Enables histone deacetylase binding activity. Predicted to be involved in chromatin remodeling and regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to act upstream of or within several processes, including generation of neurons; regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; and skeletal system development. Predicted to be located in nucleoplasm. Predicted to be part of histone deacetylase complex and transcription regulator complex. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in SATB2-associated syndrome. Orthologous to human SATB2 (SATB homeobox 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]