BECN1 and ovarian cancer: In the current study, for the first time, we reported that proteasome inhibitors elicited PI3KC3 and Beclin 1-independent autophagy in ovarian cancer cells, as evidenced by neither PI3Ks inhibitor wortmannin or 3-MA, nor shRNA against Beclin 1 could block accumulation of acidic vacuoles and increase in LC3-II transition induced by proteasome inhibitors.