Stanford images immune signaling complexes

This breakthrough exposes a long-hidden "black box" of intracellular immunity, proving that textbooks have mischaracterized these signaling complexes for decades. The precision imaging pipeline enables high-resolution 3D reconstruction of molecular assemblies in their native, frozen state. The shift to a "gel-like condensate" model suggests new therapeutic targets focused on the physical properties of protein clusters, while seeing the complex physically push centrioles apart explains why cells stop dividing during an inflammatory response.