It was found that aberrantly expressed ALKBH5 down-regulated Yes-associated protein (YAP) expression mediated by YTHDFs and inhibited miR-107/LATS2-mediated YAP activity, thereby inhibiting NSCLC cell proliferation, invasion, migration and epithelial mesenchymal transition (Jin et al., 2020). The gene discussed is ALKBH5; the disease is non-small cell lung carcinoma.