Ribosomal 60S subunit protein L8A; required for processing of 27SA3 pre-rRNA to 27SB during assembly of large subunit; binds Domain I of 25S, 5.8 S rRNAs; mutation results in decreased amounts of free 60S subunits; RPL8B has paralog RPL8A from whole genome duplication; RPL8A or RPL8B ribosomes not functionally interchangeable; proportions of Rpl8ap, Rpl8bp in 80S ribosome differ in glucose and glycerol; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein L7A, no bacterial homolog