Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to be located in mitochondrion. Predicted to be part of mitochondrial small ribosomal subunit. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 5 and ovarian dysgenesis 7. Orthologous to human MRPS22 (mitochondrial ribosomal protein S22). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]