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). Required for the proliferation and viability of hematopoietic cells (PubMed:18535205). Component of the large ribosomal subunit. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. Knockdown of RPL35A in hematopoietic cell lines results in decreased cell proliferation, increased apoptosis, decreased biogenesis of mature 60S ribosomal subunit, and abnormal processing of large ribosomal subunit rRNA. Belongs to the eukaryotic ribosomal protein eL33 family.