Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to be involved in positive regulation of cell cycle; positive regulation of cell population proliferation; and response to virus. Located in mitochondrion. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Diamond-Blackfan anemia 20. Orthologous to human RPS15A (ribosomal protein S15a). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]