“…High mTOR protein expression levels have been detected in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues and cell lines, and suppressing mTOR could attenuate the development of cancer [30]. Deactivating the mTOR pathway also inhibits cancer metastasis and invasion [31]. A recent study proposed that miR-496 negatively regulated mTOR by targeting two sites within its 3 0 -UTR [19].…”