MEDICAL SCIENCES Retraction for “Glycogen synthase kinase 3β transfers cytoprotective signaling through connexin 43 onto mitochondrial ATP-sensitive K+ channels,” by Dennis Rottlaender, Kerstin Boengler, Martin Wolny, Astrid Schwaiger, Lukas J. Motloch, Michel Ovize, Rainer Schulz, Gerd Heusch, and Uta C. Hoppe, which appeared in issue 5, January 31, 2012, of Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (109: E242–E251; first published January 11, 2012; 10.1073/pnas.1107479109).
The authors wish to note the following: “In the course of intense investigations, the first author (D.R.) has admitted that he has committed intentional, systematic manipulation of the electrophysiological data collected in Cologne. Of note, the manipulation of data does not affect Western blots and infarct size data collected in Essen, Giessen, and Cologne, cell volume data collected in Essen, cell viability data collected in Salzburg and Cologne, or transgenic mice contributed from Essen and Lyon. Accordingly, we wish to retract the paper.”
Dennis Rottlaender
Kerstin Boengler
Martin Wolny
Astrid Schwaiger
Lukas J. Motloch
Michel Ovize
Rainer Schulz
Gerd Heusch
Uta C. Hoppe