Retraction Note: Vibrio parahaemolyticus RhsP represents a widespread group of pro-effectors for type VI secretion systems

Retraction to: Nature Communications; 10.1038/s41467-018-06201-5; published online 25 Sep 2018

In this Article, we reported that, in Vibrio parahaemolyticus, secretion of protein RhsP by a Type VI secretion system requires removal of an N-terminal fragment by auto-proteolysis, followed by interaction with a PAAR protein.

However, it has come to our attention that parts of the experimental data reported in the paper were a result of image manipulation. Specifically, western blot images presented in Figs. 2e, 3a, 3b and 4c, and Supplementary Figs. 3a, 3b and 10, were subjected to manipulation including band duplication and rotation, cutting and pasting of bands into gels, and band elimination.

In light of these findings, we cannot be confident of the conclusions of the paper as it stands. We therefore wish to retract the paper. We deeply regret these circumstances and apologize to the scientific community. All authors agree with retraction of the Article.