The function of Ensembl gene identifier ENSG00000198242 (RPL23A, ribosomal protein L23a) is as follows. Component of the large ribosomal subunit (PubMed:23636399, PubMed:32669547). The ribosome is a large ribonucleoprotein complex responsible for the synthesis of proteins in the cell (PubMed:23636399, PubMed:32669547). Binds a specific region on the 26S rRNA (PubMed:23636399, PubMed:32669547). May promote p53/TP53 degradation possibly through the stimulation of MDM2-mediated TP53 polyubiquitination (PubMed:26203195). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23636399, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26203195, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32669547}.