Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
A structural constituent of ribosome. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including exit from mitosis; nervous system development; and retina development in camera-type eye. Located in cytoplasm. Part of cytosolic large ribosomal subunit. Is active in synapse. Is expressed in embryo; metanephros; spleen; and thymus. Used to study optic atrophy. Orthologous to human RPL24 (ribosomal protein L24).