AKT1 and nasopharyngeal carcinoma: In a different study, BART1 was found to influence the expression of the oncogenic PSAT1 and PHGDH genes in NPC [174], resulting in the activation of PTEN-dependent pathways, including PI3K/Akt, FAK-p130Cas, and Shc-MAPK/ERK1/2 signaling.