GeneticsbioRxivPreprint
eIF5A is an indispensable protein for eukaryotic cells
Samoa Prieto-Diez, Alejandro Aguilar-Díaz, Luis Araque…·Paula M. Alepuz
The paper identifies eIF5A as an indispensable protein in eukaryotic cells, showing that its duplicated paralogous genes act as a backup system to rescue mutations in the essential copy.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.17.739231