Int J Mol Med 29: [Related article:] 65-72, 2012; DOI:
10.3892/ijmm.2011.806
Following the publication of this paper, it was
drawn to the Editor's attention by a concerned reader that, for the
western blots shown in Fig. 4C, the two left lanes in the
'Fibrillarin' gel slice appeared to be strikingly similar to the
mirrored two right lanes in the 'Actin' gel slice, albeit the
orientations of the blots were horizontally reversed, such that
data which were intended to have shown the results of differently
performed experiments appeared to have been derived from the same
original source. Moreover, the control β-actin blots featured in
Fig. 5A of the above paper were strikingly similar to control blots
used in a different context that appeared in a subsequently
published paper featuring some of the same authors in American
Journal of Cancer Research. The authors were contacted by the
Editorial Office to offer an explanation for the apparent anomaly
in the presentation of the data in this paper, although up to this
time, no response from them has been forthcoming. Owing to the fact
that the Editorial Office has been made aware of potential issues
surrounding the scientific integrity of this paper, we are issuing
an Expression of Concern to notify readers of this potential
problem while the Editorial Office continues to investigate this
matter further.
