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N-terminal domain of SATB1 and similar proteins SATB1, the special AT-rich sequence-binding protein 1, is involved in organizing chromosomal loci into distinct loops, creating a "loopscape" that has a direct bearing on gene expression. This N-terminal domain, which may be involved in various interactions with chromatin proteins, resembles a ubiquitin domain and has been shown to form tetramers, a function critical to SATB1-DNA interactions. The related Drosophila homeobox gene defective proventriculus (dve) plays a key role in the functional specification during endoderm development.
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