Predicted to enable RNA binding activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Involved in liver regeneration. Part of cytosolic large ribosomal subunit. Is active in synapse. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Diamond-Blackfan anemia 18. Orthologous to human RPL18 (ribosomal protein L18). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]