Enables ATP-dependent activity, acting on DNA. Predicted to be involved in DNA metabolic process and regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to be located in nucleoplasm and site of double-strand break. Predicted to be part of DNA replication factor A complex. Predicted to be active in nuclear replication fork. Is expressed in genitourinary system. Used to study Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia. Orthologous to human SMARCAL1 (SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily a like 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]