Predicted to enable mRNA 5'-UTR binding activity and translation initiation factor binding activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including positive regulation of fibroblast proliferation; positive regulation of translation; and translation. Predicted to act upstream of or within cell differentiation. Located in cytosol; nucleus; and synapse. Is expressed in tail. Orthologous to human RPS3A (ribosomal protein S3A). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]