AKT1 and breast cancer: In addition, GRP78 overexpression promoted autophagy-inducing chemoresistance in breast cancer cells by stabilizing β-catenin, while ADQ treatment downregulated GRP78, activated the Akt/GSK3β-mediated proteasome degradation of β-catenin via ubiquitination activation, and consequently attenuated the chemoresistance-promoted effect of GRP78.