In addition, RTA dh404 promoted or repressed genes related to autophagy in cancer cells, including four genes (SQSTM1(p62), MAP1LC3B(LC3B), ATG5, and ATG12) in GBM8401 cells and two genes (SQSTM1 (p62) and MAP1LC3B (LC3B)) in U87MG cells. Here, ATG5 is linked to cancer.