On 2014 Aug 18, Paul Brookes commented:

I did not discover the following; these comments were sent to me by an anonymous correspondent, and I agree with their assessment of the data, so am posting here using my own name even though this is not a paper I have either read, or am familiar with the field of...

In Figure 2C, the anti-Flag blot (bottom panel) contains several bands which bear a striking resemblance (more than would be expected by pure coincidence) to bands in the anti-Myc blot of Figure 2B (middle panel). In fact, it's almost as if the latter is a longer exposure of the former.

Also in Figure 2C, the central panel (anti-GST blot), the bands in the top left appear strikingly similar to bands in the anti-tubulin blot (lower panel) in Figure 5A, with 180 degree rotation.

FYI, another paper from the same group Schwamborn JC, 2007 has also been flagged by the same person, and I have/will left a comment there too. I am reliably informed that the DFG (German equivalent of the NIH) is aware of these data problems, as are the journals involved. However more than 6 months has now passed with no actions taken.

On 2014 Aug 18, Paul Brookes commented:

I did not discover the following; these comments were sent to me by an anonymous correspondent, and I agree with their assessment of the data, so am posting here using my own name even though this is not a paper I have either read, or am familiar with the field of...

In Figure 2C, the anti-Flag blot (bottom panel) contains several bands which bear a striking resemblance (more than would be expected by pure coincidence) to bands in the anti-Myc blot of Figure 2B (middle panel). In fact, it's almost as if the latter is a longer exposure of the former.

Also in Figure 2C, the central panel (anti-GST blot), the bands in the top left appear strikingly similar to bands in the anti-tubulin blot (lower panel) in Figure 5A, with 180 degree rotation.

FYI, another paper from the same group Schwamborn JC, 2007 has also been flagged by the same person, and I have/will left a comment there too. I am reliably informed that the DFG (German equivalent of the NIH) is aware of these data problems, as are the journals involved. However more than 6 months has now passed with no actions taken.