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(Redirected from Adhesion molecules). Cell adhesion molecules (CAM s) are proteins located on the cell surface involved in binding with other cells or with the extracellular matrix (ECM) in the process called cell adhesion. In essence, cell adhesion molecules help cells stick to each other and to their surroundings.
This is known as cohesion. Similarly, water molecules can also form hydrogen bonds with other polar molecules, and this is known as adhesion. Together, cohesion and adhesion explain capillary action, which is the ability of water to rise against the forces of gravity in a small tube. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member.