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Wikipedia still cites a retracted paper on “Pib2”
These proteins have not been shown to be involved in the regulation of mammalian TORC1 signaling but have been shown to be involved in related processes.[source retracted]
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The Lysosome-associated Apoptosis-inducing Protein Containing the Pleckstrin Homology (PH) and FYVE Domains (LAPF), Representative of a Novel Family of PH and FYVE Domain-containing Proteins, Induces Caspase-independent Apoptosis via the Lysosomal-Mitochondrial Pathway
Wei Chen, Nan Li, Taoyong Chen, Yanmei Han et al.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry · published September 2005 · cited 77 times by other papers
Retracted Apr 29, 2021
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