Sentence examples for of secondary functions from inspiring English sources
Wings have assumed a range of secondary functions.
The information platform also supports the application of a cloud computing system, which is specially designed to implement a number of secondary functions for substations and power networks.
In addition to its core functionality-the recognition and interpretation of chemical named entities-OSCAR3 included a wide range of secondary functions including the OSCAR3 server.
It appears to furnish a wealth of secondary functions to its host, which may be useful in a wide range of ecological conditions.
We reason that the enrichment of secondary functions in the same community might relate to (1) the limitation of available GO knowledge, (2) the transcription of genes that need to be expressed as a coordinated response to external stimuli, or (3) neutral coexpression clusters, which were previously proposed to be a result of neutral coevolution (Sémon and Duret, 2006).
These structural features may be useful for predicting the existence of secondary function of proteins when combined with other evidences.
Gomez et al. have also analyzed protein-protein interactions (PPIs) of moonlighting proteins and showed that GO terms of secondary function are enriched in interacting proteins, although they concluded that predicting correct secondary function from a PPI network is not an easy task [ 33].
The variable effects seen might be due to secondary functions of specific Atg genes, specialized functions in different organs, tissues, or developmental stages.
Therefore, ultimately, prediction of moonlighting proteins or secondary functions of a protein needs a holistic understanding of behavior of molecules in a cell.
Besides providing the primary function of flight, wings also have secondary functions of self-defence, camouflage and thermoregulation.
The limited number of known moonlighting proteins is mainly because secondary functions of proteins are usually found unexpectedly by experiments.
