Predicted to be a structural constituent of ribosome. Predicted to be involved in mitochondrial translation. Predicted to be located in mitochondrion. Predicted to be part of mitochondrial large ribosomal subunit. Is expressed in several structures, including adult head; anterior endoderm; embryonic/larval midgut; embryonic/larval midgut primordium; and posterior endoderm. Orthologous to human MRPL27 (mitochondrial ribosomal protein L27).