The phrase "a primary function in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the main role or purpose of something within a specific context or system.
Example: "The primary function in this software is to streamline communication between team members."
Alternatives: "a key role in" or "a central purpose in".
Within the PEFCs' many components, a cathode electrode plays a primary function in the operation of the cell.
Management accounting has had a primary function in developing performance measures to assist managers in planning and controlling their organizations.
It has been proposed that the DNases of the stratum corneum have a primary function in the degradation of endogenous DNA during cornification of keratinocytes [6].
Intracellular ATP is a nucleotide with a primary function in energy metabolism.
However, iron transport by DMT-1 is optimal near pH 5.5, consistent with a primary function in recovery of iron released from transferrin in endosomes.
Until now it has been unclear whether this immune response has a primary function in disease pathogenesis or is a secondary phenomenon.
Thus, the growth retardation phenotype is shared between human and mouse when FTO is not functional, indicating a primary function of FTO in the regulation of linear growth.
However, although the limited sample size precluded us from conducting analyses at the individual level, we found that renewed aggression between former opponents was less likely to occur after reconciliation took place, suggesting that, as in primates, a primary function of reconciliation in ravens is to repair the relationship between valuable partners.
We demonstrate that Cc2d2a localizes to the connecting cilium in photoreceptors and to the transition zone in other ciliated cell types and that cilia are present in these cells in cc2d2a mutants, arguing against a primary function for Cc2d2a in ciliogenesis.
Increased expression of genes involved in cell cycle regulation and DNA replication is characteristic and specific for the early stage in Pmp22−/− mice, supporting a primary function of PMP22 in the regulation of Schwann cell proliferation.
Our genome-wide survey of the genetic requirements in S. cerevisiae for wine fermentation reveals a primary function for autophagy in this process.
