WPF - Creating a dynamic datagrid in xaml by datatemplate

Question

I am trying to create a DataGrid by datatemplates. The reason is I want the columns to be dynamically created but all in xaml and not in code behind. I get a List based on which I want to create my grid columns in xaml.

class GridColumnElement
    {
        public string HeaderCaption { get; set; }
        public string PropertyName { get; set; }
        public Type PropertyType { get; set; }
        public double Width { get; set; }
        public bool CheckbocColumn { get; set; }
    }

Is it possible by any means to generate columns in xaml for a datagrid by data/control/content templating ?

Something in the lines of what I tried for this... but not possible.

<Usercontrol.Resources>
<CollectionViewSource x:Key="bindingSource" Source="{Binding BindingItems}"/>
// BindingItems is my actual binding source

<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type CustomTypes:GridColumnElement}">
// trying to generate columns, matching with property name like this, but cannot since
// datagrid columns cant be generated this way.       

  <DataGridTextColumn Binding="{Want to mention gridcolumnelement.PropertyName here}">        </DataGridTextColumn>
  </DataGrid.Columns>
</DataTemplate>
<Usercontrol.Resources>


UserControl:
-------------
<DataGrid ItemsSource={Binding GridColumnElementCollection} />

Is there any other ways of achieving this all in xaml ?

Thanks, Mani