After investigation, the above article has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, John Tesmer; and the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. This retraction is based on ethical concerns regarding the data presented in the article. Specifically, portions of the Western Blots presented in Figure 5 were found to have been duplicated within the figure without full disclosure or justification. Additionally, the editors believe that there is evidence to suggest some of the data shown in Figure 5 were inappropriately presented in a different publication by several of these co-authors.

The Journal contacted the authors for a full response, in accordance with COPE Guidelines, but due to the significant time elapsed since publication, the authors stated that they were unable to retrieve the full set of original data or provide adequate explanation for these data duplications. The editors no longer had confidence in the full accuracy and integrity of data presented in this article and decided to retract this paper (Molecular Pharmacology, Volume 107, Issue 10, October 2025, Pages 100082).