RETRACTION: Nuclear Clusterin Accumulation during Heat Shock Response: Implications for Cell Survival and Thermo-tolerance Induction in Immortalized and Prostate Cancer Cells.

A. E. Caccamo, S. Desenzani, L. Belloni, A. F. Borghetti, S. Bettuzzi, "Nuclear Clusterin Accumulation during Heat Shock Response: Implications for Cell Survival and Thermo-tolerance Induction in Immortalized and Prostate Cancer Cells," Journal of Cellular Physiology 207, no. 1 (2006): 208-219, https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.20561. The above article, published online on 5 December 2005 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Alexander Hutchison; and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed following allegations raised by third parties. Several lanes within the Western Blot images displayed in Figures 1 A, 2 A, 2B, and 7 were found to display highly similar patterns despite depicting protein extracts from samples of different origin/treatment. As the raw data could not be retrieved due to the significant time elapsed since publication, the concerns could not be addressed. In light of the significant number of concerns, the editors have lost trust in the overall accuracy of the data presented. The corresponding author S. Bettuzzi disagrees with the decision of retraction. Confirmation of retraction could not be obtained by the remaining co-authors.