title: RETRACTED: MiR-143 inhibits tumor cell proliferation and invasion by targeting STAT3 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
abstract: This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy).
  
  This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor in Chief. The term miR-143 has been used instead of the term miR-143* in the introduction and discussion which is misleading. With the misuse of this term subsequent errors and misleading statements appear throughout the paper. The authors apologize for this mistake.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China; Department of Radiation Oncology (Chest Section), Shandong's Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China.
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology (Chest Section), Shandong's Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China; Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, China; Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China; Department of Radiation Oncology (Chest Section), Shandong's Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China.
authors.forename: Dakai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Shengnan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology (Chest Section), Shandong's Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China; Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Zicheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology (Chest Section), Shandong's Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China; Laboratory of Image Science and Technology, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Zhenjiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology (Chest Section), Shandong's Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China; Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China. Electronic address: baoshli1963@163.com.
authors.forename: Baosheng
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002465:Cell Movement; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D058750:Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D000077277:Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma; D005260:Female; D059585:G1 Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013997:Time Factors; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions; C542359:MIRN143 microRNA, human; D035683:MicroRNAs; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C494086:STAT3 protein, human
keywords: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; Progression; STAT3; miR-143