CCN2 and pulmonary fibrosis: In further support of the association of the function of YAP/TAZ with lung fibrosis, Liu et al. showed that the forced expression of a constitutively active form of YAP and TAZ in lung fibroblasts increased the expression of CTGF and PAI-1, also known as SERPINE1, along with that of ECM-related proteins such as collagens and fibronectin on a stiff matrix.