Predicted to enable several functions, including fibroblast growth factor binding activity; identical protein binding activity; and translation initiation factor binding activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Acts upstream of or within Notch signaling pathway. Is active in synapse. Is expressed in early conceptus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Diamond-Blackfan anemia and Diamond-Blackfan anemia 1. Orthologous to human RPS19 (ribosomal protein S19). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]