Following the publication of this article [1], concerns were raised regarding the results presented in Figs 2, 4, and S2. Specifically,
The following panels appear similar:
Lanes 1–3 of the Fig 2D p-PERK panel and lanes 2–4 of the Fig 2D IRE1α panel.
The Fig 2D p-PERK panel of this study [1] and lanes 2–5 of the S3 Fig A AMPK panel of [2, retracted in 3].
The IRE1α panel of this study [1] and lanes 1–4 of the S3 Fig A AMPK panel of [2, retracted in 3].
Lanes 2–5 of the Fig 4A GRP78 panel of this study [1] and the Fig6B MCF7 p-STAT3 panel of [4, retracted in 5] when flipped horizontally.
Lanes 3–6 of the Fig 4A p-STAT3 panel of this study [1] and the Fig 4A MCF7 p-AKT panel of [4, retracted in 5].
The Fig 6D p-JAK2 panel of this study [1] and the Fig 5A PPARα panel of [6, corrected in 7] when flipped horizontally.
The S2 Fig A p-STAT3 panel of this study [1] and lanes 1–3 of the Fig 7A MCF7 p-AKT panel of [4, retracted in 5].
Lanes 2–3 of the S2 Fig A STAT3 panel of this study [1] and lanes 1–2 of the Fig 6A MCF7 STAT3 panel of [4, retracted in 5].
The authors did not respond to editorial requests for underlying data.
In light of the concerns affecting multiple figure panels that question the integrity of these data, the PLOS ONE Editors retract this article.
CW agreed with the retraction. XY, HL, XZ, LZ, XL, and SS either did not respond directly or could not be reached.
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