Predicted to be involved in mitochondrial translation. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; early conceptus; genitourinary system; heart; and liver. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 47. Orthologous to human MRPS28 (mitochondrial ribosomal protein S28). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]