Correction: In Porphyromonas gingivalis VimF Is Involved in Gingipain Maturation through the Transfer of Galactose(PLoS ONE (2013)8:5 (e63367) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063367)

Abstract

Following publication of this article [1], concerns were raised regarding splicing of blot images in Figs 4 and 8. The authors provide clarifications regarding the assembly of the figures as follows: • In Fig 4C, lanes three and four are spliced together because two lanes were removed from the original image. • In Fig 4D, lanes two and three are spliced together because two lanes were removed from the original image. • In Fig 4E, lanes two and three are spliced together because two lanes were removed from the original blot image. • In Fig 8B, lanes one and two are taken from one blot, lanes three and four are taken from a separate blot run in a repeat experiment using a different exposure; the two blot images are spliced together. Furthermore, lanes three and four are spliced together because four lanes were removed from the original blot image. The authors acknowledge that in Figs 4D and 8B there is the appearance of a vertical discontinuity between lanes 1 and 2 although these samples were run in adjacent lanes on the original gels. The results are supported by the underlying blots, which are provided as Supporting Information. A revised Fig 4 is provided in which splicing together of separate lanes from the same blot is marked with a black line. Please see the revised Fig 4 and updated figure legend here.