The phrase "a factor that modulates" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing elements that influence or adjust a particular outcome or process.
Example: "Temperature is a factor that modulates the rate of chemical reactions."
Alternatives: "an element that influences" or "a variable that adjusts".
Anoxia was identified as a factor that modulates baculovirus infection.
Altogether, TIMP-1 emerges as a factor that modulates the size and number of actin rich structures (growth cones and microprocesses) and neurite outgrowth by inducing a reorganisation of the actin and tubulin cytoskeleton.
Here, DAB is simply a factor that modulates negatively the final AB output.
This contrasts with the fact that DAB is simply a factor that modulates AB output in conditions of irreversibility.
Both the univariate and bivariate analyses support the idea that Cp values in serum represented a reliable indicator of Cu status responding to chronic Cu exposure and that sex was indeed a factor that modulated the response.
STAT3 is a transcription factor that modulates survival-directed transcription.
In women with migraine, there may be a common factor that modulates both depression and sexual function.
On the other hand, SIRT3 is a prosurvival factor that modulates p53 activities and is upregulated in oral cancer, the node-positive breast cancer, and bladder cancer (Ashraf et al., 2006; Alhazzazi et al., 2011).
First, in the context of the reality-fiction distinction, we predicted that associated personal relevance represents a critical factor that modulates automatic engagement of the amPFC and PCC.
BAFF has emerged as a crucial factor that modulates B cell survival and development [18] and is required for the stages of B cell maturation beyond the T1 stage and for the maintenance of FO and MZ B cells [19] [21].
Regardless of the physiological mechanisms underpinning the metabolic costs entrained in the molt period, a key factor that modulates the physiological burden on the individual is the rate at which these costs are incurred [38], [42].
