Expression of Concern to: Lentivirus mediated silencing of Ubiquitin Specific Peptidase 39 inhibits cell proliferation of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells in vitro

Zeya Pan; Hao Pan; Jin Zhang; Yun Yang; Hui Liu; Yuan Yang; Gang Huang; Junsheng Ni; Jian Huang; Weiping Zhou

doi:10.1186/s40659-018-0170-y

Expression of Concern to: Lentivirus mediated silencing of Ubiquitin Specific Peptidase 39 inhibits cell proliferation of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells in vitro

Biol Res. 2018 Jun 22;51(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s40659-018-0170-y.

Authors

Zeya Pan¹, Hao Pan², Jin Zhang³, Yun Yang³, Hui Liu³, Yuan Yang³, Gang Huang³, Junsheng Ni³, Jian Huang³, Weiping Zhou³

Affiliations

¹ The Third Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 200438, Shanghai, China. zeya_pan@yeah.net.
² Department of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1380 West Zhongshan Road, 200336, Shanghai, China.
³ The Third Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 200438, Shanghai, China.

Abstract

Concerns have been raised about this article [1] relating to the appropriateness of the use of the shRNA (5'-GCGGAGGGTTTGAAAGAATATCTCGAGATATTCTTTCAAACCCTCCGCTTTTTT-3') as a non-targeting control and similarities in text and formatting with other published articles. This is currently under investigation and appropriate editorial action will be taken once the investigation is concluded. The authors agree.

Publication types

Expression of Concern