CHD家族蛋白的特征是存在染色質（染色質組織修飾劑）結構域和SNF2相關解旋酶/ ATPase結構域。 CHD基因可能通過修飾染色質結構來改變基因表達，從而改變轉錄設備對其染色體DNA模板的訪問。 已經發現該基因的編碼不同同工型的剪接的轉錄變體。 [由RefSeq提供，2008年7月]
The CHD family of proteins is characterized by the presence of chromo (chromatin organization modifier) domains and SNF2-related helicase/ATPase domains. CHD genes alter gene expression possibly by modification of chromatin structure thus altering access of the transcriptional apparatus to its chromosomal DNA template. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]