The human HDAC family comprises 18 proteins that can be grouped into four classes on the basis of sequence homology with yeast proteins: Class I (HDAC 1-2-3-8) are homologous to the yeast Rpd3 ...

The yeast Malassezia helps protect the skin from bacterial infections, but only up to a certain point. Scientists at the ...

A cheap way to produce human proteins for therapeutic use may finally be possible thanks to a genetically modified yeast. The “humanised” yeast should lead to greater availability of ...

Biologists say they swapped human genes into the genetic code used by common yeast cells — and found that the cells could continue to function and grow. The results of the experiment ...

Yeast, a model organism heavily relied upon for studying basic biological processes as they relate to human health, mutates in a distinctly different pattern than other model organisms ...