Retraction

Retraction : “MicroRNA-1271 functions as a potential tumor suppressor in hepatitis B virus–associated hepatocellular carcinoma through the AMPK signaling pathway by binding to CCNA1 ” by Yang Chen, Zhen-Xian Zhao, Fei Huang, Xiao-Wei Yuan, Liang Deng, and Di Tang, J Cell Physiol. 2019; 3555-3569: The above article, published online on 22 November 2018 in Wiley Online Library ( https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.26955 ), has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal's Editor-in-Chief, Prof Dr Gregg Fields, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed following an investigation based on allegations raised by a third party concerning similarities to images in a published article by different authors in another journal. The authors asked to retract their article and stated that unintentional errors occurred during the collation of the figures for publication. As a consequence, the editors consider the conclusions to be invalid.     

Retraction

Senapati, N., Griffiths, S., Hawkesford, M., Shewry, P. R., & Semenov, M. A. (2019). Large increase in yield is predicted by wheat ideotypes for Europe under future climate. Global Change Biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14943 . [Epub ahead of print] The above article, first published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) on 4 December 2019, has been retracted by the journal Editor‐in‐Chief Steve Long, and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Since publication of the above article, it was discovered that a substantial proportion of the results presented to the journal as original had in fact already been published by two of the authors in another journal. The editors apologize for any inconvenience the publication of this work may have caused to readers.     

Retraction

Retraction: ‘ Overexpression of miR-4286 is an unfavorable prognostic marker in individuals with non–small cell lung cancer ’, by Xian An, Jiwen Ge, Huihui Guo, Huaixue Mi, Jinhua Zhou, Yongrui Liu, Weiyue, Zhilian Wu, J Cell Biochem. 2019; 17573-17583: The above article, published online on 20 May 2019 in Wiley Online Library ( https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jcb.29024 ), has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal acting Editor in Chief, Dr. Lucie Kalvodova, and the Wiley Periodicals LLC after the authors stated that in subsequent research they found results which are in contradiction to the conclusions of this article.     

Retracted: Ailanthone exerts an antitumor function on the development of human lung cancer by upregulating microRNA-195

Retraction: ‘ Ailanthone exerts an antitumor function on the development of human lung cancer by upregulating microRNA-195 ’, by Shizhen Hou, Ziming Cheng, Wenling Wang, Xiangdong Wang, Yubing Wu, J Cell Biochem. 2019; 10444-10451: The above article, published online on 19 December 2018 in Wiley Online Library ( https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jcb.28329 ), has been retracted by agreement between the journal's Editor in Chief, Prof. Dr. Christian Behl, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed following an investigation based on allegations raised by a third party. Several flaws and inconsistencies between results presented and experimental methods described were found, the editors consider the conclusions of this article to be invalid. The authors collaborated in the investigation initially, but were not available for a final confirmation of the retraction.     

Expression of Concern

“MiRNA‐218 regulates osteoclast differentiation and inflammation response in periodontitis rats through MMP9”, Cell. Microbiol. 2019;21:e12979, by Jie Guo, Xuemin Zeng, Jie Miao, Chunpeng Liu, Fulan Wei, Dongxu Liu, Zhong Zheng, Kang Ting, Chunling Wang, and Yi Liu. The Editors of Cellular Microbiology and the publisher John Wiley & Sons agree to publish an Expression of Concern regarding the above article, published online in Cellular Microbiology on November 16, 2018, in Wiley Online Library ( https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cmi.12979 ). In September 2019, the journal was contacted regarding concerns about the data presented in Figures 6 and 7 because of high level of similarities in the graphs presented in these figures. The different bars in the graphs show identical height. The standard deviation bars are also of identical length. Although one graph expresses the number of TRAP‐positive cells (Figure 6b) and the other graphs express the relative mRNA expression of different osteoclast‐related genes (Figure 6c‐g), all graphs are identical. The bars in the graphs in Figure 7 that represent 5 different osteoclast genes show the same height. Figures 6 and 7 show identical mRNA expression for a series of different genes: V‐ATPase, NFATc1, CTSK, DC‐STAMP and TRAP. In December 2019, the journal requested the authors to provide the raw data of the experiments presented in the article and for explanations of the similarities. The authors responded that the similarities were due to unintentional errors and provided Excel spread sheets containing processed data in March 2020. The data provided in the Excel sheets that were sent by the authors were analyzed and it was concluded that the calculations as shown in the Excel sheets are correct. However, the concerns raised regarding similarities in the heights of bars representing different parameters and narrow range of standard deviations presented in Figures 6–7 remained. The authors disagree with the concerns raised. In addition, the editors were concerned by manipulations of western blot images to represent single bands instead of doublets for COL1 in Figures 5 and 8 and for MMP9 in Figures 3A and C, 4C, 5A and D, and 8A. The first issue concerning COL1 bands has been addressed and corrected during the peer‐review process. The latter has been clarified after publication and following a request from the editors for the raw data of all figures in the article. In the published article, western blots of MMP‐9 in Figures 3A and C, 4C, 5A and D, and 8A show active‐MMP‐9 only and do not include pro‐MMP‐9 bands that were present in the original western blot experiments. The authors explained that on the original blots that were provided during the peer‐review process, MMP‐9 show doublets that represent pro‐MMP‐9 and active‐MMP‐9. As no significant difference was found for pro‐MMP‐9, the authors only presented single bands for active‐MMP‐9 in the publication version. The authors’ institution, Shandong University, did not respond to a request from the Publisher and the Editor‐in‐Chief to investigate whether the data arose from the originally reported experiments, are unmodified, and are suitable for publication. As a result, the journal is issuing this expression of concern to readers.     

Retraction statement: The protective effects of propofol against renal ischemia-reperfusion injury are potentiated by norisoboldine treatment via inhibition of oxidative stress pathways

The following article, published online on 31 October 2021 in Wiley Online Library ( wileyonlinelibrary.com ), has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal Editor in Chief, Hari Bhat, and Wiley Periodicals, LLC. Following publication, concerns were raised by authors regarding Figure 2. The retraction has been agreed because of concerns that the figures were duplicated and/or manipulated, affecting the interpretation of the data and results presented.     

Retracted: Variation of Phomopsis viticola isolates in the interaction with grapevine germplasm

Wilma Sabetta, Cinzia Montemurro and Monica Marilena Miazzi, (2019). Variation of Phomopsis viticola isolates in the interaction with grapevine germplasm. Journal of Phytopathology, 167, 312. https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.12699 The above article from Journal of Phytophathology, published as an Early View article online on 08 March 2018 in Wiley Online Library ( wileyonlinelibrary.com ), has been retracted by agreement between the authors, Wilma Sabetta, Cinzia Montemurro and Monica Marilena Miazzi, the journal Editor in Chief, Andreas von Tiedemann, and John Wiley and Sons Ltd. The retraction has been made as a consequence of a disagreement between the authors as to the conclusions of the study.     

Mouse oocytes derived from fetal germ cells are competent to support the development of embryos by in vitro fertilization

Figure 1B in the paper above appeared to be an enlargement of a portion of Figure 1A, while the legend indicated otherwise. This error had been made because the authors labeled the sections by date, but not by source, and because experimental and control sections were similar. The authors have now confirmed their overall results and have submitted new figures for Figure 1 and Figure 4A presented below. The original article to which this erratum refers, was published in Molecular Reproduction and Development 2006;73(10):1312–1317. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 75: 1688–1689, 2008. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

RETRACTION: Downregulation of microRNA-1469 promotes the development of breast cancer via targeting HOXA1 and activating PTEN/PI3K/AKT and Wnt/β-catenin pathways

The above article, “Downregulation of microRNA-1469 promotes the development of breast cancer via targeting HOXA1 and activating PTEN/PI3K/AKT and Wnt/β-catenin pathways,” by Yonghui Zhang, Jing Fang, Hongmeng Zhao, Yue Yu, Xuchen Cao, and Bin Zhang, J Cell Biochem. 2019; 5097-5107. The above article, published online on 15 October 2018 in Wiley Online Library ( https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jcb.27786 ), has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal acting Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Lucie Kalvodova, and the Wiley Periodicals LLC following an investigation based on public allegations. The authors stated that unintentional errors occurred during the research process, and the experimental results cannot be verified.     

Retracted: Britannin mediates apoptosis and glycolysis of T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma cells by AMPK-dependent autophagy

The above article, published online on 19 September 2022 in Wiley Online Library ( https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jbt.23211 ), has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal Editor in Chief, Hari Bhat, and Wiley Periodicals, LLC. The article is being retracted at the authors' request because some of the data underlying this article refer to a different cell line from the one reported in it. As a result, the article's conclusions do not accurately reflect the full data and cannot be considered reliable.     

Retracted: Mitochondria,the missing link between body and soul: Proteomic prospective evidence

Retraction: The following article from the journal PROTEOMICS, 'Mitochondria, the missing link between body and soul: Proteomic perspective evidence' by Mohamad Warda and Jin Han, published online on 23 January 2008 in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ), has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal Editor‐in‐Chief, Michael J. Dunn and the publisher Wiley‐VCH. The retraction has been agreed due a substantial overlap of the content of this article with previously published articles in other journals. PROTEOMICS apologizes to our readership.     

Retraction: “MiR-137 functions as a tumor suppressor in pancreatic cancer by targeting MRGBP”

Retraction: “MiR-137 functions as a tumor suppressor in pancreatic cancer by targeting MRGBP” by Feng Ding, Shuang Zhang, Shaoyang Gao, Jian Shang, Yanxia Li, Ning Cui, and Qiu Zhao, J Cell Biochem. 2018; 4799-4807: The above article, published online on 13 January 2018 in Wiley Online Library ( https://doi.org/10.1002/jcb.26676 ) has been retracted by agreement between the journal's Editor in Chief, Prof. Dr. Christian Behl, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed after the authors stated that errors occurred during figure compilation, and that the experimental data in the article could not be verified. The investigation additionally revealed inconsistencies in several image elements. Thus, the editors consider the conclusions of this article to be invalid.     

Retracted: Production,biochemical characterization,and kinetic/thermodynamic study of novel serine protease from Aspergillus avenaceus URM 6706

“Production, biochemical characterization, and kinetic/thermodynamic study of novel serine protease from Aspergillus avenaceus URM 6706“ (by da Silva A, et al.) Bio. Tech. Prog.; https://aiche.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/btpr.3091 The above listed article, from Biotechnology Progress, published online in Early View on October 16, 2020 in Wiley Online Library ( http://wileyonlinelibrary.com ), has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal's Editor-in-Chief, John A. Morgan and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed because the article was not accepted for publication by the Journal and subsequently published in error as an Early View article. The editorial team of this journal takes full responsibility and apologizes for the technical error that resulted in this article appearing in Early View.     

Withdrawn: X. Sun,J. Sun,D. Zhao,Y. Song,L. Yu. Phosphatase and actin regulator 1 rs9349379 polymorphism is associated with an elevated susceptibility to coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis,published in The Journal of Gene Medicine.

The above article, published online on 06 July 2019 in Wiley Online Library ( wileyonlinelibrary.com ), has been withdrawn by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Gening Jiang, and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The withdrawal has been agreed following no response from the author to requests to sign the Journal's publishing license.     

Withdrawal: Cai,Z.,Wu,H., Xu,X. and Li,W. (2019),Down‐regulation of miR‐26 plays essential roles in TGFβ‐induced EMT. Cell Biol Int. Accepted Author Manuscript. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbin.11029

The above article, published online on 04 July 2018 in Wiley Online Library ( https://doi.org/10.1002/cbin.11029 ), has been withdrawn by agreement with the journal Editor, Sergio Schenkman, and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The withdrawal has been agreed because the authors have not provided final corrections.     

Retraction: MiR‐506‐3p inhibits cell proliferation,induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in retinoblastoma by directly targeting NEK6 by Lina Wu,Zhen Chen,Yiqiao Xing

The above article, published online on 06 August 2018 in Wiley Online Library ( https://doi.org/10.1002/cbin.11041 ), has been withdrawn by agreement with the journal Editor, Sergio Schenkman, and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The withdrawal has been agreed because the authors have not provided a signed Copyright Transfer Agreement.     

Retraction: Circular RNA‐0007874 (circMTO1) reverses chemoresistance to temozolomide by acting as a sponge of microRNA‐630 in glioblastoma by Jiang Rao,Xinxin Cheng,Huimin Zhu,Lifeng Wang,Li Liu

The above article, published online on 11 December 2018 in Wiley Online Library ( https://doi.org/10.1002/cbin.11080 ), has been withdrawn by agreement with the journal Editor, Sergio Schenkman, and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The withdrawal has been agreed because the authors have not provided a signed Copyright Transfer Agreement.