# Retraction Note: Epstein–Barr virus-encoded microRNA BART1 induces tumour metastasis by regulating PTEN-dependent pathways in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

**Authors:** Longmei Cai, Yanfen Ye, Qiang Jiang, Yuxiang Chen, Xiaoming Lyu, Jinbang Li, Shuang Wang, Tengfei Liu, Hongbing Cai, Kaitai Yao, Ji-Liang Li, Xin Li

PMC · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65152-w · 2025-10-14

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- **Genes:** PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog) [NCBI Gene 5728] {aka 10q23del, BZS, CWS1, DEC, GLM2, MHAM}, ARL2BP (ARF like GTPase 2 binding protein) [NCBI Gene 23568] {aka BART, BART1, RP66, RP82}
- **Diseases:** nasopharyngeal carcinoma (MESH:D000077274), tumour metastasis (MESH:D009362)
- **Species:** human gammaherpesvirus 4 (Epstein Barr virus, no rank) [taxon 10376]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12521549