Predicted to enable ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler activity; double-stranded DNA helicase activity; and transcription cis-regulatory region binding activity. Acts upstream of or within chromatin assembly or disassembly. Part of NuRD complex. Is expressed in several structures, including early conceptus; genitourinary system; and pancreas epithelium. Orthologous to human CHD3 (chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 3). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]