Predicted to enable RNA binding activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to be involved in cytoplasmic translation. Predicted to be located in endoplasmic reticulum; nucleolus; and ribosome. Predicted to be part of cytosolic large ribosomal subunit. Is expressed in brain. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Diamond-Blackfan anemia 18. Orthologous to human RPL18 (ribosomal protein L18). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]