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Cooperative lignification of xylem tracheary elements.

Henrik Serk1, András Gorzsás, Hannele Tuominen

  • 1a Umeå Plant Science Centre , Department of Plant Physiology ; Umeå University ; Umeå , Sweden.

Plant Signaling & Behavior
|March 12, 2015
PubMed
Summary

Vascular plants evolved specialized hollow cells called xylem tracheary elements (TEs) for efficient water transport and structural support. These cells are reinforced with lignin after programmed cell death, enabling upright growth.

Keywords:
ligninnon-cell autonomous processpost-mortem lignificationsecondary cell walltracheary elementsxylem/wood vessels

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