Gene expression profiling of rice mature leaves in response to elevated CO2

Elevated CO2 (eCO2) condition has influence on developing leaf growth of rice (Oryza sativa cv. Nipponbare), specifically lower than P4 (plastochron number) stage, resulting in decrease in leaf size compared with that grown at ambient CO2 (aCO2). In this case, decrease in leaf size seems to be one of acclimation process at CO2 replete environment despite of the fact that number of tiller increase during CO2 replete periods; however, it is not yet elucidated which endogenous signal play a precise role in depression of developing leaf growth in those process. In this context, to elucidate precise signal interaction between mature and developing leaf of rice at eCO2 environment, we profiled gene expressions of mature rice leaf blade (P6) using oligo DNA microarray 4X44K RAP-DB (Agilent Technologies, Santa clara, CA). eCO2 induced gene expression in rice leaf blade at eCO2 was measured at 7 h and 13.5 h after elevated CO2 treatment on daytime. Three independent experiments were performed at each time (7 and 13.5 h) using different samples