The journal retracts the 28 June 2017 article cited above.
Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the integrity of the images in the published figures, with areas of image duplication in Figures 2E and 6G. The authors failed to provide a satisfactory explanation during the investigation, which was conducted in accordance with Frontiers' policies. As a result, the data and conclusions of the article have been deemed unreliable and the article has been retracted.
This retraction was approved by the Chief Editors of Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience and the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors did not agree to this retraction.
Summary
Keywords
Blood tumor barrier, HOTAIR, miR-148b-3p, USF1, Tight junction related proteins
Citation
Frontiers Editorial Office (2023) Retraction: The role of HOTAIR/miR-148b-3p/USF1 on regulating the permeability of BTB. Front. Mol. Neurosci. 16:1207936. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2023.1207936
Received
18 April 2023
Accepted
19 April 2023
Published
02 May 2023
Approved by
Robert J. Harvey, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
Volume
16 - 2023
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