Among these differentially expressed genes, 10 genes (NF2, TAOK2, TAOK3, STK4, MOB1A, MOB1B, LATS2, TEAD1, TEAD2 and TEAD4) were upregulated, whereas eight genes (WWC1, TAOK1, FRMD6, SAV1, LATS1, YAP1, TAZ and TEAD3) were downregulated in melanoma (Figure 2A). Here, TAOK3 is linked to melanoma.