Predicted to enable RNA binding activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to be involved in rRNA processing and ribosomal small subunit assembly. Part of cytosolic small ribosomal subunit. Is active in GABA-ergic synapse; glutamatergic synapse; and presynapse. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Diamond-Blackfan anemia 17. Orthologous to human RPS27 (ribosomal protein S27). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]