Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to act upstream of or within translation. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including early conceptus; genitourinary system; gut; nervous system; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency. Orthologous to human MRPL39 (mitochondrial ribosomal protein L39).