Enables chromatin binding activity. Involved in nervous system development. Acts upstream of or within blastocyst formation and chromatin remodeling. Located in nucleus. Part of SWI/SNF complex and npBAF complex. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; genitourinary system; lung; and nose. Orthologous to human ACTL6A (actin like 6A). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]