Retraction: Transcriptional activation by stimulating protein 1 and post‐transcriptional repression by muscle‐specific microRNAs of IKs‐encoding genes and potential implications in regional heterogeneity of their expressions

The following article from Journal of Cellular Physiology, 212:137–147, Overexpression HERG K+ channel gene mediates cellgrowth signals on activation of oncoproteins SP1 and NF-kB and inactivation of tumor suppressor Nkx3.1 by Huixian Lin, Jiening Xiao, Xiaobin Luo, Huizhen Wang, Huanhuan Gao, Baofeng Yang, Zhiguo Wang, published online on February 27, 2007 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal Editor in Chief, Dr.Gary S. Stein andWiley Periodicals, Inc. The retraction has beenmade due to the duplicated uses of previously publishedwestern blot bands, which violates the editorial policy of Journal of Cellular Physiology. The corresponding author, ZhiguoWang, takes full responsibility and apologizes to the editors and readership of Journal of Cellular Physiology for any negative impact this may have on the journal.