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Transport During C4 Photosynthesis

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Photosynthesis

Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration ((AIPH,volume 9))

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C4 photosynthesis involves intercellular metabolite transport, between the mesophyll and bundle-sheath, and intracellular shuttling of metabolites between the chloroplasts, cytosol and, in some cases, the mitochondria. In this chapter, the role of diffusion driven intercellular transport of metabolites via plasmodesmata is discussed, together with the impact on the ability of the bundle-sheath to concentrate CO2 The chapter also considers the nature and role of organelle transporters for phosphorylated compounds, organic and amino acids in relation to C4 photosynthesis in the mesophyll and bundle-sheath.

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  2. Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, USA

    Thomas D. Sharkey

  3. Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Australia

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Leegood, R.C. (2000). Transport During C4 Photosynthesis. In: Leegood, R.C., Sharkey, T.D., von Caemmerer, S. (eds) Photosynthesis. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48137-5_19

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