Sentence examples for act as structural from inspiring English sources
Inspired by Nature's extensive optimization, chemists have used these secondary structures as templates in the design of small molecules that may act as structural and functional mimics of large rhenylogically organized protein secondary structures.
Broadbent said the board was moved to act as structural change in the retail sector – which has seen big stores fall out of fashion – accelerated.
Here, we report that tyrosine-sulfated peptides derived from V2 act as structural and functional mimics of the CCR5 N-terminus and potently block HIV-1 infection.
GLCs act as structural units to form mesopores and channels in the catalyst layers, which lead to the increase of the electrochemical active surface area and improvement in the mass transport by reducing the liquid sealing effect.
Such biomaterials that could not only act as structural scaffolds, but could also provide tissue-specific functions such as directing stem cell differentiation commitment, have great potential in bone tissue engineering.
Juries act as structural checks on the judiciary, and other branches of government.
The T-ZnO-coated microvessels of rattan metaxylem acted as structural guides for the directional travel of light.
Elastin is a crucial component of the lung-ECM, which acts as structural protein and driver of especially alveolar lung development.
The 585 extended line defect (585-ELD) in the sliding flakes acts as structural anisotropy enhancers in the GD@BN and BND@G hetero-junctions and it can be regarded as the origin of the predicted robust superlubricity.
Although the bone autografts strength gradually decreases with time, it acts as structural framework for bone growth in achieving complete union and remodeling.
Initially thought to act exclusively as structural components, SLRPs are now recognized as key players in cell signaling, influencing cellular functions such as proliferation, differentiation, survival, adhesion, migration, and inflammatory response [2], [3].
