Sentence examples for function as an alternate from inspiring English sources

James promised that the new Air Force One would be designed to function as an "alternate airborne White House".

The mechanism by which niacin reduces oxygen toxicity may involve the ability of niacin to function as an alternate substrate for NAD synthesis.

The COP9 signalosome is a conserved eight-subunit complex, which can physically associate with the 26S proteasome, and may function as an alternate lid for the proteasome [40].

Genes involved with a nitrite reductase complex (encoded by nirB and nirD) also showed increased expression, as did the nitrite transporter nirC, suggesting that nitrite may function as an alternate electron acceptor.

We propose a mechanism for lipoprotein release in the endosome whereby the β propeller functions as an alternate substrate for the ligand-binding domain, binding in a calcium-dependent way and promoting lipoprotein release.

In addition, it is known that SSADH is active in mitochondrion of plant cells where it functions as an alternate succinate source, particularly under conditions of stress (Rocha et al. 2010; Sweetlove et al. 2010).

Matthew Perpetua's "Fluxblog" (www.newflux.blogspot.com) functions as a kind alternate pop universe where the hits are catchier and more obscure than what you find on commercial radio.

Fourth, it is plausible that the Hat1p/Hat2-ORC interaction manifests itself as an alternate function of ORC that is independent from DNA replication.

It exhibits striking phenotypic plasticity with two seasonal morphs, which functions as an adaptation to alternate wet-dry seasonal environments and the associated changes in resting background and predation [53] [54].

The backlash effect is modeled as an alternate engagement mechanism, and the transmitted torque is defined as a dead zone function.

The communities increasingly function as if in alternate universes.