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(Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids 24, 92-103; June, 2021)
This article has been retracted at the request of the editor-in-chief. Similarities were reported between images in this article and an article previously published by unrelated authors in Cell Communication and Signaling (Shang et al., 2020, Cell Comm. Signal. 52, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12964-020-0517-1). These concerns were initially reported in a Pubpeer thread (https://pubpeer.com/publications/1B4308B780AED6692628A98EAAD7D4). Image analysis performed by the editorial office confirmed the findings of image duplication in Figure 4A of the Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids article. This reuse (and in part misrepresentation) of data without appropriate attribution represents a severe abuse of the scientific publishing system. The editorial office was unable to reach the corresponding author, and no other authors responded.