Immunofluorescence image of mouse colon cancer. Areas lacking GATA6 expression are LGR5-negative, indicating cells that have the potential to spread to the liver. GATA6 is shown in red, Lgr5-GFP in green and nuclei in blue. (IMAGE)

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