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<article-title>Correction: Promotion of BST2 expression by the transcription factor IRF6 affects the progression of endometriosis</article-title>
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<name><surname>Wang</surname><given-names>Xiaotong</given-names></name>
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<name><surname>Sun</surname><given-names>Liyuan</given-names></name>
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<name><surname>Zhang</surname><given-names>Xin</given-names></name>
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<name><surname>Zhang</surname><given-names>Guangmei</given-names></name>
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<aff id="aff1"><label>1</label><institution>Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University</institution>, <city>Harbin</city>, <state>Heilongjiang</state>,&#xa0;<country country="cn">China</country></aff>
<aff id="aff2"><label>2</label><institution>Central Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University</institution>, <city>Harbin</city>, <state>Heilongjiang</state>,&#xa0;<country country="cn">China</country></aff>
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<corresp id="c001"><label>*</label>Correspondence: Guangmei Zhang, <email xlink:href="mailto:hydyyguangmeizhang@126.com">hydyyguangmeizhang@126.com</email></corresp>
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<p>These authors have contributed equally to this work</p></fn>
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<article-title>Promotion of BST2 expression by the transcription factor IRF6 affects the progression of endometriosis</article-title> By Li J, He Y, Qu Y, Ren C, Wang X, Cheng Y, Sun L, Zhang X and Zhang G (2023) <italic>Front. Immunol.</italic>&#xa0;14:1115504. doi:&#xa0;<object-id>10.3389/fimmu.2023.1115504</object-id>
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<p>There was a mistake in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f3"><bold>Figure&#xa0;3B</bold></xref> as published. Two small images (a and b) were placed in the wrong position.</p>
<p>The corrected <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f3"><bold>Figure&#xa0;3B</bold></xref> appears below. The positions of the two images have been swapped and updated.</p>
<p>Also, due to figure compression, the quality of the Western blot images for &#x3b2;-tubulin in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f2"><bold>Figure&#xa0;2F</bold></xref> and actin in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f6"><bold>Figure&#xa0;6A</bold></xref> was compromised. To avoid misleading readers, we have uploaded high-quality versions of these two WB images as requested.</p>
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<p>Identification of endometrial stromal cells and BST2 expression at the cellular level. <bold>(A, B)</bold>, The identification of endometrial stromal cells on the morphology <bold>(A)</bold> and Immunofluorescence <bold>(B)</bold>. <bold>(C, D)</bold>, BST2 mRNA <bold>(C)</bold> and protein <bold>(D)</bold> expression at the cellular level. <bold>(E, F)</bold>, Identification of the transfection efficiency of Si-BST2 at the mRNA <bold>(E)</bold> and protein <bold>(F)</bold> levels. *p &lt; 0.05; **p &lt; 0.01; ****p &lt; 0.0001.</p>
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<alt-text content-type="machine-generated">Three black-and-white images show a bright, elongated object against varied backgrounds. The first and last images display the object on a white background, while the middle image features it in a darker context with blurred surroundings. The object appears consistent in each frame.</alt-text>
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<p>The effect of BST2 on cell proliferation and apoptosis. <bold>(A&#x2013;C)</bold>, The proliferation of EESCs was examined by CCK-8 assay <bold>(A)</bold> and EdU <bold>(B, C)</bold> after Si-BST2 or Si-NC treatment for 48 h. <bold>(D)</bold>, The proliferation-related protein PCNA was measured by Western blot assay after Si-BST2 or Si-NC treatment for 48 h. <bold>(E)</bold>, The Flow cytometry was performed to detect the apoptosis rates of the EESCs transfected with Si-BST2 or Si-NC. <bold>(F)</bold>, Western blot analysis was used to measure the levels of Bax and Bcl2 in cells transfected with Si-BST2 or Si-NC. *p &lt; 0.05; **p &lt; 0.01.</p>
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<alt-text content-type="machine-generated">Fluorescence micrographs showing EdU, DAPI, and merged images. Top row: Si-NC treatment showing green EdU and blue DAPI fluorescence. Bottom row: Si-BST2 treatment with similar fluorescence patterns. Scale bars are included.</alt-text>
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<p>BST2 activated the NF-&#x3ba;B signaling pathway.&#xa0;<bold>(A)</bold>, The expressions of key proteins of NF-&#x3ba;B pathway were measured by western blot analysis after transfection with Si-BST2 or Si-NC for 48h.&#xa0;<bold>(B)</bold>, The Representative images of Immunofluorescence showed the cellular localization of NF-&#x3ba;B p65 protein in EESCs after transfection with Si-BST2 or Si-NC for 48h.&#xa0;<bold>(C, D)</bold>, The protein expressions of NF-&#x3ba;B pathway were measured by western blot analysis after treatment with Si-BST2 or Si-NC or/and the NF-&#x3ba;B pathway activator IL-1&#x3b2;. ns, p &#x2265; 0.05; *p &lt; 0.05; **p &lt; 0.01; ****p &lt; 0.0001.</p>
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<alt-text content-type="machine-generated">Three panels display X-ray images. The left and right panels show bright areas on a light background with black bands. The center panel shows a similar bright area on a dark background with two bands.</alt-text>
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<p>High-quality raw image of &#x3b2;-tubulin in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f2"><bold>Figure&#xa0;2F</bold></xref>:</p>
<p>High-quality raw image of actin in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f6"><bold>Figure&#xa0;6A</bold></xref>:</p>
<p>The original version of this article has been updated.</p>
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