Chd7 - chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 7

This gene encodes a protein containing two chromodomains and an ATP-binding helicase domain that functions as a regulator of transcription. Mutations in this gene result in an array of development defects, including inner ear problems. Mice defective for this gene exhibit many of the clinical features of the CHARGE syndrome caused by mutations in the homologous gene in human. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]