At the authors request, we, the Editor and Publisher of the journal Molecular and Cellular Biology have retracted the following article:
Lumir Krejci, Jiri Damborsky, Bo Thomsen, Morten Duno & Christian Bendixen. Molecular Dissection of Interactions between Rad51 and Members of the Recombination-Repair Group. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 2000;21:3 966-976. https://doi.org/10.1128/MCB.21.3.966-976.2001.
Following publication of the article, concerns were raised regarding the duplication of yeast colony images in Figure 1B. The authors were unable to locate the original data related to this figure and could not repeat the experiment as the original plasmids used in the study were no longer available. While the authors stand by the experimental results and conclusions reported in the article, they cannot provide a sufficient explanation regarding the duplication of the yeast colony images in Figure 1. To maintain the integrity of the scholarly record the authors requested the retraction of the article and the Editor and Publisher have agreed with this decision.
We have been informed in our decision-making by our editorial policies and COPE guidelines.
The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.