The phrase "a pivotal function for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an essential or crucial role that something plays in a particular context or situation.
Example: "The new software provides a pivotal function for improving team collaboration and productivity."
Alternatives: "a crucial role in" or "an essential function in".
The importance of the meniscal superficial layer has not been fully revealed and it is suspected that this layer plays a pivotal role for meniscal function.
These effects were reproducible in other GBM cell lines (data not shown) and highlight a pivotal role for eHsp90 function in supporting GBM motility.
Taken together, our study demonstrates that lateral diffusion might serve as a mechanism to quickly adjust the access of Eag1 ion channels to synaptic terminals and might therefore play a pivotal role for synaptic function and plasticity.
However, TG-RNAi flies did not appear to die of transcuticular water loss, suggesting that TG may have another pivotal function for survival.
Oxidative stress in the genital tract may play a pivotal role for impaired reproductive function [ 41].
In addition, a pivotal role for cyclin D1 function in HER2-mediated transformation has been described using transgenic mouse models [ 43].
The MPFC is considered to play a pivotal role for schema-related mnemonic function (Tse et al., 2011; Kroes and Fernandez, 2012), which is supported by lesion studies in both rodents (Richards et al., 2014) and humans (Ghosh et al., 2014; Warren et al., 2014).
These results suggest a role of iNOS, AT2, and LGR7 in the systemic vasodilatation and intrarenal adaptation to pregnancy and also suggest a pivotal role for relaxin in the tubular function during gestation.
The data presented in this paper support our previous report of a pivotal role for ROCK signalling in keratinocyte function and extend those observations by reporting that ROCK1 and ROCK2 play distinct and opposing roles in regulation of keratinocyte adhesion and differentiation.
Finally, in vivo RNAi-mediated ablation of Pur-alpha produced locomotion defects in Drosophila, indicating a pivotal role for this protein in the motoneuronal function.
