In plant xylem tissue, there are two types of cells involved in the actual movement of water, tracheid and vessel elements. For tracheid elements, think of the human trachea, the bony and rigid ...

Long-term single-cell imaging and simulations of microtubules reveal principles behind wall patterning during proto-xylem development. Nature Communications , 2021; 12 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021 ...

image: Patterns of different polymers in xylem cells. view more Credit: Taku Demura. Animals and plants are distinguished by many features, one of which is the cell wall.

The identification of the gene regulatory network that controls the formation of xylem — the major component of wood — opens up new avenues for manipulating plant biomass. See Article p.571 ...

Elucidating xylem reconnection mechanisms in ... The double knockout mutants of NbXCP1 and NbXCP2 produced using the CRISPR/Cas9 system showed cell digestion defects in differentiated stem ...