Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
A structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to be involved in cytoplasmic translation. Located in cytoplasm. Part of cytosolic large ribosomal subunit. Is active in synapse. Is expressed in cerebellum external granule cell layer; liver; neural retina; olfactory epithelium; and pancreas. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Diamond-Blackfan anemia 12. Orthologous to human RPL15 (ribosomal protein L15).