Retraction Note: LncRNA CCAT1 facilitates the progression of gastric cancer via PTBP1-mediated glycolysis enhancement
Cong Zhang, Huixia Wang, Qingwei Liu, Suli Dai, Guo Tian, Xintong Wei, Xiaoya Li, Lianmei Zhao, Baoen Shan · 2026
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This 2026 entry is a retraction note, not a research report. It withdraws a 2023 paper by Cong Zhang and co-authors that claimed a long noncoding RNA called CCAT1 speeds gastric cancer growth by boosting sugar burning through the protein PTBP1. The journal's editor-in-chief retracted the article after concerns surfaced.
The note lists the grounds plainly. Two figure panels that should differ look highly similar, and the original data the authors supplied did not match the published blot. The animal study's ethics approval did not cover the experiments actually done. Worse, three cell lines used as stomach cancer models are known to be contaminated with HeLa cells. With trust in the data gone, the paper was pulled.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Cong Zhang, Huixia Wang, Qingwei Liu, Suli Dai, Guo Tian, Xintong Wei, Xiaoya Li, Lianmei Zhao, Baoen Shan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |