Withdrawal: Dm1-MMP, a matrix metalloproteinase from Drosophila with a potential role in extracellular matrix remodeling during neural development. [Withdrawals/Retractions] (Journal of Biological Chemistry)

VOLUME 275 (2000) PAGES 35978-35985This article has been withdrawn by the authors upon request from the Journal. The Journal raised questions regarding Figs. 3 and 5A. The authors were able to locate some, but not all, of the original data generated 20 years ago. Fig. 3 was assembled from three different gels, and an empty area was duplicated. In Fig. 5A, the lane corresponding to Type II collagen, which is not cleaved by the enzyme, was duplicated. The authors state that new experiments were performed. The authors assert that all of the results reported in this article are valid, some of which have been independently confirmed in the literature (Zhang et al. (2006) Genes Dev. 20, 1899; LaFever et al. (2017) Sci. Rep. 7, 44560).