AF	Annulus fibrosus
ECM	Extracellular matrix
FBS	Foetal bovine serum
GAG	Glycosaminoglycan
HG-DMEM	High-glucose (4.5 g/L) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
IDD	Intervertebral disc degeneration
IL	Interleukin
IVD	Intervertebral disc
LATS1/2	Large tumor suppressor kinases 1 and 2
LBP	Low Back Pain
MARK4	MAP/microtubule affinity-regulating kinase 4
MOB1	Mob kinase activator 1
MST1/2	Mammalian STE20-like protein kinases 1 and 2
NO	Nitric oxide
NP	Nucleus pulposus
SAV1	Salvador family WW-domain-containing protein 1
TAZ	Transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif
TEAD	TEA-domain
YAP	Yes-associated protein 1