Iron sulfur clusters in chemistry and biology History of iron sulfur cluster protein research Bonomi and Rouault Chemistry of iron sulfur clusters Ichiye Spectroscopic methods to use in characterization of FeS proteins EPR Hendrich Mossbauer spectroscopy an evaluation of FeS clusters : explanation of the technique Lindahl and Chakrabarti Nitrogenase : role of the molybenum cofactor and the carbide in capturing nitrogen Ribbe and Hu Structure of nitrogenase MoFe Einsle Biotin synthase : role of the FeS cluster Jarrett Aerobic Co dehydrogenase : a Mo Cu and FeS containing enzyme Hille Radical SAM chemistry and FeS Booker Iron sulfur clusters and molecular oxygen : function adaptation degradation and repair Nicolet and Fontecilla Model organisms for study of FeS : discovery of bacterial proteins dedicated to stepwise synthesis of iron sulfur clusters Dos Santos and Dennis Dean A stress responsive FeS synthesis system in bacteria : the Suf operon W. Outten FeS clusters in bacterial regulation Kiley and Mettert FeS assembly in gram positive bacteria Dos Santos FeS assembly and regulation in yeast including relationship between FeS biogenesis and mitochondrial iron overload Dancis Regulation of yeast iron homeostasis and the role of FeS clusters in regulation of the iron regulon C. Outten The mammalian FeS switch of iron regulatory protein 1 Rouault FeS biogenesis and human diseases Tong The connection between mammalian molybdenum cofactor and FeS clusters synthesis Leimkuhler Iron sulphur proteins and genome stability Gari DNA repair and iron sulfur cluster assembly Lill and Wohlschlegel Plant FeS biogenesis Hong The FeS origin of life theory Peters and Boyd