AMBRA1 and cancer: AMBRA1 is a multifunctional protein that is involved in many cellular processes, including autophagy, proliferation, apoptosis, transcription and cancer drug resistance (Chen et al., 2023; Cianfanelli et al., 2015a; Di Leo et al., 2024; Di Rienzo et al., 2024; Fimia et al., 2013; Frias et al., 2023; Sun, 2016).