Abstract:To observe the expressions of long non-coding RNA PRNCR1 in gastric cancer MGC-803 cells and normal gastric mucosa epithelial GES-1 cells, and to study the effect of PRNCR1 on the proliferation, migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells by silencing the expression of PRNCR1. Methods siRNA fragments (PRNCR1-siRNA) and control fragments (PRNCR1-NC) were designed, synthesized and transfected to gastric cancer cells. The expression of PRNCR1 was detected by qRT-PCR. Cell proliferation was detected by MTT. Migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells were detected by Transwell assay. Results The expression of PRNCR1 in the MGC-803 cells was higher than that in the GES-1 cells. The expression of PRNCR1 was reduced by PRNCR1-siRNA in the MGC-803 cells. The proliferation, invasion and migration of the MGC -803 cells decreased after transfection of PRNCR1 -siRNA. Conclusions The expression of PRNCR1 can be down-regulated by PRNCR1-siRNA, and PRNCR1-siRNA could inhibit the proliferation, invasion and migration of gastric cancer cells, which provides a theoretical foundation for gene therapy of gastric cancer targeting at gene.