Abstract:ObjectiveTo investigate the effect and mechanism of miR98 on the proliferation and invasion in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in vitro.MethodsLiposomemediated MiR98 mimic and negative control were applied to transfect CNE1 and CNE2 cells. CCK8 assay was used to examine the proliferation of the cells in vitro. Alterations of migration and invasion were assayed by scratches and transwell chambers. Target genes of miR98 were predicted by online target gene prediction database. Dual luciferase reporter assay and western blotting were used to validate their binding.ResultsMiR98 mimic successfully decreased capacities of growth, proliferation, migration and invasion in both CNE1 and CNE2 cell lines. Meanwhile, MTDH was a direct target gene of miR98.ConclusionMiR98 inhibits the growth, proliferation, migration and invasion of NPC cell lines by targeting MTDH.