Sentence examples for its main function as from inspiring English sources

Although high expression levels of RECK have already been correlated with a better clinical outcome for several tumor types, its main function, as well as its potential prognostic value for breast cancer patients, remain unclear.

Such equipment, more than its main function as heating generator, plays a specific role as a building component (envelope finishes, thermal insulation layer, roof cover etc).

Besides its main function as a hematopoietic organ, the BM serves as a primary and secondary lymphoid organ, hosting various mature immune cells including T and B cells, plasma cells, dendritic cells (DCs), neutrophils and macrophages (reviewed in Mercier et al., Figure 4).

Weisman also errs in giving too much screen time to Weev, who speaks intelligently about hacktivism in some scenes, but his main function – as far as I can tell – is to celebrate the troll's role in internet culture.

Sure, you can read books on it, but its main function is acting as a wedge for all those sadly-overlooked Amazon services.

When p53 was discovered, scientists thought its main function was as an oncogene, which causes cancer.

Its main function is as an incorporation agent, licensed by various tax havens to register companies there.

Its main function is as a container for things we actually care about.

The castle was little used, the Marquess never came after its completion, and its main function was as a family sanatorium, although the Marchioness and her daughter, Lady Margaret Crichton-Stuart, did occupy it for a period following the death of the Marquess in 1900.

This enzyme, although an essential enzyme in the glycolytic pathway, has been located in parts of the plant cell not associated with its main function, such as the peribacteroid membrane [71] and the cell walls [72].

Its main function is probably as a digestive enzyme, as it is exclusively expressed in the gut tissue and has lipase activity [ 41].