Retraction to: Oncogene https://doi.org/10.1038/s41388-020-01571-x, published online 07 December 2020

The Editors-in-Chief have retracted this article. After publication, concerns were raised regarding overlapping images among the figures in this article, as well as with the authors' other works [1, 2]. Specifically:

Fig. 2e TBL1XR1 blot appears highly similar to Fig. S4a KATOIII p-AKT(Ser473).

Fig. 2f TBL1XR1 image appears to overlap with Fig. 3c KRAS-G12V in [1].

Fig. 3e KATOIII sh.TBL1XR1 migration and invasion images appear to overlap with each other and Fig. S3l KATO3 top middle image.

Fig. 3e sh.TBL1XR1 images appear to overlap with Fig. 5c sh.KRAS images in [1].

Fig. 3f KATOIII Zeb1 blot appears highly similar to Fig. 5a cleaved caspase 3 lanes 2 and 3.

Fig. 4d immunostaining AGS shERK1/2 blue channel appears highly similar to Fig. 4 KATOIII sh.Scr.

Fig. 5d TBL1XR1/Cleaved Caspase 3 right images appears highly similar to Fig. 5b Cleaved Caspase 3 image in [2].

Fig. 6a right Vimentin blot appears highly similar to Fig. S2f Snail.

Fig. 6a left b-actin appears similar to Fig. S4f AKT.

Fig. S4a AGS p-AKT(Ser473) appears highly similar to Fig. S6b Snail lanes 2 and 3.

Fig. S7d bottom CD44 images 2 and 3 appear to overlap.

The Editors-in-Chief therefore no longer have confidence in the presented data.

Changhwan Yoon has stated on behalf of all authors that they agree to this retraction.