The phrase "activates a set of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a process or action that triggers or initiates a specific group of functions, features, or elements.
Example: "The new software update activates a set of advanced security features to protect user data."
Alternatives: "triggers a group of" or "initiates a collection of".
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.
The pressure of your foot activates a set of motors that apply tension to the laces which tighten the trainer.
A low-salt diet permanently activates a set of salt-retaining hormones that have, in test tube and animal experiments, been shown to have effects that might promote heart attacks and strokes by narrowing blood vessels and damaging their lining.
This stress hormone travels through the sap and activates a set of genes that, in turn, produce cryoprotectant solutes in the cells.
Functional neuroimaging typically explores how a particular task activates a set of brain regions.
If no ready reaction is computed, the reasoner activates a set of reactive triggers for time-limited search procedures tailored to specific situations.
These polypeptide products, called saposins (Saps, sphingolipidhydrolase activating proteins), are essential for activating a set of lysosomal sphingolipid hydrolases [ 54].
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.
In response to genotoxic agents and cell cycle blocks all eukaryotic cells activate a set of surveillance mechanims called checkpoints.
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.
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.
