cell-adhesion molecule

cell-adhesion molecule

English

Noun

cell-adhesion molecule (plural cell-adhesion molecules)

1. (biology) Any of a class of cell-surface proteins, typically glycoproteins, which enable and/or stabilize physical connections between cells or between a cell and an acellular material, such as an extracellular matrix
   • 2000, Lodish, et al., Molecular Cell Biology, W H Freeman and Company, "Section 22.1 Cell-Cell Adhesion and Communication"

     In order for cells in tissues to function in an integrated manner, specialized junctions consisting of clustered cell-adhesion molecules are essential.

Translations

protein

Finnish: soluadheesiomolekyyli