Retraction notice to "MicroRNA-19a and -19b regulate cervical carcinoma cell proliferation and invasion by targeting CUL5" [Canc. Lett. 322 (2012) 148-158]

Xue-Mei Xu; Xiao-Bo Wang; Miao-Miao Chen; Tao Liu; Yi-Xuan Li; Wei-Hua Jia; Min Liu; Xin Li; Hua Tang

doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2021.07.003

Retraction notice to "MicroRNA-19a and -19b regulate cervical carcinoma cell proliferation and invasion by targeting CUL5" [Canc. Lett. 322 (2012) 148-158]

Cancer Lett. 2021 Oct 1:517:105. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2021.07.003. Epub 2021 Jul 14.

Authors

Xue-Mei Xu¹, Xiao-Bo Wang¹, Miao-Miao Chen¹, Tao Liu¹, Yi-Xuan Li¹, Wei-Hua Jia², Min Liu¹, Xin Li¹, Hua Tang³

Affiliations

¹ Tianjin Life Science Research Center and Basic Medical School, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.
² Cancer Center of Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
³ Tianjin Life Science Research Center and Basic Medical School, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China. Electronic address: htang2002@yahoo.com.

PMID: 34274168
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2021.07.003

Abstract

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief. Upon investigation, it was discovered that 4 out of 8 images contain fabrication. Fig. 6D, E, 8E and 7F have used the same microscopic image for different experimental settings. The Figure represented in 8E is the correct image placement. The scientific community takes a very strong view on this matter and apologies are offered to readers of the journal that this was not detected during the submission process.

Publication types

Retraction of Publication