Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to be involved in mitochondrial translation. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including early conceptus; gonad; heart; liver; and metanephros. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 38. Orthologous to human MRPS14 (mitochondrial ribosomal protein S14).