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A number of [[PDB]] entries have been retracted<ref name="wwpdb-retractions">[http://www.wwpdb.org/UAB.html wwPDB Statement on Retraction of PDB Entries].</ref>, either due to fraud or honest mistakes. Retractions can be searched for at the [http://retractiondatabase.org/RetractionSearch.aspx Retraction Database] of [http://retractionwatch.com RetractionWatch.com], which also contains ''Corrections'' and ''Expressions of Concern''. Concerns about published structures may also be expressed at the post-publication peer review site [http://pubpeer.com PubPeer.com]. | A number of [[PDB]] entries have been retracted<ref name="wwpdb-retractions">[http://www.wwpdb.org/UAB.html wwPDB Statement on Retraction of PDB Entries].</ref>, either due to fraud or honest mistakes. Retractions can be searched for at the [http://retractiondatabase.org/RetractionSearch.aspx Retraction Database] of [http://retractionwatch.com RetractionWatch.com], which also contains ''Corrections'' and ''Expressions of Concern''. Concerns about published structures may also be expressed at the post-publication peer review site [http://pubpeer.com PubPeer.com]. | ||
* 2019, February: The history and results of the fraud findings for H. Krishna Murthy (see 2009 below) are summarized in ''Conclusion of ORI Misconduct Review Results in Obsoletion of PDB Structures, Paper Retractions''<ref name="murthyConclusion">[http://www.wwpdb.org/news/news?year=2019 Conclusion of ORI Misconduct Review Results in Obsoletion of PDB Structures, Paper Retractions].</ref>. | Some historic errors and clearly incorrect PDB depositions are described by Wlodawer ''et al.'', 2008<ref>PMID:18034855</ref>. | ||
* 2019, February: The history and results of the fraud findings for '''H. Krishna Murthy''' (see 2009 below) are summarized in ''Conclusion of ORI Misconduct Review Results in Obsoletion of PDB Structures, Paper Retractions''<ref name="murthyConclusion">[http://www.wwpdb.org/news/news?year=2019 Conclusion of ORI Misconduct Review Results in Obsoletion of PDB Structures, Paper Retractions].</ref>. | |||
* 2016, April: ''Nature'' formally retracts [[2hr0]]<ref>PMID: | * 2016, April: ''Nature'' formally retracts [[2hr0]]<ref>PMID: | ||
26727161</ref>. See 2009 below. | 26727161</ref>. See 2009 below. | ||
* 2014, October: '''Bijan Ahvazi''', formerly the Director of the Laboratory of X-ray Crystallography, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health, USA, was found to have falsified data in several publications<ref name='ahvazi'>[http://ori.hhs.gov/content/case-summary-ahvazi-bijan Case Summary: Ahvazi, Bijan. Office of Research Integrity, October 2014.]</ref>. Ahvazi is the sole author for PDB entries [[1l9m]], [[1l9n]], [[1nud]], [[1nug]], [[1nuf]], first author of [[1eyy]], [[1ez0]], and coauthor of [[1yue]], [[1tg6]], and [[1by4]]. | |||
* 2014, October: '''Bijan Ahvazi''', formerly the Director of the Laboratory of X-ray Crystallography, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health, USA, was found to have falsified data in several publications<ref name='ahvazi'>[http://ori.hhs.gov/content/case-summary-ahvazi-bijan Case Summary: Ahvazi, Bijan. Office of Research Integrity, October 2014.]</ref>. Ahvazi is the sole author for PDB entries [[1l9m]], [[1l9n]], [[1nud]], [[1nug]], [[1nuf]], first author of [[1eyy]], [[1ez0]], and coauthor of [[1yue]], [[1tg6]], and [[1by4]]. Ahvazi was subsequently [https://retractionwatch.com/2015/01/26/exclusive-former-nih-lab-head-faked-data-now-working-government-patent-examiner/ employed as a US patent examiner]. | |||
* 2012, February: [[3k78]] was removed from the [[PDB]] because it appears to be fraudlent<ref>PMID: 22552066</ref><ref>[http://retractionwatch.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/protein-structure-retracted-after-investigation-into-highly-improbable-features-journal-calls-it-fraud/ Protein structure retracted after investigation into “highly improbable features,” journal calls it fraud], April 2012</ref>. Subsequently, '''Robert Schwarzenbacher''' confessed to data fabrication, and was fired from his position at the University of Salzburg in Austria<ref>[http://retractionwatch.com/category/by-author/robert-schwarzenbacher/ Retraction Watch: Archive for Robert Schwarzenbacher].</ref>. In April 2013, the ''Journal of Immunology'' retracted the crystallographic results in the original 2010 article<ref>[http://www.jimmunol.org/content/190/8/4432.full Correction: Antigen aggregation decides the fate of the allergic immune response].</ref>. | * 2012, February: [[3k78]] was removed from the [[PDB]] because it appears to be fraudlent<ref>PMID: 22552066</ref><ref>[http://retractionwatch.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/protein-structure-retracted-after-investigation-into-highly-improbable-features-journal-calls-it-fraud/ Protein structure retracted after investigation into “highly improbable features,” journal calls it fraud], April 2012</ref>. Subsequently, '''Robert Schwarzenbacher''' confessed to data fabrication, and was fired from his position at the University of Salzburg in Austria<ref>[http://retractionwatch.com/category/by-author/robert-schwarzenbacher/ Retraction Watch: Archive for Robert Schwarzenbacher].</ref>. In April 2013, the ''Journal of Immunology'' retracted the crystallographic results in the original 2010 article<ref>[http://www.jimmunol.org/content/190/8/4432.full Correction: Antigen aggregation decides the fate of the allergic immune response].</ref>. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Quality assessment for molecular models]] | *[[Quality assessment for molecular models]] | ||
*[https://retractionwatch.com/2016/05/20/structural-biology-corrections-highlight-best-of-the-scientific-process/ Structural biology corrections highlight best of the scientific process] by Jeffrey Perkel, 2016. | |||
*[http://retractiondatabase.org/RetractionSearch.aspx Searchable Retraction Database] of [http://retractionwatch.com RetractionWatch.com]. | *[http://retractiondatabase.org/RetractionSearch.aspx Searchable Retraction Database] of [http://retractionwatch.com RetractionWatch.com]. | ||
* Post-publication reviews at [http://pubpeer.com PubPeer.com]. | * Post-publication reviews at [http://pubpeer.com PubPeer.com]. | ||
