Mechanistically, DLEU2 promoted serum and glucocorticoid-induced protein kinase 1 (SGK1) expression by acting as an miR-582-5p sponge, and the transcription of DLEU2 was activated by the dysregulation of E2F transcription factor 2 (E2F2) expression in prostate cancer. This evidence concerns the gene SGK1 and prostate cancer.