Retraction to: Molecular Psychiatry (2014) 19: 511–518 https://doi.org/10.1038/mp.2013.23, published online 12 Month 2013

The Authors have retracted this article as it shows significant text overlap and figure similarities with another article from the same group [1]. Concerns were raised regarding the data and a number of figures, specifically:

  • Fig. 3A: HT-7 bands appear highly similar to HT7 bands in Fig. 3A in [1]

  • Fig. 4A: PDS-95 and MAP-2 bands appear highly similar to SYP and PSD95 bands, respectively, in Fig. 5A in [1]

  • Fig. 4C:

    1. ◦

      The SYP/3xTg panel appears to partially overlap with the SYP/3xTg panel of Fig. 5C in [1].

    2. ◦

      The SYP/3xTg/5LOKO panel appears to partially overlap with the SYP/3xTg/FLAPKO panel of Fig. 5C in [1].

    3. ◦

      The PSD95/3xTg panel appears to partially overlap with the PSD95/3XtG panel of Fig. 5C in [1].

    4. ◦

      The PSD95/3xTg/5LOKO panel appears to partially overlap with the PSD95/3xTg/FLAPKO panel of Fig. 5C in [1].

    5. ◦

      The MAP-2/WT and MAP-2/3xTg panels appear to partially overlap with the MAP-2/3xTg panel of Fig. 5C in [1].

    6. ◦

      The MAP-2/3xTg/5LOKO panel appears to partially overlap with the MAP-2/3xTg/FLAPKO panel of Fig. 5C in [1].

  • Fig. 4D: the Actin panel appears to be similar to the Actin panel in Fig. 3A of [1].

  • Fig. 5 appears to be similar to Fig. 6 of [1].

Additionally, in Fig. 4C, the images representing the MAP-2 WT and 3xTg groups appear to partially overlap. The Authors therefore no longer have confidence in the presented data.

Domenico Praticò, Lynn G. Kirby, Yash B. Joshi, and Margaret Sperow agree to this retraction. Jin-Guo Li has not responded to any correspondence from the Publisher about this retraction. The Publisher has not been able to obtain a current email address for Phillip F. Giannopoulos and Jin Chu.