The phrase "and is thought to be a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing beliefs or assumptions about a subject or entity, often in a descriptive or explanatory context.
Example: "The ancient artifact is thought to be a significant piece of history that sheds light on early human civilization."
Alternatives: "and is believed to be a" or "and is considered to be a".
Phototropin is a blue light receptor in plants and is thought to be a light-regulated protein kinase.
This agrees with the result derived from chemical measurements and is thought to be a good base for mathematical modeling of the reaction system.
High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia has been expensively studied and is thought to be a precursor of at least a subset of PCa.
The pyrenoid matrix is densely packed with the CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco and is thought to be a crystalline or amorphous solid.
The 2(Fe4S4) containing bacterial ferredoxin is an evolutionarily ancient metalloprotein fold and is thought to be a primordial progenitor of extant oxidoreductases.
This unsigned work, The Battle of Princeton, was a gift of the legendary Princeton trustee Dean Mathey, Class of 1914, and is thought to be a collaborative effort.
Such a 'normalization' of activity is prevalent in other sensory modalities and brain regions, particularly throughout the visual cortex, and is thought to be a canonical neural computation.
Pagophagia is the compulsive consumption of ice and is thought to be a response to anaemia, perhaps because it soothes a swollen tongue, one symptom of low iron.
The ectopic expression of DUX4 is toxic in muscle tissues and is thought to be a causal factor for FSHD5,6,7,8,9.
That sort of increase in metabolic rate, he added, is what birds reach when they fly and is thought to be a physiological limit.
Physical contact is frequent in rugby league competition and is thought to be a major contributor to the fatigue and creatine kinase (CK) response, although direct evidence is lacking.
