This article has been retracted at the request of the corresponding author as part of his agreement with the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) of the US Department of Health and Human Services. https://ori.hhs.gov/content/case-summary-pastorino-john-g
It was found in an investigation performed by ORI that the Western blot presented in Fig. 2A was falsified or fabricated. On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author takes full responsibility and apologizes to the readers of BBA Bioenergetics for submitting and publishing the erroneous article and any inconvenience caused.
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