65 kDa Yes associated protein, YAp 1, YAp-1, YAP 65, YAP, YAP2, YAP65, Yes associated protein 1 65kDa, Yes associated protein 1, Yes associated protein 2, YKI.
YAP1 (also known as Yes associated protein 1) was originally identified as a transcription factor that binds to the SH3 domain of the YES kinase (a Src protein kinase). More recently it has been identified as a candidate oncogene that promotes tumorigenesis in many different types of cancer.