Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to be involved in erythrocyte homeostasis; rRNA processing; and ribosomal small subunit biogenesis. Part of cytosolic small ribosomal subunit. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Diamond-Blackfan anemia 4. Orthologous to human RPS17 (ribosomal protein S17). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]