Use of recombinant yeast cells
Recombinant yeast cells can be used as a vector to produce proteins that would normally be found in animals or plants.
Recombinant yeast cells are used during DNA Recombinant technology as they produce active forms of the protein. Bacterial recombinant DNA may produce animal or plant protein chains (polypeptides) that are inactive as the polypeptides are incorrectly folded.
The proteins in the bacteria may not be modified correctly after protein synthesis.