Retraction Note: Alpha-ketoglutarate promotes skeletal muscle hypertrophy and protein synthesis through Akt/mTOR signaling pathways

Xingcai Cai¹, Canjun Zhu¹, Yaqiong Xu¹, Yuanyuan Jing¹, Yexian Yuan¹, Lina Wang¹, Songbo Wang¹, Xiaotong Zhu¹, Ping Gao¹, Yongliang Zhang¹, Qingyan Jiang^{2

3}, Gang Shu^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China.
² National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China. qyjiang@scau.edu.cn.
³ ALLTECH-SCAU Animal Nutrition Control Research Alliance, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China. qyjiang@scau.edu.cn.
⁴ National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China. shugang@scau.edu.cn.
⁵ ALLTECH-SCAU Animal Nutrition Control Research Alliance, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China. shugang@scau.edu.cn.

Xingcai Cai et al. Sci Rep. 2020.

. 2020 Oct 28;10(1):18721.

doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-72330-x.

Xingcai Cai¹, Canjun Zhu¹, Yaqiong Xu¹, Yuanyuan Jing¹, Yexian Yuan¹, Lina Wang¹, Songbo Wang¹, Xiaotong Zhu¹, Ping Gao¹, Yongliang Zhang¹, Qingyan Jiang^{2

3}, Gang Shu^{4

5}

¹ National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China.
² National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China. qyjiang@scau.edu.cn.
³ ALLTECH-SCAU Animal Nutrition Control Research Alliance, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China. qyjiang@scau.edu.cn.
⁴ National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China. shugang@scau.edu.cn.
⁵ ALLTECH-SCAU Animal Nutrition Control Research Alliance, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China. shugang@scau.edu.cn.

Abstract

Editor's Note: this Article has been retracted; the Retraction Note is available at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-72330-x.

Alpha-ketoglutarate promotes skeletal muscle hypertrophy and protein synthesis through Akt/mTOR signaling pathways.
Cai X, Zhu C, Xu Y, Jing Y, Yuan Y, Wang L, Wang S, Zhu X, Gao P, Zhang Y, Jiang Q, Shu G. Cai X, et al. Sci Rep. 2016 May 26;6:26802. doi: 10.1038/srep26802. Sci Rep. 2016. Retraction in: Sci Rep. 2020 Oct 28;10(1):18721. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-72330-x. PMID: 27225984 Free PMC article. Retracted.