In addition, the ectopic expression of ALKBH5 inhibited the autophagy of epithelial ovarian cancer cells in vitro and in vivo, partly through activating EGFR-PIK3CA-AKT-mTOR signaling pathway, promoting the stability of BCL-2 mRNA, as well as enhancing the interaction between Bcl-2 and Beclin1 [21]. Here, AKT1 is linked to ovarian carcinoma.