EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: Inhibition of Transforming Growth Factor-β (TGF-β) Signaling by Scutellaria baicalensis and Fritillaria cirrhosa Extracts in Endometrial Cancer
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EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: A. A. Bokhari, V. Syed, “Inhibition of Transforming Growth Factor-β (TGF-β) Signaling by Scutellaria baicalensis and Fritillaria cirrhosa Extracts in Endometrial Cancer,” Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 116, no. 8 (2015): 1797–1805, https://doi.org/10.1002/jcb.25138.
This Expression of Concern is for the above article, published online on June 10, 2015 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), and has been published by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Christian Behl; and Wiley Periodicals LLC.
The Expression of Concern has been published due to concerns raised by a third party regarding duplicated Western blot bands between the Figure 5 Slug and Figure 6 Integrin β3 subpanels. A subsequent investigation by the journal team identified further inconsistencies regarding duplication of the β-actin control bands in Figures 1A and 3A,B. The authors were informed about the concerns but they remained unresponsive. In the absence of a satisfactory explanation and/or the original raw data, the journal team could not verify the authenticity of these figures and could not exclude that these concerns affect the conclusions of the article. Therefore, the journal has decided to issue an Expression of Concern to inform and alert the readers.
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The Journal of Cellular Biochemistry publishes descriptions of original research in which complex cellular, pathogenic, clinical, or animal model systems are studied by biochemical, molecular, genetic, epigenetic or quantitative ultrastructural approaches. Submission of papers reporting genomic, proteomic, bioinformatics and systems biology approaches to identify and characterize parameters of biological control in a cellular context are encouraged. The areas covered include, but are not restricted to, conditions, agents, regulatory networks, or differentiation states that influence structure, cell cycle & growth control, structure-function relationships.