Predicted to enable zinc ion binding activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Involved in positive regulation of apoptotic process. Part of cytosolic small ribosomal subunit. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Diamond-Blackfan anemia 13. Orthologous to human RPS29 (ribosomal protein S29). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]