Predicted to enable 5S rRNA binding activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to be involved in translation. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm; nucleus; and ribosome. Predicted to be part of cytosolic large ribosomal subunit. Expressed in
hyp7 syncytium; intestine; and pharyngeal cell. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Diamond-Blackfan anemia 6; T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia; and glioblastoma. Is an ortholog of human RPL5 (ribosomal protein L5).