Retraction Note: Nature Communications https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05764-7, published online 24 August 2018
The Editors have retracted this article. After publication, concerns were raised regarding highly similar features in some of the images presented in the figures, specifically:
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Fig. 1A (T) panels 2, 3 and 7 appear to overlap.
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Fig. 1A (T) panels 5 and 6 appear to overlap.
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Fig. 1A (ANT) panels 2, 6 and 7 appear to overlap.
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Fig. 3E Migration panels TS1 and TS2, and Invasion panel TS2 appear to overlap.
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Fig. 3E Invasion panels TS1 and TOV appear to overlap.
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Fig. 3E Invasion panels TS2 and TSV appear to overlap.
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Fig. 4G Liver TSV and PBS panels appear to overlap.
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Fig. 4G Kidney TSV and PBS panels appear to overlap.
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Fig. 4G Liver and Kidney PBS panels appear to have repetitive patterns within each image.
The Editors therefore no longer have confidence in the presented data.
Yu Guo does not agree with this retraction. The other authors have not responded to any correspondence from the editor or publisher about this retraction.
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Guo, Y., Wu, Z., Shen, S. et al. Retraction Note: Nanomedicines reveal how PBOV1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma for effective gene therapy. Nat Commun 16, 11172 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67606-7
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