Figure 3 (IMAGE) Tohoku University Caption Representative image of a dedifferentiating EE which is brightly shining like a star.This is a fluorescent confocal microscope image in which the dedifferentiating EE is shown as a cell with white color (center left). Green indicates expression of stemness marker, magenta marks cells that are originally derived from EEs, and blue indicates expression of EE marker. The white color (green + magenta) means that this cell lost identity as EEs and converted into a stem cell. Credit Hiroki Nagai et al. Usage Restrictions Reporters may use freely these materials in news coverage with appropriate credit information. License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.