abnormal cell adhesion abnormal podocyte physiology abnormal podocyte adhesion 2012-12-20T03:51:30Z MP:0011864 MPheno.ontology abnormal podocyte adherence abnormal podocyte-ECM adhesion any anomaly in the adhesive properties of glomerular podocytes, resulting in abnormal cell to cell and cell to extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions; podocytes adhere tightly to ECM components of the glomerular basement membrane via an integrin-laminin-actin axis to maintain a functional filtration barrier in the presence of mechanical stress csmith