Predicted to enable ATP-dependent DNA/DNA annealing activity and DNA translocase activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including determination of adult lifespan; double-strand break repair via homologous recombination; and response to ionizing radiation. Predicted to be located in nucleoplasm. Predicted to be part of protein-containing complex. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in alimentary system; brain ventricular layer; metencephalon rest of alar plate marginal layer; renal cortex; and vibrissa. Used to study sclerocornea. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in breast cancer; disease of cellular proliferation; non-Hodgkin lymphoma; and pancreatic cancer. Orthologous to human RAD54L (RAD54 like). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]