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There are associations between DNA methylation and the expression of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), also known as lncRNA expression quantitative trait methylations (lnc-eQTMs). Lnc-eQTMs may induce a wide range of carcinogenesis pathways. However, lnc-eQTMs have not been globally identified and studied, and their roles in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) and lung squamous carcinoma (LUSC) are largely unknown. In the present study, we identified some differential methylation sites located in genes of long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) and other types of lncRNAs in LUAD and LUSC. An integrated pipeline was established to construct two global cancer-specific regulatory networks of lnc-eQTMs in LUAD and LUSC. The associations between eQTMs showed common and specific features between LUAD and LUSC. Some lnc-eQTMs were also related with survival in LUAD- and LUSC-specific regulatory networks. Lnc-eQTMs were associated with cancer-related functions, such as lung epithelium development and vasculogenesis by functional analysis. Drug repurposing analysis revealed that these lnc-eQTMs may mediate the effects of some anesthesia-related drugs in LUAD and LUSC. In summary, the present study elucidates the roles of lnc-eQTMs in LUAD and LUSC, which could improve our understanding of lung cancer pathogenesis and facilitate treatment.Genome-wide assays of expression between species and their hybrids have identified genes that become either over- or underexpressed relative to the parental species (i.e., transgressive). Transgressive expression in hybrids is of interest because it highlights possible changes in gene regulation linked to hybrid dysfunction. Previous studies in Drosophila that used long-diverged species pairs with complete or nearly complete isolation (i.e., full sterility and partial inviability of hybrids) and high-levels of genome misregulation have found correlations between expression and coding sequence divergence. The work highlighted the possible effects of directional selection driving sequence divergence and transgressive expression. Whether the same is true for taxa at early stages of divergence that have only achieved partial isolation remains untested. Here, we reanalyze previously published genome expression data and available genome sequence reads from a pair of partially isolated subspecies of Drosophila to compare expression and sequence divergence. We find a significant correlation in rates of expression and sequence evolution, but no support for directional selection driving transgressive expression in hybrids. We find that most transgressive genes in hybrids show no differential expression between parental subspecies and used SNP data to explore the role of stabilizing selection through compensatory mutations. We also examine possible misregulation through cascade effects that could be driven by interacting gene networks or co-option of off-target cis-regulatory elements.Random spore analysis (RSA) is a classic method in yeast genetics that allows high-throughput purification of recombinant haploid spores following specific crosses. RSA typically involves a number of steps to induce sporulation, purge vegetative cells that fail to sporulate, and disrupt the ascus walls of sporulated cells to release haploid spores. These steps generally require expensive chemicals and/or enzymes that kill diploid cells but have few effects on spores. In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomcyes pombe, heat shock has been reported as an effective addition to RSA protocols, but to our knowledge heat shock has not been used for this purpose in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Here, we evaluate the effects of heat shock on vegetative and sporulated cultures of four diverse yeast strains a European wine strain (DBVPG6765), a Japanese sake strain (Y12), a West African palm wine strain (DBVPG6044) and a North American strain isolated from the soil beneath an oak tree (YPS128). We characterize this phenotype under multiple combinations of temperature and incubation time, and find specific conditions that lead to the exclusion of vegetative cells and an enrichment in spores, which differ by strain. We also collected genome sequence data from a recombinant population that experienced multiple rounds of RSA, including one round with a heat shock treatment. These data suggest that when incorporated into an RSA protocol, heat shock leads to increased genetic diversity among the cells that survive and mate. Ultimately, our work provides evidence that short heat treatments can improve existing RSA protocols, though in a strain-specific manner. This result informs applications of high-throughput RSA protocols, such as QTL mapping and experimental evolution research.Whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum), a member of the cartilaginous fish family, has an extremely large liver and demonstrates a strong regeneration ability and immune regulation. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) is an important class of non-coding RNAs. Increasing evidences suggest that circRNAs are a kind of potential regulators. Recently, researchers have isolated and identified different circRNAs from various species, while few reports were on the circRNAs of C. plagiosum. [https://www.selleckchem.com/screening-libraries.html Screening Library] In this study, we have identified a total of 4,558 circRNAs in the liver of C. plagiosum. This finding suggests that circRNAs are not evenly distributed in the chromosomes and follow the GT-AG rule during cyclization. Alternative back-splicing might exist in shark circRNAs as shown by the authenticity identification of predicted circRNAs. The binding strength of circRNAs ( less then 2,000 bp) and the detected miRNAs in shark liver were simultaneously analyzed to construct an mRNA-miRNA-circRNA network for the Glutathione S-transferase P1 gene, and the circRNA authenticity was simultaneously verified. Our data provide not only novel insights into the rich existence of circRNAs in marine animals, but also a basis for characterizing functions of identified circRNAs in the liver homeostasis of C. plagiosum.Cancer stem cells (CSCs), characterized by infinite proliferation and self-renewal, greatly challenge tumor therapy. Research into their plasticity, dynamic instability, and immune microenvironment interactions may help overcome this obstacle. Data on the stemness indices (mRNAsi), gene mutations, copy number variations (CNV), tumor mutation burden (TMB), and corresponding clinical characteristics were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and UCSC Xena Browser. Tumor purity and infiltrating immune cells in stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD) tissues were predicted using the ESTIMATE R package and CIBERSORT method, respectively. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the high and low mRNAsi groups were used to construct prognostic models with weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) and Lasso regression. The association between cancer stemness, gene mutations, and immune responses was evaluated in STAD. A total of 6,739 DEGs were identified between the high and low mRNAsi groups. DEGs in the brown (containing 19 genes) and blue (containing 209 genes) co-expression modules were used to perform survival analysis based on Cox regression.