The phrase "acts in a unique" is not complete and therefore not correct in written English.
It can be used when describing how someone or something performs in a distinctive or singular manner, but it needs additional context to be fully meaningful.
Example: "The artist acts in a unique way that sets her apart from her peers."
Alternatives: "functions in a distinctive" or "operates in an exceptional".
We have demonstrated that KGF acts in a unique cell type, via distinct signaling pathways to trigger the commitment of different subsets of ductal cells towards a beta cell-like phenotype.
These data provide direct evidence that GluN2B acts in a unique manner, under conditions of basal activity, to tonically suppress protein synthesis in cortical neurons in vitro.
"I didn't realise I'd said anything particularly special or acted in a unique way, it was just what happened on that day and positioned me for a year I never expected to have".
The strength of a performance is credited to the actor who consciously chooses to act in a unique way to the situation around them.
We recently demonstrated that GluN2B-containing NMDARs act in a unique manner, distinct from GluN2A, to directly suppress mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling and repress protein synthesis (Wang et al., 2011a).
In addition, SUB1 acts as a unique activator of p53 by directly interacting with p53, activating p53-mediated DNA binding, and inducing p53-responsive gene expression [19]– [19].
IFNK is predominately expressed in keratinocytes where it is acts through a unique cell-associated viral protection mechanism [ 21, 22].
Because of the Disabilities Act, the U.S. is in a unique position to provide leadership on this issue.
On close inspection, "Un Coup de Dés" presents an almost theatrical scene: after a shipwreck, a poet, or Master, bobs with his head above water, holding a pair of dice that he hesitates to roll (on what surface we do not know), even though the act would generate a "unique Number" in which some cosmic secret might be hidden.
The primer acted at a unique site in the phage genome, even though this site ended up not being the expected region of the coat protein gene (and indeed the Trp-Met-Val sequence may have been incorrect).
Researchers have shown that age of onset may not necessarily act as a unique determinant in the course of schizophrenic disorder as evidence indicates that men have an earlier age of illness onset than women [ 3- 6] and a more severe course of illness, particularly in the short and medium terms [ 41].
