eIF4E phosphorylation was previously suggested to control cancer metastasis (Furic et al., 2010; Robichaud et al., 2015), by controlling ECM function and in particular the translation of MMPs, such as MMP-9 (Furic et al., 2010; Gkogkas et al., 2014; Gantois et al., 2017). This evidence concerns the gene EIF4E and cancer.