The cochaperone p23 is required for the chaperoning cycle of hsp90 and to enhance the maturation of several client proteins. Tosylcyclonovobiocic acids (4TCNA and 7TCNA) are potent analogs of novobiocin and induce cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and degradation of hsp90 client proteins in a panel of cancer cells. In this study, Western blotting shows that 4TCNA and 7TCNA triggered processing of the hsp90 cochaperone p23 in a dose-dependent manner. Small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated reduction of p23 expression in MCF-7 breast cancer cells did not block 4TCNA-induced caspase activation as assessed by the cleavage of PARP. This result indicates that 4TCNA-mediated cell death is a p23-independent process. In HT29 colon cancer cells, 4TCNA and 7TCNA up-regulated GRP78 and GRP94 supporting involvement of ER stress in apoptosis.
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