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CHPF
chondroitin polymerizing factor
Chromosome 2 · 2q35
NCBI Gene: 79586Ensembl: ENSG00000123989.16HGNC: HGNC:24291UniProt: Q8IZ52
60PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
cytosolprotein-macromolecule adaptor activityglucuronosyl-N-acetylgalactosaminyl-proteoglycan 4-beta-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase activityacetylgalactosaminyltransferase activitycolorectal carcinomahepatocellular carcinomagliomaneoplasm
✦AI Summary

CHPF (chondroitin polymerizing factor) is a glycosyltransferase that plays a crucial role in chondroitin sulfate (CS) biosynthesis and has emerged as an important oncogene across multiple cancer types 1. The protein functions as part of heterodimeric complexes (CHSY1-CHPF, CHSY1-CHPF2, CHSY3-CHPF, and CHSY3-CHPF2) responsible for CS chain polymerization, where CHPF primarily serves a stabilizing role rather than direct enzymatic activity 2. CHPF is significantly upregulated in various malignancies including osteosarcoma, glioma, breast cancer, gastric cancer, and melanoma, where its overexpression correlates with poor prognosis and advanced tumor stages 34567. Mechanistically, CHPF promotes tumorigenesis through multiple pathways: activating AKT signaling and inhibiting SKP2 ubiquitination in osteosarcoma 3, interacting with MAD1L1 in glioma 4, stabilizing CS-syndecan-1 complexes to regulate macropinocytosis in breast cancer 5, activating E2F1 through UBE2T-mediated ubiquitination regulation in gastric cancer 6, and regulating CDK1 in melanoma 7. These findings establish CHPF as a promising therapeutic target for cancer treatment, with its multifaceted roles in cell proliferation, migration, and survival making it clinically significant across diverse malignancies.

Sources cited
1
CHPF is a glycosyltransferase involved in chondroitin sulfate biosynthesis
PMID: 23774590
2
CHPF functions in heterodimeric complexes for CS chain polymerization, primarily serving a stabilizing role
PMID: 41298522
3
CHPF is upregulated in osteosarcoma and promotes tumorigenesis via AKT signaling and SKP2 ubiquitination inhibition
PMID: 37492722
4
CHPF is upregulated in glioma and interacts with MAD1L1, regulated by transcription factor HNF4A
PMID: 37851364
5
CHPF stabilizes CS-syndecan-1 complexes and regulates macropinocytosis in breast cancer
PMID: 38770553
6
CHPF is upregulated in gastric cancer and promotes tumorigenesis through E2F1 activation
PMID: 34564711
7
CHPF is upregulated in melanoma and promotes tumor development through CDK1 regulation
PMID: 32612115
Disease Associationsⓘ20
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.10Weak
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
gliomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Absent tibia - polydactylyOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
tibia, hypoplasia or aplasia of, with polydactylyOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Blount diseaseOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
osteosarcomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Miyoshi myopathyOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Hypoplastic tibiae - postaxial polydactylyOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
tibial hemimeliaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Coxa VaraOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
AcheiropodiaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Gollop-Wolfgang complexOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Fibular aplasia - ectrodactylyOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
fibular aplasia-ectrodactyly syndromeOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
CHPF2Protein interaction93%CHSY3Protein interaction90%CSGALNACT1Protein interaction89%B4GALNT1Protein interaction88%CHSY1Protein interaction68%CSGALNACT2Protein interaction68%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Ovary
100%
Liver
71%
Heart
51%
Lung
26%
Brain
12%
Bone Marrow
2%
Gene Interaction Network
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CHPFCHPF2CHSY3CSGALNACT1B4GALNT1CHSY1CSGALNACT2
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q8IZ52
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.95LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.72 [0.54–0.95]
RankingsWhere CHPF stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #7,641of 20,598
    Most Researched60
  • #8,949of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.95
Genes detectedCHPF
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Biosynthesis and function of chondroitin sulfate.
PMID: 23774590
Biochim Biophys Acta · 2013
1.00
2
Chondroitin Polymerizing Factor (CHPF) promotes cell proliferation and tumor growth in human osteosarcoma by inhibiting SKP2's ubiquitination while activating the AKT pathway.
PMID: 37492722
Genes Dis · 2023
0.90
3
The HNF4A-CHPF pathway promotes proliferation and invasion through interactions with MAD1L1 in glioma.
PMID: 37851364
Aging (Albany NY) · 2023
0.80
4
Targeting chondroitin sulfate suppresses macropinocytosis of breast cancer cells by modulating syndecan-1 expression.
PMID: 38770553
Mol Oncol · 2024
0.70
5
Structural basis for human chondroitin sulfate chain polymerization.
PMID: 41298522
Nat Commun · 2025
0.60