To investigate the functions of YAP/TAZ in PQ-induced senescent pulmonary epithelial cells, verteporfin (VP), a YAP/TAZ inhibitor, was used to inhibit YAP/TAZ functions, and YAP and TAZ knockdown were performed by infection of cells with LV carrying sequences silencing YAP/TAZ. The gene discussed is YAP1; the disease is infection.