In a typical expression vector, the polyhedrin (polh) gene, which codes for the major protein in the occluded form of the virus, is replaced by a transgene of interest. The transgene can then be expressed under the control of the polh promoter to achieve maximal protein expression in their natural hosts, insect cells.
Commercial rubber is a product that is important to the convenience of our everyday lives. We find it in our tires, our shoes, our flooring, adhesives, and in a plethora of small items that are all made from rubberâwhile the products themselves may be small in size, their significance is usually much larger. In any case, rubber is made from two main sources: naturally-produced latex and petroleum.
Natural rubber is a polymer of isoprene (also known as 2-methylbuta-1,3-diene) with the chemical formula (C5H8)n. To put it more simply, it's made of many thousands of basic C5H8 units (the monomer of isoprene) loosely joined to make long, tangled chains.