NEAT1 affects RB cell migration, invasion and EMT by upregulating LRG1 expression via the sponging of miR-24-3p. Y79 and WERI-RB1 cells were divided into six groups and transfected with the following: pcDNA-LRG1, pcDNA, pcDNA-LRG1 + miR-24-3p, pcDNA-LRG1 + miR-NC, pcDNA-LRG1 + miR-24-3p + pcDNA-NEAT1 or pcDNA-LRG1 + miR-24-3p + pcDNA. (A) Migration and (B) invasion of Y79 and WERI-RB1 cells were evaluated via a Transwell assay. MMP9, N-cadherin and E-cadherin protein levels in (C) Y79 and (D) WERI-RB1 cells were determined via a western blot assay. *P<0.05, **P<0.01 and ***P<0.001. miR, microRNA; NEAT1, nuclear paraspeckle assembly transcript 1; RB, retinoblastoma; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; sh, short hairpin RNA; NC, negative control; EMT, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition; LRG1, leucine-rich α-2-glycoprotein.