The effects of miRNAs on the ULK2 expression have also been intensively studied in recent years; for example, miR-26a inhibits autophagy in porcine Sertoli cells by targeting ULK2 [34] and downregulated miRNA-26b inhibits laryngeal cancer proliferation by targeting ULK2 and inactivates the PTEN/AKT pathway [35]. This evidence concerns the gene AKT1 and laryngeal carcinoma.