Sentence examples for specialised function from inspiring English sources

The piece in which it appears, "Castle 4", is nothing if not complicated, with a large number of moving parts brought together, somewhat precariously, in the service of a highly specialised function.

This is important when both cell size increase and a specialised function need to be achieved, as it occurs in epidermal differentiation (see e.g., [59]).

A possible selective advantage conferred by the evolutionary acquisition of exon 11 by the IR is explained by the fact that isoform B is predominantly expressed in insulin target tissues that are involved in glucose homeostasis [13], [67], which may be the consequence of a more specialised function as a metabolic receptor.

Underpinning these systems are complex transcriptional networks that drive the expression of subsets of the coding capacity of the genome to achieve a specialised function.

In particular isoform 1a may be a weaker transactivator and, potentially, has a more specialised function as an inhibitor of transcription on AP-2α repressed genes.

Bone resorption by OMGCs isolated from the breast indicates that a cell of the MPS can be transplanted to a new tissue location and perform a highly specialised function appropriate to an MPS cell of that tissue (i.e. the osteoclast).

Later, around 1.7 Ga, multicellular organisms began to appear, with differentiated cells performing specialised functions.

Once differentiated, macrophages become long-lived cells and develop specialised functions.

This seems not unlikely since the major function of this set is to maintain cell homeostasis, other more specialised functions require specialised kinases.

Finally, the finding that only 1 of the 7 Kinesin-13 family members in T. brucei is nuclear is strong evidence against the hypothesis that different Kinesin-13s might have specialised functions in the mitotic spindle.

The three human NCRs appear to have adopted specialised functions.