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  • Metabolic Engineering
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Biotechnology

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  • Efficient microbial cell factories are crucial for producing nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, biofuels, and chemicals.
  • Precise regulation of key enzymes and metabolic pathways is essential for optimizing production.
  • Dynamic regulatory strategies offer a promising approach to balance cell growth and metabolite synthesis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present typical dynamic regulatory tools for microbial cell factories.
  • To highlight the regulatory mechanisms and design strategies of these tools.
  • To summarize strategies for constructing dynamic regulatory networks in metabolic pathways.

Main Methods:

  • Review of dynamic regulatory tools at DNA (transcriptional), RNA (post-transcriptional and translational), and protein (post-translational) levels.
  • Analysis of regulatory mechanisms and design modification strategies for each tool.
  • Summary of strategies for applying these tools to build dynamic regulatory networks.

Main Results:

  • Detailed presentation of various dynamic regulatory tools across different biological levels.
  • Elucidation of design and modification strategies for creating reliable tool libraries.
  • Compilation of approaches for integrating these tools into metabolic pathway networks.

Conclusions:

  • Dynamic regulatory tools are vital for enhancing microbial cell factory efficiency.
  • Rational design and application of these tools are key to achieving balanced biosynthesis.
  • Future research should address current limitations and explore new trends in dynamic regulation.