Expression of Concern to: Lentivirus mediated silencing of Ubiquitin Specific Peptidase 39 inhibits cell proliferation of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells in vitro

Concerns have been raised about this article [1] relating to the appropriateness of the use of the shRNA (5'-GCGGAGGGTTTGAAAGAATATCTCGAGATATTCTTTCAAACCCTCCGCTTTTTT-3') as a non-targeting control and similarities in text and formatting with other published articles. This is currently under...

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Published inBiological research Vol. 51; no. 1; p. 19
Main Authors Pan, Zeya, Pan, Hao, Zhang, Jin, Yang, Yun, Liu, Hui, Yang, Yuan, Huang, Gang, Ni, Junsheng, Huang, Jian, Zhou, Weiping
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BioMed Central Ltd 22.06.2018
BioMed Central
BMC
Subjects
Cell growth
Cell proliferation
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Liver cancer
Peptidase
Ubiquitin
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Summary:Concerns have been raised about this article [1] relating to the appropriateness of the use of the shRNA (5'-GCGGAGGGTTTGAAAGAATATCTCGAGATATTCTTTCAAACCCTCCGCTTTTTT-3') as a non-targeting control and similarities in text and formatting with other published articles. This is currently under investigation and appropriate editorial action will be taken once the investigation is concluded. The authors agree.
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ISSN:0717-6287
0716-9760
0717-6287
DOI:10.1186/s40659-018-0170-y