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This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). This article has been retracted at the request of the authors. After publication, the authors noted unreliable data in the experimental validations. Specifically, representative images of IHC staining for CD31 and α-SMA in CT26-Vector and CT26-Tim-4 tumors in Fig. 2C and the expression of MMP9, VEGF and LOX in CT26-Tim-4 and CT26-Vector tumors was assessed by immunohistochemistry in Fig. 2E; incorrect photos were provided due to file placement confusion. All authors “agree with this retraction and deeply regret these errors and apologize to the editorial board and readers for any inconvenience caused.” Additionally, after publication, the journal was made aware of comments in relation to this article (https://pubpeer.com/publications/D191AE022DDD7B810564039CB16395). The authors have not responded to the journal request to respond to these comments.

RETRACTED: Tim-4 promotes the growth of colorectal cancer by activating angiogenesis and recruiting tumor-associated macrophages via the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway