RETRACTED: コンプレメント制御タンパク質の結晶構造は,コンプレメント活性化の両方の経路を調節し,ヘパラン硫酸タンパク質グリカンと結合します
K H Murthy1, S A Smith, V K Ganesh
1Center for Biophysical Science and Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1918 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. murthy@onyx.cmc.uab.edu
Cell
|February 24, 2001
まとめ
この研究では,補完系を阻害するポックスウイルスタンパク質 (VCP) 構造が報告されました. しかし,その構造は偽造されたり,捏造されたものであったことが判明し,論文の撤回に至った.
科学分野:
- 構造生物学 構造生物学とは
- ウイルス学 ウイルス学 ウイルス学
- 免疫学 免疫学とは
背景:
- ポックスウイルスタンパク質 (VCP) は,補完系を阻害することが報告されています.
- この研究は,VCPの構造モデルを提示することを目的とした.
研究 の 目的:
- ポックスウイルスタンパク質 (VCP) の構造モデルを提示する.
- 補完体C3阻害のためのVCPの相互作用表面を定義する.
- VCPのヘパリン結合部位を視覚化するために.
主な方法:
- 構造モデルを導き出すために,X線結晶学を用いた.
- 空間包装とB要素の分析が行われました.
- 専門家の評価と機関調査が行われました.
主要な成果:
- 報告されたVCP構造の真実性に関する懸念が提起されました.
- 専門家の評価は,利用可能なデータとの矛盾を示した.
- 調査の結果,構造物が偽造されたり,捏造されたものであったと結論付けられました.
結論:
- VCPの構造を報告した記事は撤回されました.
- 対応著者は,研究違反行為に従事していた.
- 提示されたVCP構造は信頼できない.
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