CHD6 is a 2,715 amino acid protein encoded by the human gene CHD6. CHD6 belongs to the Snf2/Rad54 helicase family and contains two chromodomains, one ATP-binding helicase domain and one C-terminal helicase domain. The CHD family of proteins are ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling enzymes which combine chromodomains with SWI2/Snf2 ATPase/helicase motifs and DNA-binding capability. Chromodomains are protein regions of about 40-50 amino acid residues found in proteins associated with chromatin remodeling and manipulation. The domain is highly conserved among both plants and animals and is found in a large variety of proteins from many genomes.