Intracellular and intercellular transport mechanisms of xylogen

Abstract

Xylogen is a plant proteoglycan inducing xylem differentiation in vitro. Previous results suggested that xylogen is secreted from differentiating vascular cells, transported to adjacent immature cells, and draws them into the cell fate of vasculature. Here, we report analyses of transport dinamics of xylogen using xylogen-GFP fusion protein.