Retraction to: Oncogene https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2013.220, published online 17 June 2013

The authors have retracted this article, because after publication concerns were raised regarding a number of duplicated images in Figs. 2, 5, 6 and 7. Due to the number of errors, the authors have decided that the article should not remain published in its current form.

The authors are repeating the experiments and will submit a revised version of the article for peer review in due course.

L Damiano, K M Stewart,J K Mouw, J N Lakins, J Debnath, J A Nickerson, A N Imbalzano and V M Weaver agree to this retraction. The publisher has not be able to obtain current email addresses for N Cohet and D Reisman.