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. 2013 Jul 1;4:212. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00212

FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 2

Model for the synergistic interaction between the starch sheath and the photosynthetic cells. Kranz-type C4 may arise when the photosynthetic system of the leaf integrates with the CO2 metabolic shuffling system usually found in the respiring tissues of the plant.