The phrase "a central function in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the primary role or importance of something within a particular context or system.
Example: "The research team identified a central function in the ecosystem that supports biodiversity."
Alternatives: "a key role in" or "a crucial part of".
The liver has a central function in transforming and clearing chemicals but it is susceptible to the toxicity from these agents.
Marlin-1 associates to the cytoskeleton in neurites, is required for the maintenance of an intact Golgi apparatus and its depletion produces the down-regulation of kinesin-1, a plus-end directed molecular motor with a central function in morphogenesis and migration.
In fact, besides a central function in cell energy metabolism, mitochondria are able to modulate cytosolic Ca2+ concentration and participate in Ca2+ signalling.
Mammalian Shaw homologues have been shown to have a central function in clock neurons, and were recently demonstrated to be the first circadianly-regulated intrinsic voltage-gated currents in mammalian cells [21].
The liver has a central function in lipid metabolism by repartitioning FFA derived from body fat stores and integrating dietary FFA into whole body fuel oxidation and energy storage via secretion of lipoproteins.
It indicates that miRNAs are essential regulatory elements for mechanisms that ensure correct axon guidance decisions at the midline and thus have a central function in the establishment of circuitry during the development of the nervous system.
This is in line with compelling evidence for a central function for Tcf3 in the progression from pluripotency (Guo et al., 2011; Martello et al., 2012; Pereira et al., 2006).
Notably, the IC50 values of the Plrx parasite line did not differ significantly from WT parasites, excluding, at least ex vivo, a central function of Plrx in anti-redox stress defense (Table 1).
In addition, many glycoproteins in our data were enriched for immunity (p < 5.1×10-12), whish is a central function of microglia in the brain.
Overall, our results support a central function of SCD in milk fat synthesis as previously demonstrated by intravenous infusions of sterculic acid, an inhibitor of SCD activity [ 57].
These results point at a central function of CASY-1 in promoting associative learning downstream of different sensory stimuli.
