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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE The Chromatin Remodeler CHD8 Is Required for Activation of Progesterone Receptor- Dependent Enhancers
    2016
    Co-Authors: María Ceballos-chávez, Alicia Subtil-rodríguez, Eugenia G. Giannopoulou, Daniel Soronellas, Elena Vázquez-chávez, Guillermo P. Vicent, Olivier Elemento, Miguel Beato, Jose C Reyes
    Abstract:

    While the importance of gene enhancers in transcriptional regulation is well established, the mechanisms and the protein factors that determine enhancers activity have only recently begun to be unravelled. Recent studies have shown that progesterone receptor (PR) binds regions that display typical features of gene enhancers. Here, we show by ChIP-seq experi-ments that the chromatin remodeler CHD8 mostly binds promoters under proliferation con-ditions. However, upon progestin stimulation, CHD8 re-localizes to PR enhancers also enriched in p300 and H3K4me1. Consistently, CHD8 depletion severely impairs progestin-dependent gene regulation. CHD8 binding is PR-dependent but independent of the pioneer-ing factor FOXA1. The SWI/SNF chromatin-remodelling complex is required for PR-depen-dent gene activation. Interestingly, we show that CHD8 interacts with the SWI/SNF complex and that depletion of BRG1 and BRM, the ATPases of SWI/SNF complex, impairs CHD8 recruitment. We also show that CHD8 is not required for H3K27 acetylation, but contributes to increase accessibility of the enhancer to DNaseI. Furthermore, CHD8 was required for RNAPII recruiting to the enhancers and for transcription of enhancer-derived RNA

  • The Chromatin Remodeler CHD8 Is Required for Activation of Progesterone Receptor-Dependent Enhancers
    PLoS genetics, 2015
    Co-Authors: María Ceballos-chávez, Alicia Subtil-rodríguez, Eugenia G. Giannopoulou, Daniel Soronellas, Elena Vázquez-chávez, Guillermo P. Vicent, Olivier Elemento, Miguel Beato, Jose C Reyes
    Abstract:

    While the importance of gene enhancers in transcriptional regulation is well established, the mechanisms and the protein factors that determine enhancers activity have only recently begun to be unravelled. Recent studies have shown that progesterone receptor (PR) binds regions that display typical features of gene enhancers. Here, we show by ChIP-seq experiments that the chromatin remodeler CHD8 mostly binds promoters under proliferation conditions. However, upon progestin stimulation, CHD8 re-localizes to PR enhancers also enriched in p300 and H3K4me1. Consistently, CHD8 depletion severely impairs progestin-dependent gene regulation. CHD8 binding is PR-dependent but independent of the pioneering factor FOXA1. The SWI/SNF chromatin-remodelling complex is required for PR-dependent gene activation. Interestingly, we show that CHD8 interacts with the SWI/SNF complex and that depletion of BRG1 and BRM, the ATPases of SWI/SNF complex, impairs CHD8 recruitment. We also show that CHD8 is not required for H3K27 acetylation, but contributes to increase accessibility of the enhancer to DNaseI. Furthermore, CHD8 was required for RNAPII recruiting to the enhancers and for transcription of enhancer-derived RNAs (eRNAs). Taken together our data demonstrate that CHD8 is involved in late stages of PR enhancers activation.

  • the chromatin remodeller CHD8 is required for e2f dependent transcription activation of s phase genes
    Nucleic Acids Research, 2014
    Co-Authors: Alicia Subtilrodriguez, Elena Vazquezchavez, Maria Ceballoschavez, Manuel Rodriguezparedes, Jose I Martinsubero, Manel Esteller, Jose C Reyes
    Abstract:

    The precise regulation of S-phase-specific genes is critical for cell proliferation. How the repressive chromatin configuration mediated by the retinoblastoma protein and repressor E2F factors changes at the G1/S transition to allow transcription activation is unclear. Here we show ChIP-on-chip studies that reveal that the chromatin remodeller CHD8 binds ∼ 2000 transcriptionally active promoters. The spectrum of CHD8 target genes was enriched in E2F-dependent genes. We found that CHD8 binds E2F-dependent promoters at the G1/S transition but not in quiescent cells. Consistently, CHD8 was required for G1/S-specific expression of these genes and for cell cycle re-entry on serum stimulation of quiescent cells. We also show that CHD8 interacts with E2F1 and, importantly, loading of E2F1 and E2F3, but not E2F4, onto S-specific promoters, requires CHD8. However, CHD8 recruiting is independent of these factors. Recruiting of MLL histone methyltransferase complexes to S-specific promoters was also severely impaired in the absence of CHD8. Furthermore, depletion of CHD8 abolished E2F1 overexpression-dependent S-phase stimulation of serum-starved cells, highlighting the essential role of CHD8 in E2F-dependent transcription activation.

  • The chromatin remodeling factor CHD8 interacts with elongating RNA polymerase II and controls expression of the cyclin E2 gene
    Nucleic acids research, 2009
    Co-Authors: Manuel Rodríguez-paredes, Manel Esteller, María Ceballos-chávez, Mario García-domínguez, Jose C Reyes
    Abstract:

    CHD8 is a chromatin remodeling ATPase of the SNF2 family. We found that depletion of CHD8 impairs cell proliferation. In order to identify CHD8 target genes, we performed a transcriptomic analysis of CHD8-depleted cells, finding out that CHD8 controls the expression of cyclin E2 (CCNE2) and thymidylate synthetase (TYMS), two genes expressed in the G1/S transition of the cell cycle. CHD8 was also able to co-activate the CCNE2 promoter in transient transfection experiments. Chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments demonstrated that CHD8 binds directly to the 5’ region of both CCNE2 and TYMS genes. Interestingly, both RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) and CHD8 bind constitutively to the 5’ promoterproximal region of CCNE2, regardless of the cellcycle phase and, therefore, of the expression of CCNE2. The tandem chromodomains of CHD8 bind in vitro specifically to histone H3 di-methylated at lysine 4. However, CHD8 depletion does not affect the methylation levels of this residue. We also show that CHD8 associates with the elongating form of RNAPII, which is phosphorylated in its carboxy-terminal domain (CTD). Furthermore, CHD8-depleted cells are hypersensitive to drugs that inhibit RNAPII phosphorylation at serine 2, suggesting that CHD8 is required for an early step of the RNAPII transcription cycle.

Timur Yusufzai - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The ATP-dependent Chromatin Remodeling Enzymes CHD6, CHD7, and CHD8 Exhibit Distinct Nucleosome Binding and Remodeling Activities
    The Journal of biological chemistry, 2017
    Co-Authors: Benjamin J. Manning, Timur Yusufzai
    Abstract:

    Proper chromatin regulation is central to genome function and maintenance. The group III chromodomain–helicase–DNA-binding (CHD) family of ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling enzymes, comprising CHD6, CHD7, CHD8, and CHD9, has well-documented roles in transcription regulation, impacting both organism development and disease etiology. These four enzymes are similar in their constituent domains, but they fill surprisingly non-redundant roles in the cell, with deficiencies in individual enzymes leading to dissimilar disease states such as CHARGE syndrome or autism spectrum disorders. The mechanisms explaining their divergent, non-overlapping functions are unclear. In this study, we performed an in-depth biochemical analysis of purified CHD6, CHD7, and CHD8 and discovered distinct differences in chromatin remodeling specificities and activities among them. We report that CHD6 and CHD7 both bind with high affinity to short linker DNA, whereas CHD8 requires longer DNA for binding. As a result, CHD8 slides nucleosomes into positions with more flanking linker DNA than CHD7. Moreover, we found that, although CHD7 and CHD8 slide nucleosomes, CHD6 disrupts nucleosomes in a distinct non-sliding manner. The different activities of these enzymes likely lead to differences in chromatin structure and, thereby, transcriptional control, at the enhancer and promoter loci where these enzymes bind. Overall, our work provides a mechanistic basis for both the non-redundant roles and the diverse mutant disease states of these enzymes in vivo.

  • Abstract 2433: Loss of chd5-mediated gene repression synergizes with MYCN to accelerate neuroblastoma tumorigenesis in zebrafish
    Cancer Research, 2016
    Co-Authors: Mark W. Zimmerman, Jinhua Quan, Shuning He, Jimann Shin, Marc R. Mansour, Deepak Reyon, J. Keith Joung, Timur Yusufzai
    Abstract:

    Neuroblastoma is a malignancy of the peripheral sympathetic nervous system (PSNS) and accounts for 10-15% of cancer deaths among children. For the 40% of patients presenting with high-risk disease, current therapeutic approaches are insufficient and long-term survival is less than 50%. Along with genomic amplification of the MYCN oncogene, hemizygous loss of the 1p36 chromosomal region is a major risk factor in neuroblastoma. The human CHD5 gene is a neuronal specific chromatin remodeling helicase that maps to 1p36, and is thus frequently lost in high-risk neuroblastoma. Our laboratory has previously generated a faithful model of pediatric neuroblastoma in the zebrafish driven by overexpression of the MYCN oncogene in the PSNS (dbh:MYCN). Additionally, zebrafish chd5 mutant alleles were created using the newly developed gene editing technologies TALEN and CRISPR-Cas9. The resulting chd5 mutant fish exhibit abnormal development of the PSNS in the form of expansion of the superior cervical ganglia and enlargement of the interrenal gland (adrenal medulla). Haploinsufficiency for Chd5 combined with dbh:MYCN expression accelerates the onset and increases the penetrance of neuroblastoma tumorigenesis in zebrafish, indicating a tumor suppressive function. Elevated p-ERK and PCNA+ cells in tumor tissue indicates that loss of Chd5, cooperates with MYCN overexpression to accelerate neuroblast proliferation in vivo. Chd5 (in addition to Chd3 and Chd4) is a core member of the epigenetic regulatory NuRD complex, which also contains HDAC1-2, MTA1-3, MBD2-3, GATAD2A/B and RBBP4/7. The conserved biological function of Chd5 is to silence gene expression through the maintenance of a repressed chromatin state. Tumors deficient for Chd5 expression exhibit reduced levels of the H3K27me3 histone modification, a marker of facultatively repressed genes. Future studies will further explore the mechanism and function of Chd5 so that the pathways mediating tumor suppression can be elucidated and that essential proteins in these pathways can be targeted in ways that exploit the synthetic lethal relationships that are established. Citation Format: Mark W. Zimmerman, Shuning He, Jimann Shin, Shizhen Zhu, Feng Guo, Marc Mansour, Deepak Reyon, J Keith Joung, Jinhua Quan, Timur Yusufzai, A Thomas Look. Loss of chd5-mediated gene repression synergizes with MYCN to accelerate neuroblastoma tumorigenesis in zebrafish. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2016 Apr 16-20; New Orleans, LA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(14 Suppl):Abstract nr 2433.

  • the chromatin remodeling factor chd5 is a transcriptional repressor of wee1
    PLOS ONE, 2014
    Co-Authors: Jinhua Quan, Guillaume Adelmant, Thomas A Look, Jarrod A Marto, Timur Yusufzai
    Abstract:

    Loss of the chromatin remodeling ATPase CHD5 has been linked to the progression of neuroblastoma tumors, yet the underlying mechanisms behind the tumor suppressor role of CHD5 are unknown. In this study, we purified the human CHD5 complex and found that CHD5 is a component of the full NuRD transcriptional repressor complex, which also contains methyl-CpG binding proteins and histone deacetylases. The CHD5/NuRD complex appears mutually exclusive with the related CHD4/NuRD complex as overexpression of CHD5 results in loss of the CHD4 protein in cells. Following a search for genes that are regulated by CHD5 in neuroblastoma cells, we found that CHD5 binds to and represses the G2/M checkpoint gene WEE1. Reintroduction of CHD5 into neuroblastoma cells represses WEE1 expression, demonstrating that CHD5 can function as a repressor in cells. A catalytically inactive mutant version of CHD5 is able to associate with a NuRD cofactor but fails to repress transcription. Our study shows that CHD5 is a NuRD-associated transcriptional repressor and identifies WEE1 as one of the CHD5-regulated genes that may link CHD5 to tumor suppression.

  • the tumor suppressor chromodomain helicase dna binding protein 5 chd5 remodels nucleosomes by unwrapping
    Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2014
    Co-Authors: Jinhua Quan, Timur Yusufzai
    Abstract:

    Although mutations or deletions of chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 5 (CHD5) have been linked to cancer and implicate CHD5 in tumor suppression, the ATP-dependent activity of CHD5 is currently unknown. In this study, we discovered that CHD5 is a chromatin remodeling factor with a unique enzymatic activity. CHD5 can expose nucleosomal DNA at one or two discrete positions in the nucleosome. The exposure of the nucleosomal DNA by CHD5 is dependent on ATP hydrolysis, but continued ATP hydrolysis is not required to maintain the nucleosomes in their remodeled state. The activity of CHD5 is distinct from other related chromatin remodeling ATPases, such as ACF and BRG1, and does not lead to complete disruption or destabilization of the nucleosome. Rather, CHD5 likely initiates remodeling in a manner similar to that of other remodeling factors but does not significantly reposition the nucleosome. While the related factor CHD4 shows strong ATPase activity, it does not unwrap nucleosomes as efficiently as CHD5. Our findings add to the growing evidence that chromatin remodeling ATPases have diverse roles in modulating chromatin structure.

María Ceballos-chávez - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE The Chromatin Remodeler CHD8 Is Required for Activation of Progesterone Receptor- Dependent Enhancers
    2016
    Co-Authors: María Ceballos-chávez, Alicia Subtil-rodríguez, Eugenia G. Giannopoulou, Daniel Soronellas, Elena Vázquez-chávez, Guillermo P. Vicent, Olivier Elemento, Miguel Beato, Jose C Reyes
    Abstract:

    While the importance of gene enhancers in transcriptional regulation is well established, the mechanisms and the protein factors that determine enhancers activity have only recently begun to be unravelled. Recent studies have shown that progesterone receptor (PR) binds regions that display typical features of gene enhancers. Here, we show by ChIP-seq experi-ments that the chromatin remodeler CHD8 mostly binds promoters under proliferation con-ditions. However, upon progestin stimulation, CHD8 re-localizes to PR enhancers also enriched in p300 and H3K4me1. Consistently, CHD8 depletion severely impairs progestin-dependent gene regulation. CHD8 binding is PR-dependent but independent of the pioneer-ing factor FOXA1. The SWI/SNF chromatin-remodelling complex is required for PR-depen-dent gene activation. Interestingly, we show that CHD8 interacts with the SWI/SNF complex and that depletion of BRG1 and BRM, the ATPases of SWI/SNF complex, impairs CHD8 recruitment. We also show that CHD8 is not required for H3K27 acetylation, but contributes to increase accessibility of the enhancer to DNaseI. Furthermore, CHD8 was required for RNAPII recruiting to the enhancers and for transcription of enhancer-derived RNA

  • The Chromatin Remodeler CHD8 Is Required for Activation of Progesterone Receptor-Dependent Enhancers
    PLoS genetics, 2015
    Co-Authors: María Ceballos-chávez, Alicia Subtil-rodríguez, Eugenia G. Giannopoulou, Daniel Soronellas, Elena Vázquez-chávez, Guillermo P. Vicent, Olivier Elemento, Miguel Beato, Jose C Reyes
    Abstract:

    While the importance of gene enhancers in transcriptional regulation is well established, the mechanisms and the protein factors that determine enhancers activity have only recently begun to be unravelled. Recent studies have shown that progesterone receptor (PR) binds regions that display typical features of gene enhancers. Here, we show by ChIP-seq experiments that the chromatin remodeler CHD8 mostly binds promoters under proliferation conditions. However, upon progestin stimulation, CHD8 re-localizes to PR enhancers also enriched in p300 and H3K4me1. Consistently, CHD8 depletion severely impairs progestin-dependent gene regulation. CHD8 binding is PR-dependent but independent of the pioneering factor FOXA1. The SWI/SNF chromatin-remodelling complex is required for PR-dependent gene activation. Interestingly, we show that CHD8 interacts with the SWI/SNF complex and that depletion of BRG1 and BRM, the ATPases of SWI/SNF complex, impairs CHD8 recruitment. We also show that CHD8 is not required for H3K27 acetylation, but contributes to increase accessibility of the enhancer to DNaseI. Furthermore, CHD8 was required for RNAPII recruiting to the enhancers and for transcription of enhancer-derived RNAs (eRNAs). Taken together our data demonstrate that CHD8 is involved in late stages of PR enhancers activation.

  • The chromatin remodeling factor CHD8 interacts with elongating RNA polymerase II and controls expression of the cyclin E2 gene
    Nucleic acids research, 2009
    Co-Authors: Manuel Rodríguez-paredes, Manel Esteller, María Ceballos-chávez, Mario García-domínguez, Jose C Reyes
    Abstract:

    CHD8 is a chromatin remodeling ATPase of the SNF2 family. We found that depletion of CHD8 impairs cell proliferation. In order to identify CHD8 target genes, we performed a transcriptomic analysis of CHD8-depleted cells, finding out that CHD8 controls the expression of cyclin E2 (CCNE2) and thymidylate synthetase (TYMS), two genes expressed in the G1/S transition of the cell cycle. CHD8 was also able to co-activate the CCNE2 promoter in transient transfection experiments. Chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments demonstrated that CHD8 binds directly to the 5’ region of both CCNE2 and TYMS genes. Interestingly, both RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) and CHD8 bind constitutively to the 5’ promoterproximal region of CCNE2, regardless of the cellcycle phase and, therefore, of the expression of CCNE2. The tandem chromodomains of CHD8 bind in vitro specifically to histone H3 di-methylated at lysine 4. However, CHD8 depletion does not affect the methylation levels of this residue. We also show that CHD8 associates with the elongating form of RNAPII, which is phosphorylated in its carboxy-terminal domain (CTD). Furthermore, CHD8-depleted cells are hypersensitive to drugs that inhibit RNAPII phosphorylation at serine 2, suggesting that CHD8 is required for an early step of the RNAPII transcription cycle.

Daniel A. Bochar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Regulation of Androgen-Responsive Transcription by the Chromatin Remodeling Factor CHD8
    Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore Md.), 2010
    Co-Authors: Tushar Menon, Joel A. Yates, Daniel A. Bochar
    Abstract:

    The androgen receptor (AR) mediates the effect of androgens through its transcriptional function during both normal prostate development and in the emergence and progression of prostate cancer. AR is known to assemble coactivator complexes at target promoters to facilitate transcriptional activation in response to androgens. Here we identify the ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling factor chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 8 (CHD8) as a novel coregulator of androgen-responsive transcription. We demonstrate that CHD8 directly associates with AR and that CHD8 and AR simultaneously localize to the TMPRSS2 enhancer after androgen treatment. In the LNCaP cell line, reduction of CHD8 levels by small interfering RNA treatment severely diminishes androgen-dependent activation of the TMPRSS2 gene. We demonstrate that the recruitment of AR to the TMPRSS2 promoter in response to androgen treatment requires CHD8. Finally, CHD8 facilitates androgen-stimulated proliferation of LNCaP cells, emphasizing the physiological importance of CHD8. Taken together, we present evidence of a functional role for CHD8 in AR-mediated transcriptional regulation of target genes.

  • CHD8 Is an ATP-Dependent Chromatin Remodeling Factor That Regulates β-Catenin Target Genes
    Molecular and cellular biology, 2008
    Co-Authors: Brandi A. Thompson, Véronique Tremblay, Grace Lin, Daniel A. Bochar
    Abstract:

    ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling by the CHD family of proteins plays an important role in the regulation of gene transcription. Here we report that full-length CHD8 interacts directly with β-catenin and that CHD8 is also recruited specifically to the promoter regions of several β-catenin-responsive genes. Our results indicate that CHD8 negatively regulates β-catenin-targeted gene expression, since short hairpin RNA against CHD8 results in the activation of several β-catenin target genes. This regulation is also conserved through evolution; RNA interference against kismet, the apparent Drosophila ortholog of CHD8, results in a similar activation of β-catenin target genes. We also report the first demonstration of chromatin remodeling activity for a member of the CHD6-9 family of proteins, suggesting that CHD8 functions in transcription through the ATP-dependent modulation of chromatin structure.

  • CHD8 Is an ATP-Dependent Chromatin Remodeling Factor That Regulates β-Catenin Target Genes
    Molecular and cellular biology, 2008
    Co-Authors: Brandi A. Thompson, Véronique Tremblay, Grace Lin, Daniel A. Bochar
    Abstract:

    ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling by the CHD family of proteins plays an important role in the regulation of gene transcription. Here we report that full-length CHD8 interacts directly with beta-catenin and that CHD8 is also recruited specifically to the promoter regions of several beta-catenin-responsive genes. Our results indicate that CHD8 negatively regulates beta-catenin-targeted gene expression, since short hairpin RNA against CHD8 results in the activation of several beta-catenin target genes. This regulation is also conserved through evolution; RNA interference against kismet, the apparent Drosophila ortholog of CHD8, results in a similar activation of beta-catenin target genes. We also report the first demonstration of chromatin remodeling activity for a member of the CHD6-9 family of proteins, suggesting that CHD8 functions in transcription through the ATP-dependent modulation of chromatin structure.

Tomoya Sudo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • CHD8 is an independent prognostic indicator that regulates wnt β catenin signaling and the cell cycle in gastric cancer
    Oncology Reports, 2013
    Co-Authors: Genta Sawada, Hiroki Ueo, Tae Matsumura, Ryutaro Uchi, Masahisa Ishibashi, Kosuke Mima, Junji Kurashige, Yusuke Takahashi, Sayori Akiyoshi, Tomoya Sudo
    Abstract:

    The chromodomain helicase DNA-binding (CHD) family comprises a class of chromatin remodeling enzymes. Previous studies suggest that CHD8 may negatively regulate various genes and signaling pathways, such as the Wnt/β‑catenin pathway. However, few studies have investigated the role of CHD8 in cancer cells. We analyzed the expression of CHD8 in cancer lesions and corresponding non-cancerous tissues to demonstrate the prognostic significance of CHD8 expression in 101 cases of gastric cancer. We also investigated the functional implications of aberrant CHD8 expression by conducting gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA). Expression of CHD8 mRNA was significantly lower in gastric cancer tissues compared to that in corresponding normal tissues (P=0.003). In multivariate analysis for overall survival, we found that CHD8 expression was an independent prognostic factor in gastric cancer. Moreover, GSEA revealed that CHD8 was significantly associated with genes involved in the Wnt/β‑catenin pathway and in the cell cycle. In addition, knockdown of CHD8 expression in the gastric cancer cell lines, MKN45 and NUGC4, promoted proliferation. In conclusion, the present study suggests that loss of CHD8 expression may be a novel indicator for biological aggressiveness in gastric cancer.

  • CHD8 is an independent prognostic indicator that regulates Wnt/β-catenin signaling and the cell cycle in gastric cancer.
    Oncology reports, 2013
    Co-Authors: Genta Sawada, Hiroki Ueo, Tae Matsumura, Ryutaro Uchi, Masahisa Ishibashi, Kosuke Mima, Junji Kurashige, Yusuke Takahashi, Sayori Akiyoshi, Tomoya Sudo
    Abstract:

    The chromodomain helicase DNA-binding (CHD) family comprises a class of chromatin remodeling enzymes. Previous studies suggest that CHD8 may negatively regulate various genes and signaling pathways, such as the Wnt/β‑catenin pathway. However, few studies have investigated the role of CHD8 in cancer cells. We analyzed the expression of CHD8 in cancer lesions and corresponding non-cancerous tissues to demonstrate the prognostic significance of CHD8 expression in 101 cases of gastric cancer. We also investigated the functional implications of aberrant CHD8 expression by conducting gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA). Expression of CHD8 mRNA was significantly lower in gastric cancer tissues compared to that in corresponding normal tissues (P=0.003). In multivariate analysis for overall survival, we found that CHD8 expression was an independent prognostic factor in gastric cancer. Moreover, GSEA revealed that CHD8 was significantly associated with genes involved in the Wnt/β‑catenin pathway and in the cell cycle. In addition, knockdown of CHD8 expression in the gastric cancer cell lines, MKN45 and NUGC4, promoted proliferation. In conclusion, the present study suggests that loss of CHD8 expression may be a novel indicator for biological aggressiveness in gastric cancer.