Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to be involved in mitochondrial translational elongation. Predicted to be located in nuclear body and plasma membrane. Predicted to be part of mitochondrial large ribosomal subunit. Predicted to be active in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; early conceptus; genitourinary system; sensory organ; and spleen. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 16. Orthologous to human MRPL44 (mitochondrial ribosomal protein L44). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]