Swi5 is involved in meiotic DNA repair synthesis and meiotic joint molecule formation [1][2][3]. It is known to interact with Swi2, Rhp51 and Swi6 [1].

1: Two different Swi5-containing protein complexes are involved in mating-type switching and recombination repair in fission yeast. Akamatsu Y, Dziadkowiec D, Ikeguchi M, Shinagawa H, Iwasaki H; Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003;100:15770-15775. PMID:14663140

2: Swi5 acts in meiotic DNA joint molecule formation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Ellermeier C, Schmidt H, Smith GR; Genetics. 2004;168:1891-1898. PMID:15466419

3: Some of the swi genes of Schizosaccharomyces pombe also have a function in the repair of radiation damage. Schmidt H, Kapitza-Fecke P, Stephen ER, Gutz H; Curr Genet. 1989;16:89-94. PMID:2598273