Component of Shu complex (aka PCSS complex); Shu complex also includes Psy3, Csm2, Shu2, and promotes error-free DNA repair, mediates inhibition of Srs2p function; essential for promoting the establishment of homolog bias during meiotic homologous recombination; promotes both crossover (CO) and non-crossover (NCO) pathways of meiotic recombination and formation of Rad51p filaments