spacing. Site-specific cross-linking, biochemical domain mapping, structural modeling Molecular cell High 28111016
2017 Monomeric Chd1 shifts nucleosomal DNA bidirectionally by dynamically alternating between different segments of the nucleosome. Sliding generates unstable remodeling intermediates that spontaneously relax. The DNA-binding domain and chromodomains are two regulatory domains controlling sliding: the chromodomains play a key role in substrate discrimination. Single-molecule FRET, nucleosome sliding assays with truncation and mutation constructs Molecular cell High 28943314
2017 PTEN stimulates GSK3β-mediated phosphorylation of CHD1 degron domains, promoting CHD1 degradation via the β-TrCP-mediated ubiquitination-proteasome pathway. PTEN deficiency results in CHD1 stabilization, which then engages trimethyl H3K4 to activate the TNF-NF-κB gene network. Biochemical phosphorylation assays, ubiquitination assays, proteasome inhibitor experiments, CHD1 degron mutagenesis, ChIP for H3K4me3 Nature High 28166537
2017 CHD1 is required for early DNA double-strand break repair via homologous recombination. CHD1 loss leads to reduced H2AX phosphorylation (γH2AX), impaired CtIP recruitment to DSB sites, reduced H2AX incorporation and poor retention at DSBs. The N-terminal region of CHD1 inhibits its own DNA binding, ATPase, and chromatin assembly/remodeling activities. CRISPR/Cas9 CHD1 knockout in human cells, γH2AX ChIP, HR repair assays, CtIP recruitment assays, ATPase and chromatin remodeling assays with N-terminal truncation constructs Nucleic acids research High 29529298
2017 CHD1 promotes the XPC-to-TFIIH handover of nucleosomal UV lesions during global-genome nucleotide excision repair (GG-NER). CHD1 is recruited to UV lesions in a nucleosome/histone context in an XPC-dependent manner. CHD1 depletion slows CPD excision and sensitizes cells to UV-induced cytotoxicity. Chromatin immunoprecipitation of chromatin fragments, chromatin fractionation, immunofluorescence, CHD1 depletion with UV sensitivity assays The EMBO journal Medium 29018037
2018 Cryo-EM structures of yeast Chd1 bound to nucleosomes with ADP-beryllium fluoride (transition state mimic) reveal conserved contacts with single-strand translocases plus unique contacts with both DNA strands. Two turns of linker DNA are prised off the histone octamer upon Chd1 binding, and both the histone H3 tail and ubiquitin conjugated to H2B K120 are reoriented toward the unraveled DNA. Cryo-electron microscopy structure determination with transition state mimic eLife High 30079888
2018 The Chd1 ATPase motor stimulates DNA unwrapping from the edge of the nucleosome in a nucleotide-dependent and DNA sequence-sensitive fashion. Different nucleotide analogs (AMP-PNP vs. ADP·BeF3-) produce distinct DNA conformations: AMP-PNP causes in-plane DNA unwrapping, while ADP·BeF3- shows out-of-plane unwrapping. The Chd1 DNA-binding domain is not required for unwrapping. Stopped-flow binding kinetics, bulk FRET, small-angle X-ray scattering with contrast variation Nucleic acids research High 29850894
2019 CHD1 occupies prostate-specific enhancers enriched for androgen receptor (AR) and lineage-specific cofactors. Upon CHD1 loss, the AR cistrome is redistributed to an oncogenic pattern, driving tumor formation in the murine prostate. CHD1 constrains AR binding/function to limit tumor progression. ChIP-seq for CHD1 and AR in human and mouse cells, CHD1 knockout/knockdown with ATAC-seq, in vivo mouse prostate tumor models Cancer cell High 30930119
2016 CHD1 loss impairs CtIP recruitment to chromatin and subsequent DNA end resection during DSB repair, specifically affecting homologous recombination (HR) but not non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). CHD1 is proposed to open chromatin around DSBs to facilitate HR protein recruitment. CHD1 siRNA/shRNA depletion, CtIP chromatin recruitment assays, HR and NHEJ repair assays, PARP inhibitor sensitivity tests EMBO reports Medium 27596623
2021 Biochemical reconstitution shows Chd1 and FACT together facilitate Pol II transcription through a nucleosome when elongation factors Spt4/5 and TFIIS are present. Cryo-EM structures reveal: (1) Pol II transcription exposes the proximal H2A-H2B dimer bound by Spt5, with Chd1 poised to pump DNA toward Pol II via its released inhibitory DNA-binding region; (2) a partially unraveled nucleosome generated by Pol II binds FACT, which excludes Chd1 and Spt5, enabling FACT-histone transfer to upstream DNA. Biochemical reconstitution of Pol II transcription through nucleosomes, cryo-EM structure determination of transcribing complexes Nature structural & molecular biology High 33846633
2021 Chd1 interacts with DNA repair factors including Atm, Parp1, Kap1, and Topoisomerase 2β. In Chd1 KO embryonic stem cells, DNA double-strand breaks accumulate specifically at Chd1-bound Pol II-transcribed genes (particularly longer genes with GC-rich promoters) and rDNA. Co-immunoprecipitation of Chd1 with repair factors, DSB mapping (BLISS/END-seq) in Chd1 KO ES cells, ChIP-seq Nature communications Medium 34381042
2021 Chd1 is required for FACT spreading from the +1 nucleosome to downstream nucleosomes during transcription. FACT binds the +1 nucleosome as it is partially unwrapped by engaging RNAPII, and spreads to downstream nucleosomes aided by Chd1. High-resolution genome-wide mapping (MNase-ChIP-seq), single-molecule tracking, mathematical modeling, genetic deletion of Chd1 Molecular cell High 34380014
2020 CHD1 loss results in global changes in open and closed chromatin (ATAC-seq) with associated transcriptomic changes, establishing transcriptional plasticity that enables antiandrogen resistance through four transcription factors (NR3C1, POU3F2, NR2F1, TBX2). In vivo shRNA screen, ATAC-seq, RNA-seq, CRISPR-based functional screening Cancer cell Medium 32220301
2020 CHD1 regulates IL6 transcription, and IL6 is a key transcriptional target of CHD1 involved in recruitment of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) to reshape the tumor microenvironment in PTEN-deficient prostate cancer. Prostate-specific deletion of Chd1 in PTEN-deficient mouse models delays tumor progression and reduces MDSC recruitment. Genetically engineered mouse models (Pten and Pten/Smad4 with prostate-specific Chd1 deletion), tumor microenvironment immunophenotyping, IL6 ChIP and expression analysis Cancer discovery Medium 32385075
2022 Cryo-EM structure of Chd1 bound to a nucleosome in a nucleotide-free state at 2.3 Å resolution reveals that Chd1 stimulates the nucleosome to absorb an additional nucleotide on each DNA strand at two different locations. On the tracking strand within the ATPase binding site, this extra nucleotide induces a local A-form DNA geometry, explaining sequential ratcheting of each strand. A histone-binding motif (ChEx) is identified that can block opposing remodelers and may allow Chd1 to participate in histone reorganization during transcription. Cryo-electron microscopy at 2.3 Å resolution, structural analysis Nature structural & molecular biology High 35173352
2024 Cryo-EM structures of Chd1 bound to a hexasome-nucleosome complex show Chd1 positions its ATPase domain to shift the hexasome away from the nucleosome. In the absence of the inner H2A/H2B dimer, Chd1's DNA-binding domain packs against the ATPase domain (inhibited state). Restoration of the H2A/H2B dimer by FACT triggers DBD rearrangement that displaces the DBD and stimulates Chd1 remodeling, demonstrating FACT-Chd1 cooperation in resolving transcription-induced hexasome-nucleosome complexes. Cryo-EM structure determination of two states (before and after FACT-mediated H2A/H2B restoration), biochemical reconstitution Molecular cell High 39270644
2021 Chd1 disruption in Drosophila heads results in reduced H3.3 levels, perturbed brain chromatin structure, and global de-repression of transcription, with phenotypic consequences of reduced food intake, metabolic alterations, and shortened lifespan. Strong genetic interaction between Chd1 and H3.3 chaperone HIRA was demonstrated. Quantitative mass spectrometry for histone variant levels, genetic interaction analysis (double mutants), brain-specific rescue experiments, ChIP Cell reports Medium 34610319
2021 Autoinhibitory elements of Chd1 (chromodomains and 'bridge') act together to block nucleosome sliding by preventing initiation of twist defects when the DNA-binding domain is not bound to entry-side DNA. These elements target nucleotide-free and ADP-bound states of the ATPase motor, favoring a partially disengaged ATPase-nucleosome state. Biochemical nucleosome sliding assays with Chd1 mutants lacking autoinhibitory elements, kinetic analysis, nucleotide-state specific assays Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America High 33468676
1999 Both the chromodomain (C) and ATPase/helicase-like domain (H) of CHD1 are essential for its proper association with chromatin. CHD1 interacts with SSRP1 (an HMG box-containing protein/FACT subunit) through an N-terminal segment that does not include the chromodomain. Transient transfection with wild-type and domain-mutant CHD1 constructs, immunocytochemistry, co-immunoprecipitation Chromosoma Medium 10199952
1995 CHD1 preferentially binds relatively long A-T tracts in double-stranded DNA via minor-groove interactions. The DNA-binding activity maps to a 229-amino-acid C-terminal segment. CHD1 is a constituent of bulk chromatin extractable with 0.6 M NaCl or EDTA after MNase digestion. CHD1 is released into the cytoplasm when cells enter mitosis and is reincorporated into chromatin during telophase-cytokinesis. DNA binding assays, deletion mapping, chromatin fractionation, immunocytochemistry across cell cycle stages Molecular and cellular biology Medium 7739555
2003 CHD1 co-immunoprecipitates with histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity and associates with NCoR (a transcriptional corepressor) in yeast two-hybrid and in vitro pull-down assays. CHD1 also interacts with splicing proteins mKIAA0164, Srp20, and SAF-B by two-hybrid, and CHD1 overexpression affects alternative splicing. Co-immunoprecipitation (for HDAC), yeast two-hybrid and in vitro pull-down (for NCoR and splicing proteins), alternative splicing assays Biochemical and biophysical research communications Low 12890497
2011 Mediator coactivator complex is required for CHD1 recruitment to preinitiation complexes on chromatin. CHD1 is recruited to naive chromatin but shows enhanced recruitment on H3K4me3 chromatin. CHD1 co-immunoprecipitates with Mediator components from cell extracts, and this interaction is abolished by knockdown of a specific Mediator subunit. MuDPIT proteomic analysis of purified preinitiation complexes, immunoblot, shRNA depletion, co-immunoprecipitation, genome-wide binding (ChIP-seq in mouse ES cells) Genes & development High 21979373
2016 CHD1 interacts with the influenza virus polymerase complex. CHD1 downregulation reduces viral polymerase activity, viral RNA transcription, and production of infectious particles. CHD1 associates with RNAPII and undergoes parallel degradation with RNAPII during influenza infection. Co-immunoprecipitation of CHD1 with viral polymerase, CHD1 knockdown with viral replication assays, co-localization immunofluorescence Journal of virology Medium 26792750

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Stage 0 corpus · 100 papers · ranked by NIH iCite citations
Year Title Journal Citations PMID
2009 Chd1 regulates open chromatin and pluripotency of embryonic stem cells. Nature 398 19587682
2005 Chd1 chromodomain links histone H3 methylation with SAGA- and SLIK-dependent acetylation. Nature 394 15647753
2005 Human but not yeast CHD1 binds directly and selectively to histone H3 methylated at lysine 4 via its tandem chromodomains. The Journal of biological chemistry 304 16263726
2003 Chromatin remodeling protein Chd1 interacts with transcription elongation factors and localizes to transcribed genes. The EMBO journal 285 12682017
2012 Chromatin remodelers Isw1 and Chd1 maintain chromatin structure during transcription by preventing histone exchange. Nature structural & molecular biology 243 22922743
2005 Distinct activities of CHD1 and ACF in ATP-dependent chromatin assembly. Nature structural & molecular biology 233 15643425
2017 Nucleosome-Chd1 structure and implications for chromatin remodelling. Nature 209 29019976
2007 CHD1 motor protein is required for deposition of histone variant H3.3 into chromatin in vivo. Science (New York, N.Y.) 207 17717186
2013 CHD1 is a 5q21 tumor suppressor required for ERG rearrangement in prostate cancer. Cancer research 191 23492366
2017 Synthetic essentiality of chromatin remodelling factor CHD1 in PTEN-deficient cancer. Nature 182 28166537
2010 The chromodomains of the Chd1 chromatin remodeler regulate DNA access to the ATPase motor. Molecular cell 179 20832723
2006 Analysis of nucleosome repositioning by yeast ISWI and Chd1 chromatin remodeling complexes. The Journal of biological chemistry 159 16606615
2020 Loss of CHD1 Promotes Heterogeneous Mechanisms of Resistance to AR-Targeted Therapy via Chromatin Dysregulation. Cancer cell 139 32220301
2018 SPOP-Mutated/CHD1-Deleted Lethal Prostate Cancer and Abiraterone Sensitivity. Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 120 30068710
1995 DNA-binding and chromatin localization properties of CHD1. Molecular and cellular biology 119 7739555
2016 The ISW1 and CHD1 ATP-dependent chromatin remodelers compete to set nucleosome spacing in vivo. Nucleic acids research 114 26861626
2009 CENP-H-containing complex facilitates centromere deposition of CENP-A in cooperation with FACT and CHD1. Molecular biology of the cell 113 19625449
2021 Structural basis of nucleosome transcription mediated by Chd1 and FACT. Nature structural & molecular biology 112 33846633
1996 CHD1 is concentrated in interbands and puffed regions of Drosophila polytene chromosomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108 8692958
2014 The nucleosomal barrier to promoter escape by RNA polymerase II is overcome by the chromatin remodeler Chd1. eLife 105 24737864
2011 The DNA-binding domain of the Chd1 chromatin-remodelling enzyme contains SANT and SLIDE domains. The EMBO journal 102 21623345
2017 CHD1 loss sensitizes prostate cancer to DNA damaging therapy by promoting error-prone double-strand break repair. Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology 98 28383660
2011 Extranucleosomal DNA binding directs nucleosome sliding by Chd1. Molecular and cellular biology 98 21969605
1999 CHD1 interacts with SSRP1 and depends on both its chromodomain and its ATPase/helicase-like domain for proper association with chromatin. Chromosoma 97 10199952
2014 Identification of miR-26 as a key mediator of estrogen stimulated cell proliferation by targeting CHD1, GREB1 and KPNA2. Breast cancer research : BCR 96 24735615
2020 Chromatin Regulator CHD1 Remodels the Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment in PTEN-Deficient Prostate Cancer. Cancer discovery 90 32385075
2016 Loss of CHD1 causes DNA repair defects and enhances prostate cancer therapeutic responsiveness. EMBO reports 88 27596623
2011 Recurrent deletion of CHD1 in prostate cancer with relevance to cell invasiveness. Oncogene 87 22179824
2019 CHD1 Loss Alters AR Binding at Lineage-Specific Enhancers and Modulates Distinct Transcriptional Programs to Drive Prostate Tumorigenesis. Cancer cell 84 30930119
2011 CHD1 remodels chromatin and influences transient DNA methylation at the clock gene frequency. PLoS genetics 78 21811413
2016 The Chd1 chromatin remodeler shifts hexasomes unidirectionally. eLife 77 28032848
2012 Chd1 chromatin remodelers maintain nucleosome organization and repress cryptic transcription. EMBO reports 77 23032292
2015 Coordinate loss of MAP3K7 and CHD1 promotes aggressive prostate cancer. Cancer research 76 25770290
2011 Mediator coordinates PIC assembly with recruitment of CHD1. Genes & development 76 21979373
2011 Identification of novel CHD1-associated collaborative alterations of genomic structure and functional assessment of CHD1 in prostate cancer. Oncogene 75 22139082
2014 Chd1 is essential for the high transcriptional output and rapid growth of the mouse epiblast. Development (Cambridge, England) 72 25480920
2012 CHD1 remodelers regulate nucleosome spacing in vitro and align nucleosomal arrays over gene coding regions in S. pombe. The EMBO journal 72 23103765
2016 Assembly of methylated KDM1A and CHD1 drives androgen receptor-dependent transcription and translocation. Nature structural & molecular biology 69 26751641
2018 Structure of the chromatin remodelling enzyme Chd1 bound to a ubiquitinylated nucleosome. eLife 65 30079888
2017 Interdomain Communication of the Chd1 Chromatin Remodeler across the DNA Gyres of the Nucleosome. Molecular cell 61 28111016
2009 Histone H3K4 and K36 methylation, Chd1 and Rpd3S oppose the functions of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Spt4-Spt5 in transcription. Genetics 61 19948887
2021 FACT is recruited to the +1 nucleosome of transcribed genes and spreads in a Chd1-dependent manner. Molecular cell 59 34380014
2012 Codependency of H2B monoubiquitination and nucleosome reassembly on Chd1. Genes & development 55 22549955
2019 Contrasting roles of the RSC and ISW1/CHD1 chromatin remodelers in RNA polymerase II elongation and termination. Genome research 53 30683752
2012 A key role for Chd1 in histone H3 dynamics at the 3' ends of long genes in yeast. PLoS genetics 52 22807688
1997 A CHD1 gene is Z chromosome linked in the chicken Gallus domesticus. Gene 51 9332370
2015 Transcription-coupled recruitment of human CHD1 and CHD2 influences chromatin accessibility and histone H3 and H3.3 occupancy at active chromatin regions. Epigenetics & chromatin 50 25621013
2017 The Chd1 Chromatin Remodeler Shifts Nucleosomal DNA Bidirectionally as a Monomer. Molecular cell 49 28943314
2017 Missense variants in the chromatin remodeler CHD1 are associated with neurodevelopmental disability. Journal of medical genetics 47 28866611
2003 CHD1 associates with NCoR and histone deacetylase as well as with RNA splicing proteins. Biochemical and biophysical research communications 47 12890497
2000 Molecular evolution of the avian CHD1 genes on the Z and W sex chromosomes. Genetics 47 10924484
2017 Structural reorganization of the chromatin remodeling enzyme Chd1 upon engagement with nucleosomes. eLife 46 28332978
2017 The Sequence of Nucleosomal DNA Modulates Sliding by the Chd1 Chromatin Remodeler. Journal of molecular biology 41 28189426
2008 A role for Chd1 and Set2 in negatively regulating DNA replication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 39 18245327
2022 Nucleosome recognition and DNA distortion by the Chd1 remodeler in a nucleotide-free state. Nature structural & molecular biology 38 35173352
2015 Chromodomain, Helicase and DNA-binding CHD1 protein, CHR5, are involved in establishing active chromatin state of seed maturation genes. Plant biotechnology journal 38 25581843
2015 Emergence of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells involves a Chd1-dependent increase in total nascent transcription. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 38 25831528
2011 Identification of residues in chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 1 (Chd1) required for coupling ATP hydrolysis to nucleosome sliding. The Journal of biological chemistry 37 22039057
2010 The chromodomains of CHD1 are critical for enzymatic activity but less important for chromatin localization. Nucleic acids research 37 21177652
2019 MATN1-AS1 promotes glioma progression by functioning as ceRNA of miR-200b/c/429 to regulate CHD1 expression. Cell proliferation 36 31667976
2017 The ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler Chd1 is recruited by transcription elongation factors and maintains H3K4me3/H3K36me3 domains at actively transcribed and spliced genes. Nucleic acids research 35 28460001
2012 Decoupling nucleosome recognition from DNA binding dramatically alters the properties of the Chd1 chromatin remodeler. Nucleic acids research 34 23275572
2011 Crystal structure of the chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 1 (Chd1) DNA-binding domain in complex with DNA. The Journal of biological chemistry 34 22033927
2007 Chd1 and yFACT act in opposition in regulating transcription. Molecular and cellular biology 33 17620414
2016 Influenza Virus and Chromatin: Role of the CHD1 Chromatin Remodeler in the Virus Life Cycle. Journal of virology 32 26792750
2018 Human CHD1 is required for early DNA-damage signaling and is uniquely regulated by its N terminus. Nucleic acids research 31 29529298
2015 CHD1 acts via the Hmgpi pathway to regulate mouse early embryogenesis. Development (Cambridge, England) 30 26092847
2008 Investigations of CHD1 function in transcription and development of Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 30 18202396
2023 CHD1, a multifaceted epigenetic remodeler in prostate cancer. Frontiers in oncology 28 36776288
2017 CHD1 regulates cell fate determination by activation of differentiation-induced genes. Nucleic acids research 28 28475736
2016 The Chd1 chromatin remodeler can sense both entry and exit sides of the nucleosome. Nucleic acids research 27 27174939
2006 Structural polymorphism of chromodomains in Chd1. Journal of molecular biology 27 17098252
2014 Chd1 co-localizes with early transcription elongation factors independently of H3K36 methylation and releases stalled RNA polymerase II at introns. Epigenetics & chromatin 25 25395991
2006 The ISWI and CHD1 chromatin remodelling activities influence ADH2 expression and chromatin organization. Molecular microbiology 25 16468993
2021 Autoinhibitory elements of the Chd1 remodeler block initiation of twist defects by destabilizing the ATPase motor on the nucleosome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 22 33468676
2021 Chd1 protects genome integrity at promoters to sustain hypertranscription in embryonic stem cells. Nature communications 22 34381042
2016 Sequence-targeted nucleosome sliding in vivo by a hybrid Chd1 chromatin remodeler. Genome research 22 26993344
2015 Embryonic stem cell differentiation requires full length Chd1. Scientific reports 22 25620209
2018 The ATPase motor of the Chd1 chromatin remodeler stimulates DNA unwrapping from the nucleosome. Nucleic acids research 21 29850894
2017 Chromatin remodeler CHD1 promotes XPC-to-TFIIH handover of nucleosomal UV lesions in nucleotide excision repair. The EMBO journal 21 29018037
2019 The chromatin remodeler Chd1 regulates cohesin in budding yeast and humans. Scientific reports 20 31222142
2021 MAP3K7 Loss Drives Enhanced Androgen Signaling and Independently Confers Risk of Recurrence in Prostate Cancer with Joint Loss of CHD1. Molecular cancer research : MCR 19 33846123
2013 Nucleosome sliding by Chd1 does not require rigid coupling between DNA-binding and ATPase domains. EMBO reports 19 24126763
2024 Resolution of transcription-induced hexasome-nucleosome complexes by Chd1 and FACT. Molecular cell 18 39270644
2010 Chd1 remodelers maintain open chromatin and regulate the epigenetics of differentiation. Experimental cell research 18 20211173
2019 Role for Chromatin Remodeling Factor Chd1 in Learning and Memory. Frontiers in molecular neuroscience 17 30728766
2016 CHD1 Regulates Deposition of Histone Variant H3.3 During Bovine Early Embryonic Development. Biology of reproduction 17 27170440
2015 Comparative Genomics Reveals Chd1 as a Determinant of Nucleosome Spacing in Vivo. G3 (Bethesda, Md.) 17 26175451
2010 CenH3/CID incorporation is not dependent on the chromatin assembly factor CHD1 in Drosophila. PloS one 17 20396651
2007 Sexing a wider range of avian species based on two CHD1 introns with a unified reaction condition. Zoo biology 17 19360591
2023 Bi-directional nucleosome sliding by the Chd1 chromatin remodeler integrates intrinsic sequence-dependent and ATP-dependent nucleosome positioning. Nucleic acids research 16 37738162
2021 CHD1 controls H3.3 incorporation in adult brain chromatin to maintain metabolic homeostasis and normal lifespan. Cell reports 16 34610319
2020 Knockdown of circ-TTBK2 Inhibits Glioma Progression by Regulating miR-1283 and CHD1. Cancer management and research 16 33116862
2016 The Chromatin Remodelling Protein CHD1 Contains a Previously Unrecognised C-Terminal Helical Domain. Journal of molecular biology 14 27591891
2019 Prostatic adenocarcinoma CNS parenchymal and dural metastases: alterations in ERG, CHD1 and MAP3K7 expression. Journal of neuro-oncology 13 30656528
2021 SPOP and CHD1 alterations in prostate cancer: Relationship with PTEN loss, tumor grade, perineural infiltration, and PSA recurrence. The Prostate 12 34533858
2020 MAP3K7 and CHD1 Are Novel Mediators of Resistance to Oncolytic Vesicular Stomatitis Virus in Prostate Cancer Cells. Molecular therapy oncolytics 12 32529027
2014 ERG and CHD1 heterogeneity in prostate cancer: use of confocal microscopy in assessment of microscopic foci. The Prostate 12 25175909
2012 CHD1 contributes to intestinal resistance against infection by P. aeruginosa in Drosophila melanogaster. PloS one 12 22912810
2016 Impact of the Chromatin Remodeling Factor CHD1 on Gut Microbiome Composition of Drosophila melanogaster. PloS one 11 27093431

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