Retraction Note to: Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (2020) 466:103–115 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11010-020-03692-z

The Editors-in-Chief have retracted this article because of significant concerns regarding a number of Figures presented in this work, which question the integrity of the data. Specifically:

Figure 2D contains images that appear to be the same or nearly the same as those published previously in a number of unrelated publications, such as Fig. 3B in [1] (now retracted),

Figure 6D contains images that appear to be the same or nearly the same as those published previously in a number of unrelated publications, such as Fig. 1D in [2] and Fig. 1B in [3]

Figure 7F contains images that appear to be the same as those published previously in Fig. 3D in [4]

The Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology conducted an investigation which found the data presented here has been tampered with. The Editor-in-Chief therefore no longer have confidence in the integrity of the data in this article.

None of the authors have responded to any correspondence from the editor or publisher about this retraction.