AUTHOR CORRECTION
Volume 91, no. 18, e00478-17, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00478-17. In our paper, we described two clones exhibiting a simple columnar polarization capacity to study the role of polarization in the hepatitis C virus life cycle. These clones were isolated by limiting dilutions of HepG2-CD81 cells. However, we recently submitted theses clones for cell line authentication, and the main clones of the paper with the best polarization capacities (clones 15 and 1SC3) were identified as Huh-7 cells. Further analyses of the different clones that we isolated suggest that the parental cell line was likely contaminated with Huh-7 cells.
We would like to clarify the nature of the different clones incorporated in our paper. Clone 1, clone 1SC3, and clone 15 are Huh-7 cells, whereas clone 12, clone 18, and clone 6NV are HepG2 cells.
Summary of the clones used and cell line origin of the clone
| Name of the clone | Cell line of the clone | Figures including the clone |
|---|---|---|
| Clone 1 | Huh-7 | 1; 3A |
| Clone 1SC3 | Huh-7 | 1; 2; 3A; 3B; 4; 5; 7 |
| Clone 15 | Huh-7 | 1; 3A; 3B; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8 |
| Clone 12 | HepG2 | 1; 3A |
| Clone 18 | HepG2 | 1; 3A |
| Clone 6NV | HepG2 | 1; 3A |
The misidentification of the cell line does not affect the main conclusions of the paper. We apologize for the confusion theses errors might have caused.