Client-directed lawyers often are called counselors, but in the original sense of that word giving advice as to how the law stands this is rarely an independent function; it is an inseparable part of other functions.
Similarly, Dlx5 likely has an independent function in the perichondrium where it may promote differentiation to the periosteum.
The majority of studies on CCT function have thus far focused on the holoenzyme, however, an increasing body of evidence suggests that the individual subunits of CCT have an independent function and significance.
It is unclear if the subunit NDUFS3 has an independent function in regulating metabolic features of transformed cells.
Self- and self-specificity could be an independent function just like attention, working memory, emotion, sensorimotor, etc.
Also, defective localization of Phe216Ala is likely TSC2- and mTOR-independent, possibly suggesting an independent function of TSC1 at cytoplasmic foci.
A domain may have an independent function or may contribute to the function of a multi-domain protein in cooperation with other domains.
Furthermore, other than an independent function on endothelial cells, VEGF plays an important role in mobilizing endothelial progenitor cells under pathologic conditions such as cancer and sepsis.
Each Ruby module encapsulates an independent function or wrapper, that is, the user does not need to be aware of the specific usage of the underlying basic tools.
These studies support the concept of heterodimerization of ABCG5 and ABCG8, but also support the notion that these proteins may have an independent function.
Rather, the ability to hydrolyze ATP is required for an independent function of the protein, and its deficiency produces the observed phenotype.
