Predicted to enable ATP-dependent activity, acting on DNA. Predicted to be involved in meiotic mismatch repair and resolution of meiotic recombination intermediates. Predicted to act upstream of or within gamete generation; homologous chromosome pairing at meiosis; and ovarian follicle development. Predicted to be located in recombination nodule. Predicted to be part of MutSalpha complex. Predicted to be active in synaptonemal complex. Orthologous to human MSH4 (mutS homolog 4). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]