AKT1 and carcinoma of esophagus: During JEV infection suppression of PTEN promotes phosphorylation of AKT and IRF-3 at 24 h post infection in human microglial cells [27] The role of the hsa-miR-21-5p in regulation of PTEN/PI3K/AKT pathway has also been reported in oesophageal cancer [62].