However, eIF5A2 overexpression plays an important role in a variety of cancers, with particularly high expression in colorectal adenocarcinoma (Bai et al., 2018; Jenkins et al., 2001; Liu et al., 2016; Nakanishi and Cleveland, 2016; Wang et al., 2013; Wei et al., 2014). Here, EIF5A2 is linked to cancer.