The phrase "alone triggered" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe something that was triggered by itself or independently, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The event alone triggered a series of unexpected reactions."
Alternatives: "solely caused" or "independently initiated".
We found that stimulation of HEK293T cells with STING alone triggered the phosphorylation and dimerization of IRF3 (Fig. 2A, lane 2).
Last week a political science professor named Andrew Hacker published an article in the New York Times: "Is Algebra Necessary?" The title alone triggered my math phobia.
Hence, engagement of LFA-1 alone triggered neither pushing force nor engulfment of the target bead, although small pulling activity and restricted calcium signaling were detected.
Our hypothesis is supported by our findings that Sal B alone triggered a rapid activation of Akt, peaked at 15 min, which then initiated downstream signaling events including deactivation of c-Raf, and down-regulation of MEK and ERK.
We found that TCR-stimulation alone triggered only a low level of Th17 cell proliferation, whereas the addition of the cytokine cocktail, along with TCR-stimulation, profoundly induced proliferation of Th17 cells and the accumulation of CFSElow Th17 cells among these CD4 T cells.
In one case fluid overload alone triggered therapy.
(The phrase alone triggers road rage).
That figure is almost certainly higher today: the prices of many staples - rice, beans, milk, fruit - have risen by 50% in the past year alone, triggering angry protests and lethal riots.
To test whether elevated hCG alone triggers spontaneous ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (sOHSS).
When the observed precipitation anomalies, associated with a weak El Niño event that occurred during the same time period, are eliminated, negative temperature anomalies alone trigger a much larger sink than observed (fig. 3, P const).
In the prostate cancer setting, celastrol alone triggers apoptosis by means of proteasome inhibition and suppresses prostate tumor growth [12].
