The human surfaceome: AI flags potential cell surface drug targets overlooked by major databases

Major biological databases disagree on cell surface proteins, sharing consensus on only 188 targets. Researchers used an AI agent to evaluate published literature and identified 1,108 candidate surface proteins missing from all five major databases. The resulting open map provides drug developers with new potential targets for disease treatments and targeted delivery.

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