The phrase "activate a set of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the initiation or implementation of a specific group of items, features, or processes.
Example: "To begin the experiment, we need to activate a set of predefined parameters."
Alternatives: "initiate a group of" or "trigger a collection of".
In response to genotoxic agents and cell cycle blocks all eukaryotic cells activate a set of surveillance mechanims called checkpoints.
The signals that a cell detects activate a set of genes that tell the cell to differentiate in ways appropriate for its position within the embryo.
This collected information is used to activate a set of actuators that will attempt to reduce the skin drag effect produced by the separation between laminar and turbulent flows.
To cope with Pi shortage (a common situation in many ecosystems), plants activate a set of adaptive responses to enhance Pi recycling and acquisition by reprogramming metabolism and restructuring root system architecture.
Mechanistically, increased intracellular Ca(2+) binds calmodulin (CaM) to activate a set of Ca(2+)/CaM-dependent protein kinases.
Physiologic or pathologic processes that disturb protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) activate a set of signaling pathways termed the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR).
These polypeptide products, called saposins (Saps, sphingolipidhydrolase activating proteins), are essential for activating a set of lysosomal sphingolipid hydrolases [ 54].
Previous studies, all in Sigma, had shown that the adhesion phenotype was controlled by the filamentation mitogen-activated kinase (fMAPK) pathway, which activates a set of transcription factors required for the transcription of the structural gene FLO11.
Xenopus Tet3 alone can regulate early eye and neural development by directly activating a set of key developmental genes53.
The pressure of your foot activates a set of motors that apply tension to the laces which tighten the trainer.
The sequence has activated a set of NW-striking normal faults for a total length of about 70 km (Fig. 1a).
