This article has been retracted: Oncotarget has completed its investigation of this paper following feedback from our readers. We subsequently discovered that the corresponding author, Jia Li was investigated by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) for image duplication and rotation across 15 papers, including this submission to Oncotarget. As a result of their investigation, Jia Li’s qualification to apply for NSFC projects was cancelled for 5 years (July 20, 2021, to July 19, 2026), she was criticized in a circular, and four of her NSFC projects had their funds withdrawn and project approval numbers revoked. Based on the findings of these investigations, the Oncotarget Editors have decided to retract the article.
Original article: Oncotarget. 2016; 7:61199–61214. 61199-61214. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.11284