English Dictionary

cell-adhesion molecule

名詞

(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

日本語の意味

細胞接着分子：生物学的には、通常、糖タンパク質などからなる細胞表面の分子で、細胞同士または細胞と細胞外マトリックスなどの非細胞物質との物理的な接着を可能にし、その結合を安定化させる役割を果たす。

The researchers discovered that a mutation in a single cell-adhesion molecule can drastically alter tissue development.

研究者たちは、単一の細胞接着分子の変異が組織の発生を大きく変えることを発見した。

意味（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

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

cell-adhesion molecules （ plural ）