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RETRACTION article

Front. Cell Dev. Biol., 19 July 2024
Sec. Molecular and Cellular Oncology
This article is part of the Research Topic Exploring Metabolic Reprogramming in the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Cancer: New Perspectives in Therapy, Drug Discovery and Diagnostics View all 10 articles

Retraction: Exosomal miR-128-3p promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer cells by targeting FOXO4 via TGF-β/SMAD and JAK/STAT3 signaling

A Retraction of the Original Research Article
Exosomal miR-128-3p promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer cells by targeting FOXO4 via TGF-β/SMAD and JAK/STAT3 signaling

by Bai J, Zhang X, Shi D, Xiang Z, Wang S, Yang C, Liu Q, Huang S, Fang Y, Zhang W, Song J and Xiong B (2021). Front. Cell Dev. Biol. 9:568738. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.568738

The journal retracts the 09 February 2021 article cited above. Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the integrity of the images in the published figures. 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 As a result, the data and conclusions of the article have been deemed unreliable and the article has been retracted.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 Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors received a communication regarding the retraction and had a chance to respond. This communication has been recorded by the publisher.

Citation: Frontiers Editorial Office (2024) Retraction: Exosomal miR-128-3p promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer cells by targeting FOXO4 via TGF-β/SMAD and JAK/STAT3 signaling. Front. Cell Dev. Biol. 12:1459522. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2024.1459522

Received: 04 July 2024; Accepted: 04 July 2024;
Published: 19 July 2024.

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