The phrase "are implicated in initiating" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to indicate that someone or something is involved in the process of starting or causing an event or action.
Example: "The researchers found that several genes are implicated in initiating the development of the disease."
Alternatives: "are involved in starting" or "play a role in initiating".
To gain further insights into the mechanisms involved in carbohydrate surfactant-mediated apoptosis, we investigated the dissipation of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm), an early facet in apoptosis that has been implicated in initiating the intrinsic pathway [38].
Down regulation of Foxn1 has also been implicated in initiating thymic involution [19].
Angiopoetin 2 has been implicated in initiating endothelial apoptosis by Tie2 receptor in this setting [31], [32], [33].
APOBEC3, another APOBEC family member was recently found to be implicated in initiating clustered off-target mutations in CLL [34].
Endolysosome dysfunction has been implicated in initiating stress pathways that lead to cellular dysfunction and death (Roberg and Ollinger, 1998; Turk et al., 2002; Guicciardi et al., 2004; Kroemer and Jaattela, 2005; Kurz et al., 2008).
Th17 cells have been implicated in initiating inflammation in numerous autoimmune diseases.
Vascular DCs have been implicated in initiating and sustaining mural inflammation.
In particular, p38 MAPK has a multifaceted role in CD4 T cells that have been implicated in initiating and driving sustained inflammation in autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis or systemic vasculitis.
The ACC is implicated in initiating or inhibiting action and is considered to be part of a larger network that includes medial/lateral frontal, prefrontal and temporal regions (Wang et al. 2005; Dias et al. 2006; Gold et al. 2006).
Epigenetic events caused by unknown neuro-toxins have been implicated in initiating malfunction and degeneration of dopaminergic neurons, and many have speculated that environmental contaminants such as XEs are linked to the increasing incidence of neurologic diseases and disorders (Colborn 2004; Prasad et al. 1999).
