Retraction Note: Breast Cancer Research 2013, 15:R118 https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr3587
The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article. After publication, concerns were raised regarding the western blot images presented in the figures. Specifically:
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In Fig. 6g, the two pErbB2 blots appear highly similar, including the background features, with a couple of bands showing differences. In the pErbB2 (Tyr927), lanes 6 and 10 appear highly similar, and there appears to be a splice mark to the left of lane 10.
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In Fig. 6g pp44/pp42 MAPK blot, lanes 3 and 4 appear highly similar to lanes 9 and 10, and there appears to be a splice mark to the left of lane 9.
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In Fig. 6g p42/p44 MAPK blot, lanes 1 and 5 appear highly similar.
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In Fig. 8a, there appears to be a splice mark in the p–c-Jun blot between lanes 2 and 3. There are no splices in the c-Jun blot.
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In Fig. 8f and g, three of the four p42 and p44 MAPK western blot bands appear highly similar, although the figures represent different cells.
The Editor-in-Chief therefore no longer has confidence in the presented data.
María C Díaz Flaqué, Natalia M Galigniana, Patricio Yankilevich and Patricia V Elizalde do not agree to this retraction. None of the other authors have responded to any correspondence from the editor or publisher about this retraction.
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Díaz Flaqué MC, Galigniana NM, Béguelin W, et al. Progesterone receptor assembly of a transcriptional complex along with activator protein 1, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and ErbB-2 governs breast cancer growth and predicts response to endocrine therapy. Breast Cancer Res. 2013;15:R118. https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr3587.
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Flaqué, M.C.D., Galigniana, N.M., Béguelin, W. et al. Retraction Note: Progesterone receptor assembly of a transcriptional complex along with activator protein 1, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and ErbB-2 governs breast cancer growth and predicts response to endocrine therapy. Breast Cancer Res 25, 133 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13058-023-01735-z
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