MTOR and cancer: To elucidate the mechanism regarding LINC-PINT regulating cancer progression, we determined the expression levels of AKT, mTOR, RPS6KB1 (S6K1) and their phosphorylated proteins in Hep-2 and TU-177 cells transfected with pcDNA3.1-LINC-PINT and sh-LINC-PINT.