Retraction to: Nature Communications https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06771-4, published online 18 October 2018

The authors have retracted this article. After publication, concerns were raised regarding a number of similarities in the images presented in Fig. 6a, as well as highly similar M1 and NU7441 Ki-67 staining images in Fig. 7g. The authors checked the undelying raw data and found that some microscopy files were mislabelled after acquisition, which may have affected the presented results.

The authors have repeated the experiments and intend to submit a revised manuscript for peer review in due course. All authors agree with this retraction.

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Institute of Clinical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China

Xiao Xiao 1.

Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China

Xiao Xiao, Jiankai Liang, Wenbo Zhu, Yaqian Tan, Jing Cai, Pengxin Qiu, Xingwen Su, Lijun Chen, Yuan Lin & Guangmei Yan 1.

Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510700, China

Chunlong Huang 1.

Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Disease, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510655, China

Kai Li 1.

School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China

Fan Xing 1.

Guangzhou Virotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, 510663, China

Ziqing Lin, Wencang Xu, Guangen Wu & Jifu Zhang 1.

Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China

Xi Lin, Xueqin Chen, Youwei Huang, Zixi Qin & Haipeng Zhang 1.

Institute of Medical Microbiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China

Xi Lin & Haipeng Zhang 1.

Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China

Jun Hu 1.

Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China

Yuan Lin

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1. Xiao Xiao
2. Jiankai Liang
3. Chunlong Huang
4. Kai Li
5. Fan Xing
6. Wenbo Zhu
7. Ziqing Lin
8. Wencang Xu
9. Guangen Wu
10. Jifu Zhang
11. Xi Lin
12. Yaqian Tan
13. Jing Cai
14. Jun Hu
15. Xueqin Chen
16. Youwei Huang
17. Zixi Qin
18. Pengxin Qiu
19. Xingwen Su
20. Lijun Chen
21. Yuan Lin
22. Haipeng Zhang
23. Guangmei Yan

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Xiao, X., Liang, J., Huang, C. et al. Retraction Note: DNA-PK inhibition synergizes with oncolytic virus M1 by inhibiting antiviral response and potentiating DNA damage. Nat Commun 16, 9431 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-65397-5

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