The article ‘LncRNA MT1JP Suppresses Gastric Cancer Cell Proliferation and Migration Through MT1JP/MiR-214-3p/RUNX3 Axis’, [Cell Physiol Biochem 2018;46:2445-2459. DOI:10.1159/000489651] by Ying Xu, Guohua Zhang, Chen Zou, Heng Zhang, Zhigang Gong, Weixin Wang, Gui Ma, Pengcheng Jiang and Wenbo Zhang has been retracted by the current and former Publishers and the Editor.
Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the partial overlap of the images Figure 3C “SGC-7901, MT1JP” and Figure 6C “SGC-7901, MT1JP+NC mimic” as well as the partial overlap within Figure 3C between “SGC-7901, Vector” and “SGC-7901, MT1JP+miR-214”. The authors contacted the journal and requested an erratum for Figure 3C.
The corresponding author stated that there was an error in Figure 3C. They further stated that the raw data for the article could not be fully retrieved. As the image concerns cannot be addressed, and the reliability of the findings presented in the article cannot be guaranteed, the article is being retracted.
The authors have not responded to our correspondence regarding this retraction despite multiple attempts of contact.