Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
A structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to be involved in ribosomal small subunit biogenesis; stress granule assembly; and translation. Part of cytosolic small ribosomal subunit. Is active in synapse. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in brachycephaly, trichomegaly, and developmental delay. Orthologous to human RPS23 (ribosomal protein S23).