Predicted to enable chromatin binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including double-strand break repair via homologous recombination; homologous chromosome segregation; and seminiferous tubule development. Located in lateral element. Part of nuclear meiotic cohesin complex. Is expressed in brain; gonad; and metanephros. Orthologous to human RAD21L1 (RAD21 cohesin complex component like 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]