LATS1 and hepatocellular carcinoma: HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; LncRNA: long non-coding RNA; LATS1: large tumor suppressor 1; MTT: 3-(4, 5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolium bromide; YAP: yes association protein; WWTR1: WW domain-containing transcription regulator protein 1; cDNA: single‐stranded complementary DNA; RT-qPCR: real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Radio-Immunoprecipitation Assay (RIPA); BCA: bicinchoninic acid; ASO: antisense oligonucleotide; MST1/2: Ste20-like kinases 1/2; TEAD: TEA domain transcription factor; ceRNA: competing endogenous RNAs.