Abstract:Objective To investigate the effects of LINC00094 on the proliferation, apoptosis, migration and invasion of non-small cell lung cancer A549 cells and its mechanism.Methods pcDNA3.1, pcDNA3.1-LINC00094, si-NC and si-LINC00094 were transfected into A549 cells, respectively. pcDNA3.1-LINC00094 was transfected into A549 cells respectively with miR-NC and miR-19b. Real-time quantitative PCR was used to detect the expressions of LINC00094 and miR-19b; Western blotting was adopted to detect cyclin- and apoptosis-related protein markers; methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT), flow cytometry and Transwell assays were utilized to test the viability, apoptosis, invasion and migration of A549 cells, respectively. Dual luciferase reporter assay was applied for the detection of the targeting relationship between LINC00094 and miR-19b.Results The expression of LINC00094 was low in lung cancer tissues. After overexpression of LINC00094, the cell survival rate was significantly decreased, cell apoptosis was notably increased, and the number of cell migration and invasion was significantly decreased (P<0.05), which were accompanied with the changes of expression levels of related proteins (P<0.05). LINC00094 targeted to regulate the expression of miR-19b, and overexpression of miR-19b reversed the effects of LINC00094 on the proliferation, apoptosis, migration and invasion of A549 cells.Conclusion LINC00094 inhibits the survival, migration and invasion of A549 cells through suppressing miR-19b expression in a targeted manner.