Open Biol. 6, 150159. (Published online 1 April 2016). (doi:10.1098/rsob.150159)
The Editor-in-Chief in agreement with the Publisher has retracted this article. Following an investigation, we have found that in figures 3, 5, 6 and 7 of the manuscript, there appears to be multiple duplicated bands and duplicated backgrounds in the western blot images. In further review of the images, the figures show clear signs of manipulation and the authors have not been able to supply the raw data as requested, therefore, the data reported in this article are unreliable. The authors have responded and acknowledge the misuse of the western blot images.
The image integrity standards and policies for the journal can be found here: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsob.200165.
Prof. Jon Pines FRS Editor-in-Chief, Open Biology
Dr Vagner Antunes Associate Editor, Open Biology