Based on limited published evidence, MRPS24 is a mitochondrial ribosomal protein component of the small ribosomal subunit that functions in mitochondrial translation. It exhibits RNA binding capacity and serves as a structural constituent of the ribosome, localizing to the mitochondrial inner membrane. MRPS24 undergoes alternative splicing regulation in a cell-specific manner 1. Recent network analysis identified MRPS24 as a hub gene potentially involved in collagen VI-related dystrophies pathophysiology 2.