Original citation: J. Clin. Invest. 114:1444 -1456 (2006). doi:10.1172/JCI21689
Citation for this retraction: J. Clin. Invest. 116:2056 (2006). doi:10.1172/JCI21689R1
RT-PCR blots published in panel C of Figure 8 of this paper were mistakenly reproduced from a previous publication. The senior author sincerely regrets this error and would like to emphasize that this in no way diminishes the validity of the data contributed by the coauthors of the paper. However, the paper is being retracted in accordance with JCI policy.
The authors apologize for any inconvenience this error has caused.