A new high-throughput method for screening proteins secreted by microbial cells has been developed by a team of researchers from the University of Washington and the University of Toronto. The method, which is described in a new paper published in the journal Nature Communications, enables researchers to quickly identify the specific proteins secreted by microbial cells, which can be used to identify potential therapeutic agents. The method uses a combination of bioinformatics and cell biology techniques to rapidly profile the secretomes of microbial cells, and could potentially be used to identify novel drug targets. The team hopes that the method could one day be used to screen for potential therapeutic candidates for a variety of diseases.

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