In REG3A-silenced xenograft tissues, reduced REG3A levels, Akt-mTOR inhibition, and activated apoptosis were evident.<h4>Conclusion</h4>ZNF680-caused REG3A overexpression drives tumorigenesis in breast cancer possibly by stimulating Akt-mTOR activation, emerging as a promising and innovative cancer target. The gene discussed is AKT1; the disease is cancer.