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ReviewJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2025

CHD1L in cancer and beyond: structure, oncogenic functions, and therapeutic potential.

Sophia Clune, Paul Awolade, Hector Esquer, Qiong Zhou, Daniel V LaBarbera

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Review in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sophia CluneSkaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
Paul AwoladeSkaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
Hector EsquerSkaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
Qiong ZhouSkaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
Daniel V LaBarberaSkaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. daniel.labarbera@cuanschutz.edu.

Funding

University of Colorado Cancer Center Support Grant - Lung Cancer Patient-Derived Xenografts with Autologous Human Immune SystemsP30CA046934 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI James V Degregori · 1988 to 2026
$117.0M
The Development of First-in-Class Inhibitors of Oncogenic CHD1L for the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer.R01CA251361 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI LABARBERA, DANIEL V. · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA046934NCI NIH HHS R01 CA251361NIH NCI P30-CA046934NIH NCI R01-CA251361
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromodomain Helicase DNA-binding protein 1-Like (CHD1L) is a chromatin remodeling enzyme increasingly recognized as an oncogenic factor promoting tumor progression and metastatic potential by orchestrating transcriptional programs that drive epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), cytoskeletal remodeling, and metastatic dissemination. In parallel, CHD1L has emerged as a master regulator of tumor cell survival by regulating DNA damage response and repair and enforcing G1 cell cycle progression. Furthermore, CHD1L plays a key role in immune evasion pathways by regulating signaling cascades and by suppressing both apoptotic and non-apoptotic cell death. In particular, CHD1L is a key suppressor of PARthanatos, a caspase-independent mechanism triggered by poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) polymer fragmentation and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) activation. By regulating SPOCK1, MDM2, and TCTP, CHD1L further supports survival under cellular stress. Its overexpression correlates with metastasis, therapy resistance, and poor prognosis across many solid tumors. This review covers CHD1L's structure, oncogenic functions, and developmental origins, and highlights emerging therapeutic strategies that target CHD1L as a druggable vulnerability in cancer.

Indexed as

DNA-Binding ProteinsDNA HelicasesNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansCHD1L protein, humanDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA HelicasesALC1Cancer cell survivalCHD1LCHD1L inhibitor (CHD1Li)Chromatin remodelerDNA damage responseImmune evasionMetastasisOncogenePARthanatosTherapeutic target

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PMID40442742
PMCPMC12123854

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