The phrase "affects a set of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the impact or influence of something on a specific group or collection of items, concepts, or individuals.
Example: "The new policy affects a set of regulations that govern employee conduct."
Alternatives: "impacts a group of" or "influences a collection of".
Finally, we tested how RA affects a set of osteoclast-associated genes during early (day 3) osteoclast differentiation.
Silencing and overexpression of OsERF3 indicate that the gene is a central early herbivore-responsive one that affects a set of defense-associated signaling pathways, such as MAPK cascades as well as SA, JA and ET signaling, and it acts as a vital switch modulating defense responses against chewing and piercing/sucking insects in rice [ 55].
IRF1 controls the IFN antiviral response by affecting a set of ISGs, such as IRF7 and IRF3.
Our analysis of the gene expression microarray data revealed that ERK1 and ERK2 knockdown affected a set of common, as well as specific downstream genes.
Using a genome-scan for loci affecting a set of complex growth and body composition traits from an intercross between two divergent mouse strains, we investigated possible sex-dependent imprinting effects.
While individual drugs may affect a set of regulatory genes or pathways, combining drug actions in the context of biological mechanisms underlying the disease condition could lead to more effective therapies for a complicated clinical situation.
The results suggest that IAA retards tomato ripening by affecting a set of (i) key regulators, such as Rin, ethylene and ABA, and (ii) key effectors, such as genes for lycopene and β-xanthophyll biosynthesis and for chlorophyll degradation.
Human intellectual disability, formally defined as full-scale IQ of 70 and below (Kleefstra and Hamel 2005; Chelly et al. 2006; Raymond 2006), is caused in many cases by rare, highly-penetrant loss-of-function mutations affecting a set of identified genes (Chiurazzi et al. 2004; Inlow and Restifo 2004).
Furthermore, the level of (epi mutation affecting the 'A' set of regenerants implies that the interpretation of phenotype in doubled haploid mapping populations, which are ubiquitously used for genetic analysis of QTL, is not as straightforward as is generally assumed.
The present study shows for the first time that supplementation of carnitine affects a large set of miRNAs in skeletal muscle of obese Zucker rats suggesting a novel mechanism through which carnitine exerts its multiple effects on gene expression, which were observed during the past.
Temperature also affects smoltification, a set of physiological changes that prepare juvenile anadromous salmonids for the transition to salt water (Marine and Cech 2004).
