| abstract |
The invention relates to a genetically modified prokaryotic cell capable of improved iron-sulfur cluster delivery, characterized by a modified gene encoding a mutant Iron Sulfur Cluster Regulator (IscR) as well as one or more transgenes or upregulated endogenous genes encoding iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster polypeptides or proteins that catalyze complex radical-mediated molecular rearrangements, electron transfer, radical or non-redox reactions, sulfur donation or perform regulatory functions. Prokaryotic cells of the invention are characterized by enhanced activity of these iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster polypeptides, thereby enhancing their respective functional capacity, as well as facilitating enhanced yields of diverse compounds in free and protein-bound forms, including heme, hemoproteins, tetrapyrroles, B vitamins, amino acids, δ-aminolevulinic acid, biofuels, isoprenoids, pyrroloquinoline quinone, ammonia, indigo or their precursors, whose biosynthesis depends on their activity. The invention further relates to a method for producing each of said compounds, or their precursors using the genetically modified prokaryotic cell of the invention; as well as the use of the genetically modified prokaryotic cell. |