Retraction to: Cell Death Discovery https://doi.org/10.1038/s41420-022-01000-w, published online 20 April 2022

The Editor in Chief has retracted this article. Concerns were raised about the apparent overlap between the two middle panels in Fig. 5H (si-RNF-44-1) and insufficient information about size of tumours in Fig. 7a. The authors did not provide raw data or proof that an ethics approval had been obtained before the beginning of the study. Additionally, Shaohua Ge stated they were not aware of the contents of the article, nor the submission process, because the email address provided on submission was not their email address. The authors did not state explicitly whether they agree to this retraction.