Acts as one of several non-catalytic accessory components of the cytoplasmic dynein 2 complex (dynein-2 complex), a motor protein complex that drives the movement of cargos along microtubules within cilia and flagella in concert with the intraflagellar transport (IFT) system. Required for proper retrograde ciliary transport. Light chain of the cytoplasmic dynein complex 2, a multisubunit complex composed at least of eleven different proteins. The cytoplasmic dynein 2 complex consists of two catalytic heavy chains (HCs) and a number of non-catalytic subunits presented by intermediate chains (ICs), light intermediate chains (LICs) and light chains (LCs). Among them, a heavy chain (DYNC2H1), two intermediate chains (DYNC2I2 and DYNC2I1), a light intermediate chain (DYNC2LI1), and a light chain (DYNLT2B) are unique to the dynein-2 complex, but a subset of the light chains are also shared by dynein-1 and dynein-2 complexes. The dimer DYNLT2B-DYNLT1/DYNLT3 interacts with DYNC2I1; this interaction is crucial for retrograde trafficking of ciliary proteins. Belongs to the dynein light chain Tctex-type family. Extended N-terminus.