Component of the large ribosomal subunit. The ribosome is a large ribonucleoprotein complex responsible for the synthesis of proteins in the cell. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23636399, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32669547, ECO:0000305|PubMed:12962325}. This is the function of Ensembl gene identifier ENSG00000161016 (RPL8, ribosomal protein L8).