Enables large ribosomal subunit rRNA binding activity. Involved in cellular response to amino acid starvation and positive regulation of G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle. Located in A band and nucleus. Part of cytosolic large ribosomal subunit and polysome. Orthologous to several human genes including RPL17-C18orf32 (RPL17-C18orf32 readthrough). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]