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OBJECTIVE@#To explore the inhibitory effects of silencing long non-coding RNA (LncRNA) HIF1A-AS2 on epithelialmesenchymal transition (EMT) and tumor stem cell-like phenotype in cervical cancer cells.@*METHODS@#We designed 3 shRNA constructs for silencing HIF1A-AS2 in CaSki cells, and the shRNA with the strongest interference effect was selected for subsequent experiment. CaSki cells were transfected with shRNA-NC or Sh-HIF1A-AS2, and the changes in cell viability, invasion ability, EMT, expressions of EMT-related proteins, formation of cell spheres and expressions of stem cell markers were detected.@*RESULTS@#Transfection with shRNA-NC and Sh-HIF1A-AS2 did not significantly affected the viability of CaSki cells (@*CONCLUSIONS@#Silencing HIF1A-AS2 can inhibit proliferation, invasion and migration of cervical cancer cells