Predicted to enable small ribosomal subunit rRNA binding activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to be involved in mitochondrial translation. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; early conceptus; genitourinary system; gut; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human MRPS6 (mitochondrial ribosomal protein S6). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]