Patel and Kowalczuk BMC Plant Biology (2015) 15:293 DOI 10.1186/s12870-015-0671-6
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Expression of concern: Synthetic versions of firefly luciferase and Renilla luciferase reporter genes that resist transgene silencing in sugarcane Jigisha Patel and Maria Kowalczuk* Expression of concern The publishers of this journal are publishing this Expression of Concern because attribution for the synthesis and design of the luc* and Renluc* coding sequences in this article [1] is under dispute. The correct table and description of the method set out in Table S1 can be found in this article [2]. The University of Queensland advises that there has been no academic misconduct but the wording of any erratum remains under dispute. Received: 1 December 2015 Accepted: 1 December 2015 References 1. Chou TC, Moyle RL. Synthetic versions of firefly luciferase and Renilla luciferase reporter genes that resist transgene silencing in sugarcane. BMC Plant Biol. 2014;14:92. 2. Jackson MA, Sternes PR, Mudge SR, Graham MW, Birch RG. Design rules for efficient transgene expression in plants. Plant Biotech J. 2014;12:925–33.
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EXPRESSION OF CONCERN
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Expression of concern: Synthetic versions of firefly luciferase and Renilla luciferase reporter genes that resist transgene silencing in sugarcane Jigisha Patel and Maria Kowalczuk* Expression of concern The publishers of this journal are publishing this Expression of Concern because attribution for the synthesis and design of the luc* and Renluc* coding sequences in this article [1] is under dispute. The correct table and description of the method set out in Table S1 can be found in this article [2]. The University of Queensland advises that there has been no academic misconduct but the wording of any erratum remains under dispute. Received: 1 December 2015 Accepted: 1 December 2015 References 1. Chou TC, Moyle RL. Synthetic versions of firefly luciferase and Renilla luciferase reporter genes that resist transgene silencing in sugarcane. BMC Plant Biol. 2014;14:92. 2. Jackson MA, Sternes PR, Mudge SR, Graham MW, Birch RG. Design rules for efficient transgene expression in plants. Plant Biotech J. 2014;12:925–33.
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