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Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EIF5B gene.Accurate initiation of translation in eukaryotes is complex and requires many factors some of which are composed of multiple subunits. The process is simpler in prokaryotes which have only three initiation factors (IF1 IF2 IF3). Two of these factors are conserved in eukaryotes: the homolog of IF1 is eIF1A and the homolog of IF2 is eIF5B. This gene encodes eIF5B.