Predicted to enable aminoacyl-tRNA hydrolase activity and translation release factor activity, codon nonspecific. Predicted to be involved in mitochondrial translational termination. Predicted to act upstream of or within translation. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including early conceptus; eye; genitourinary system; gut; and nervous system. Orthologous to human MRPL58 (mitochondrial ribosomal protein L58). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]