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A glycoprotein “chain” that protrudes from the surface membrane of certain cells, and causes cells (possessing “matching” adhesion molecules) to adhere to each other. For example, in 1952 Aaron Moscona observed that (harvesting enzyme-separated) chicken embryo cells did not remain separated, but instead coalesced again into an (embryo) aggregate. In 1955, Philip Townes and Johannes Holtfreter showed that “like” amphibian (e.g., frog) neuron cells will rejoin together after being physically separated (e.g., with a knife blade); but “unlike” cells remain segregated (apart).<\/p>\n

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Adhesion molecules also play a crucial role in guiding monocytes to sources of infection (e.g., pathogens) because adhesion molecules in the walls of blood vessels (after activation caused by pathogen invasion of adjacent tissue) adhere to like adhesion molecules in the membranes of monocytes in the blood. The monocytes pass through the blood vessel walls, become macrophages, and fight the pathogen infection.<\/p>\n

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A glycoprotein “chain” that protrudes from the surface membrane of certain cells, and causes cells (possessing “matching” adhesion molecules) to adhere to each other. For example, in 1952 Aaron Moscona observed that (harvesting enzyme-separated) chicken embryo cells did not remain separated, but instead coalesced again into an (embryo) aggregate. In 1955, Philip Townes and Johannes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a"],"yoast_head":"\nAdhesion molecule - Definition of Adhesion molecule<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A glycoprotein "chain" that protrudes from the surface membrane of certain cells, and causes cells (possessing "matching" adhesion molecules) to adhere to each other. 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