Overexpressed Long Noncoding RNA TUG1 Affects the Cell Cycle, Proliferation, and Apoptosis of Pancreatic Cancer Partly Through Suppressing RND3 and MT2A [Retraction]

Abstract

Hui B, Xu Y, Zhao B, et al. Onco Targets Ther. 2019;12:1043–1057. The Editor and Publisher of OncoTargets and Therapy wish to retract the published article. Concerns were raised over alleged image duplication between Figures 2F and 6E. Specifically: Figure 2F, panel AsPC-1 Empty vector appears to have been duplicated with Figure 6E, panel BxPC-3 si-NC. The author responded to our queries but were unable to provide a satisfactory explanation for the alleged duplication and could not provide the original data for the study. The Editor requested for the article to be retracted and the authors agreed with this decision. The authors wish to apologise for this error. Our decision-making was informed by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retraction. The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as “Retracted”. This retraction relates to this paper

Keywords

• long non-coding rna
• tug1
• cell cycle
• proliferation
• apoptosis
• pancreatic cancer
• rnd3 and mt2a