Predicted to enable large ribosomal subunit rRNA binding activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to be involved in cytoplasmic translation and positive regulation of G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle. Located in synapse. Is expressed in brain; central nervous system; embryo; pancreas epithelium; and retina. Orthologous to several human genes including RPL17-C18orf32 (RPL17-C18orf32 readthrough). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]