Other reported targets of the miR-23a to promote cancer cell proliferation, while suppressing cellular apoptosis, include phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) [81], special AT-Rich Sequence Binding Protein 1 (SATB1) [17], Fas [39], protein Phosphatase 2 Regulatory Subunit B’Epsilon (PPP2R5E), and Raf kinase inhibitor protein (RKIP) [8]. Here, PTEN is linked to cancer.