Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
A structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to be involved in rRNA processing. Located in cytoplasm. Part of cytosolic large ribosomal subunit. Is active in synapse. Is expressed in lower jaw molar; lower jaw tooth; tooth; and upper jaw incisor. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Diamond-Blackfan anemia 16. Orthologous to human RPL27 (ribosomal protein L27).