Correction - Correction of "Promotion of BST2 expression by the transcription factor IRF6 affects the progression of endometriosis"

Q: How was Figure 3B corrected?

The corrected Figure 3B was provided with the two images swapped and updated.

Q: Why were high-quality Western blot images uploaded?

Figure compression compromised the quality of the Western blot images for b-tubulin in Figure 2F and actin in Figure 6A, so high-quality versions were uploaded to avoid misleading readers.

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A published correction addresses errors in a previously reported study on BST2 expression regulation by the transcription factor IRF6 and its impact on endometriosis progression. The notice specifies that Figure 3B contained two small images (a and b) in incorrect positions and that the corrected figure swaps and updates these panels. It further reports quality compromise from figure compression in Western blots for b-tubulin (Figure 2F) and actin (Figure 6A), for which high-quality versions were uploaded to avoid misleading readers.

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TYPE Correction PUBLISHED 23 December 2025 DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1748838 OPEN ACCESS EDITED AND REVIEWED BY Bernd Rolauffs, University of Freiburg Medical Center, Germany *CORRESPONDENCE Guangmei Zhang [hydyyguangmeizhang@126.com](hydyyguangmeizhang@126.com) †These authors have contributed equally to this work RECEIVED 18 November 2025 REVISED 18 November 2025 ACCEPTED 27 November 2025 PUBLISHED 23 December 2025 CITATION Li J, He Y, Qu Y, Ren C, Wang X, Cheng Y, Sun L, Zhang X and Zhang G (2025) Correction: Promotion of BST2 expression by the transcription factor IRF6 affects the progression of endometriosis. Front. Immunol. 16:1748838 . doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1748838 COPYRIGHT © 2025 Li, He, Qu, Ren, Wang, Cheng, Sun, Zhang and Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) . The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. Correction: Promotion of BST2 expression by the transcription factor IRF6 affects the progression of endometriosis Jixin Li 1†, Yanan He 1†, Yanjun Qu 1, Chengcheng Ren 1, Xiaotong Wang 1, Yan Cheng 1, Liyuan Sun 1, Xin Zhang 2 and Guangmei Zhang 1* 1 Department of Gynecology, The First Afﬁliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, 2Central Laboratory, The First Afﬁliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China KEYWORDS endometriosis, transcription factor, immune-related genes, NF‐kB, lymphangiogenesis, feedback loop A Correction on Promotion of BST2 expression by the transcription factor IRF6 affects the progression of endometriosis By Li J, He Y, Qu Y, Ren C, Wang X, Cheng Y, Sun L, Zhang X and Zhang G (2023) Front. Immunol. 14:1115504 . doi: 10 .3389/ﬁmmu.2023.1115504 There was a mistake in Figure 3B as published. Two small images (a and b) were placed in the wrong position. The corrected Figure 3B appears below. The positions of the two images have been swapped and updated. Also, due to ﬁgure compression, the quality of the Western blot images for b-tubulin in Figure 2F and actin in Figure 6A was compromised. To avoid misleading readers, we have uploaded high-quality versions of these two WB images as requested. High-quality raw image of b-tubulin in Figure 2F: High-quality raw image of actin in Figure 6A: The original version of this article has been updated. Frontiers in Immunology 01 [frontiersin.org](frontiersin.org) Publisher’s note All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their afﬁliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and thereviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article, or claim that may be made by its manufacturer, is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher. FIGURE 2 Identiﬁcation of endometrial stromal cells and BST2 expression at the cellular level. (A, B), The identiﬁcation of endometrial stromal cells on the morphology (A) and Immunoﬂuorescence (B) . (C, D), BST2 mRNA (C) and protein (D) expression at the cellular level. (E, F), Identiﬁcation of the transfection efﬁciency of Si-BST2 at the mRNA (E) and protein (F) levels. *p < 0 . 05; **p < 0 . 01; ****p < 0 .0001. Frontiers in Immunology 02 [frontiersin.org](frontiersin.org) Li et al. 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1748838 FIGURE 3 The effect of BST2 on cell proliferation and apoptosis. (A–C), The proliferation of EESCs was examined by CCK-8 assay (A) and EdU (B, C) after SiBST2 or Si-NC treatment for 48 h. (D), The proliferation-related protein PCNA was measured by Western blot assay after Si-BST2 or Si-NC treatment for 48 h. (E), The Fl

FAQs

What was incorrect in the originally published Figure 3B?

Two small images (a and b) were placed in the wrong position in Figure 3B as first published.

How was Figure 3B corrected?

The corrected Figure 3B was provided with the two images swapped and updated.

Why were high-quality Western blot images uploaded?

Figure compression compromised the quality of the Western blot images for b-tubulin in Figure 2F and actin in Figure 6A, so high-quality versions were uploaded to avoid misleading readers.

Sep 29, 2026

Upload by 4398046744996