AUY922 (NVP-AUY922) is a highly potent HSP90 inhibitor for HSP90α/β with IC50 of 13 nM /21 nM, weaker potency against the HSP90 family members GRP94 and TRAP-1, exhibits the tightest binding of any small-molecule HSP90 ligand. Phase 1/2.

AT13387 is a selective potent Hsp90 inhibitor with IC50 of 18 nM in A375 cells, displays a long duration of anti-tumor activity.

KU-177 is a potent inhibitor of Hsp90 ATPase homologue 1 (Aha1), ablates Aha1-driven enhancement of Hsp90-dependent tau aggregation. KU-177 also disrupts Aha1/Hsp90 interactions (IC50=4.08 μM) without inhibition of Hsp90’s ATPase activity. KU-177 can be used for tauopathies research.

KW-2478 is a nonansamycin HSP90 inhibitor with IC50 of 3.8 nM. Phase 1/2

NVP-BEP800 is a novel, fully synthetic HSP90β inhibitor with IC50 of 58 nM.

Macbecin is a stable HSP90 inhibitor by binding to the ATP-binding site with an IC50 of 2 μM and a Kd of 0.24 μM. Macbecin exhibits antitumor and cytocidal activities.

EC144 is a potent and selective inhibitor of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) with an IC50 of 1.1 nM. EC144 inhibits tumor growth and causes partial tumor regressions. EC144 has the potential for the research of cancer diseases.

TRC051384 is a heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) inducer.

SU086 is an inhibitor of HSP90, binds to HSP90-alpha and HSP90-beta isoforms, decreases HSP90 protein levels in prostate cancer cells.SU086 is a potent inhibitor of prostate cancer cell growth, migration, and invasion in vitro, significantly inhibited growth of AR-positive CRPC cell lines (C4-2), AR-negative (DU145 and PC-3) CRPC cells, and CRPC cells with expression of AR and AR splice variant, AR-V7 (22Rv1) (IC50 <10 uM).SU086 inhibits prostate cancer growth in preclinical models of prostate cancer in vivo.SU086 strongly enhances the anti-tumor activity of standard of care second-generation anti-androgens enzalutamide and abiraterone and inhibits prostate cancer cell growth in vitro and tumor growth in vivo.

SEW84 (SEW04784) is a first-in-class, specific inhibitor of the Aha1-stimulated Hsp90 (ASH) ATPase activity (IC50=0.3 uM) without inhibiting basal Hsp90 ATPase; SEW84 binds to the C-terminal domain of Aha1 (Kd=1.7 uM) to weaken its asymmetric binding to Hsp90. SEW84 inhibited the GR- and AR-dependent luciferase expression with IC50 of 1.3 uM and 0.7 uM respectively. SEW84 blocks Aha1-dependent Hsp90 chaperoning activities, including the in vitro and in vivo refolding of firefly luciferase, and the transcriptional activity of the androgen receptor in cell-based models of prostate cancer. SEW84 promotes the clearance of phosphorylated tau in cellular and tissue models of neurodegenerative tauopathy.

S1g-2 (Hsp70-Bim inhibitor S1g-2) is a selective inhibitor to block interactions of Hsp70-Bim with IC50 of 0.4 uM in FPA assays, > 40-fold selectivity to target Hsp70-Bim over Bcl-2-Bim. S1g-2 induces cell-type-specific apoptosis in CML cells through selectively disrupting the Hsp70-Bim PPI. S1g-2 progressively enhanced lethality along with the increase in BCR-ABL-independent TKI resistance in the K562 cell lines. S1g-2 is more effective in primary samples from BCR-ABL-independent TKI-resistant patients than those from TKI-sensitive patients.

KUNB 31 is a potent, isoform-selective Hsp90β inhibitor with Kd of 0.18 uM, displays 50-fold selectivity over Hsp90α and Grp94; exhibits anti-proliferative activity against NCI H23, UC3, and HT-29 cancer cell lines with IC50 of 6.74 µM, 3.01 µM, and 3.72 µM, respectively; specificly induces the degradation of Hsp90β-dependent client proteins (EGFR, HER2, CDK4, CDK6, CXCR4 etc.) in cells.

Hsp90α-IN-12h is the first Hsp90α-selective inhibitor with IC50 of 460 nM, exhibit 48-fold selectivity versus other Hsp90 isoforms.In NCI-H522 cells, Hsp90a-dependent substrates are readily degraded in the presence of Hsp90a-selective inhibitor.

Hsp90 inhibitor 5b is a first-in-class, small molecule inhibitor of the C-terminal (CTD) Hsp90 dimerization with KD of 3.42 uM, IC50 of 1.3 uM against leukemia cell line K562.Hsp90 inhibitor 5b inhibits Hsp90 chaperone function, does not show any interaction with the NTD of Hsp90.Hsp90 inhibitor 5b down-regulated the phospho-BCR-ABL1 and total-BCR-ABL1 levels, as well as the related downstream signaling pathways, additionally reduced the expression of client proteins associated with Hsp90 chaperone activity, involving Akt, Stat5, and c-Myc.Hsp90 inhibitor 5b inhibited leukemic cell lines (K562, KCL22 and HL60) proliferation and induced apoptosis in a caspase 3/7 enzyme-dependent assay.Hsp90 inhibitor 5b is effective against resistant leukemia cells and in the zebrafish xenotransplantation model.

HS-131 is an imaging probe of Hsp90 activity by linking it to a near-infrared (nIR) dye, HS131 uptake into cells correlated with cell membrane expression of Hsp90 and was used to image molecular subtypes of murine and human breast cancers in vitro and in murine models.

Gamitrinib is a small molecule mitochondrial Hsp90 inhibitor, selectively targets Hsp90 network in tumor mitochondria; Gamitrinibs were shown to accumulate in the mitochondria of human tumor cell lines and to inhibit Hsp90 activity by acting as ATPase antagonists. Unlike Hsp90 antagonists not targeted to mitochondria, Gamitrinibs exhibited a "mitochondriotoxic" mechanism of action, causing rapid tumor cell death and inhibiting the growth of xenografted human tumor cell lines in mice. Gamitrinib were not toxic to normal cells or tissues and did not affect Hsp90 homeostasis in cellular compartments other than mitochondria.

DDO-6600 (DDO 6600) is a potent, selective, covalent inhibitor of Hsp90, covalently modifies Cys598 on Hsp90 and disrupts the interaction between Hsp90 and Cdc37 (IC50=6.67 uM).DDO-6600 exhibited antiproliferative activities against multiple tumor cells without inhibiting ATPase activity.DDO-6600 induced the degradation of kinase client proteins in multiple tumor cell lines, promoted apoptosis, and inhibited cell motility.DDO-6600 exhibits antitumor activity in HCT-116 mouse models.

BC-DXI-495 is a specific small molecule inhibitor of AIMP2-DX2-HSP70 interaction, specifically reduced the levels of DX2 (IC50=4.2 uM) but not AIMP2-F, and the viability of lung cancer cells (EC50=14 uM).BC-DXI-495 bound to DX2 with KD of 14 uM.BC-DXI-495 specifically reduced the levels of endogenous DX2 protein but not of AIMP2-F , affected the DX2 protein level, but not mRNA level.BC-DXI-495 inhibited DX2-dependent cell growth, significantly diminished tumor growth in a xenograft model of H460 cells, with little effect on body weigh.BC-DXI-495 significantly suppressed the growth and weight of tumors expressing DX2 WT, but not L80A mutant.

Aminoxyrone is a novel peptidometic C-terminal HSP90 inhibitor by targeting HSP90 dimerization via the C-terminal domain (CTD) with Kd of 27.4 uM; destabilizes BCR-ABL1 without inducing HSR in vitro and in vivo, additionally reduces pAKT-S473, pS6 expression and expression of client proteins associated with HSP90 chaperone activity, involving t-AKT, t-STAT5a, t-CRKL, cMYC, and BCL2; triggers the degradation of HSP90 client proteins without elevating the expression of HSPs (HSP70, HSP40 & HSP27); significantly inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis of human leukemic stem cells (LSCs) with average EC50 of 20.94 uM, Aminoxyrone is effective in imatinib resistant CML and lacks heat shock response.

GRP78-IN-1 exhibits several interactions with GRP78 residues with binding energy of -8.07 kcal/mol. GRP78-IN-1 shows the potent cytotoxic, anti-proliferative in cancer cells. GRP78-IN-1 exhibits promising apoptosis in breast cancer cells and wound healing properties.

HSP70-IN-3 is a potent HSP70 inhibitor (IC50s of 1.1 and 1.9 μM in ASZ001 and C3H10T1/2, respectively). HSP70-IN-3 has anti-Hh (Hedgehog signaling) activity and anti-proliferative activity and reduces expression of the oncogenic transcription factor GLI1.

HSP90-IN-9 is a potent and selective HSP90 inhibitor. HSP90-IN-9 displays a fungicidal effect in a dose-dependent manner. HSP90-IN-9 inhibits fungal biofilm formation and fungal morphological changes after being combined with FLC. HSP90-IN-9 recovers FLC resistance by down-regulating the expression of related genes (ERG11, CDR1 and CDR2).

Apatorsen (sodium) is an antisense oligonucleotide designed to bind to Hsp27 mRNA, resulting in the inhibition of the production of Hsp27 protein.

Azadiradione is a bioactive limonoid found in Azadirachta indica. Azadiradione is a HSF1 activator. Azadiradione has antimycobacterial, anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities.

Apatorsen is an antisense oligonucleotide designed to bind to Hsp27 mRNA, resulting in the inhibition of the production of Hsp27 protein.

A nontoxic, orally active heat shock protein (HSP) coinducer and potentiator of the heat shock response.

HSP70-IN-1 is a heat shock protein (HSP) inhibitor; inhibits the growth of Kasumi-1 cells with an IC50 of 2.3 μM.

Cemdomespib (KU-596) is a highly bioavailable second-generation Hsp90 modulator. Cemdomespib has shown efficacy in improving sensory deficits in models of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Cemdomespib induces Hsp70 levels and manifest neuroprotective activity through induction of the heat shock response.

BIIB021(CNF2024) is an orally available, fully synthetic small-molecule inhibitor of HSP90 with Ki and EC50 of 1.7 nM and 38 nM, respectively.

Consistent with inhibition of Hsp90, VER-49009 induces the expression of Hsp27 and Hsp72 while reducing the client proteins C-RAF, B-RAF, survivin, and PRMT5, causing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis.