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}. This is the function of RPL36A (ribosomal protein L36a, Ensembl gene identifier ENSG00000241343).