Cells were lysed in 20 mM Hepes buffer, 10 mM KCl, 1 mM EDTA, 0.2% NP-40, 10% Glycerol44 (link), 59 (link) and co-immunoprecipitation studies were performed as previously described.44 (link) Details can be found in Supplementary Information. The following antibodies were used: mouse monoclonal anti-β-Actin (AC-15, Sigma-Aldrich, St Louis, MO, USA), mouse anti-HSP90 (Heat Shock Protein 90), rabbit polyclonal anti-KLF4 (sc-20691), rabbit polyclonal anti-p21 (C-19; sc-397), mouse monoclonal anti-p53 (DO-1; sc-126), mouse anti-Myc (9E10), mouse monoclonal anti-Caspase-3 (E-8; sc-7272), goat anti-Fibrillarin (D-14; sc-11336), goat anti-GAPDH (V-18; sc-20357), and mouse anti-BRAF wt (sc-5284) (Santa Cruz Biotechnology), rabbit polyclonal anti-BAX, rabbit polyclonal anti-BCL2, rabbit polyclonal anti-E2F1, rabbit polyclonal anti-poly ADP-ribose polymerase, rabbit polyclonal anti-Phospho-p44/42 MAPK (ERK1/2) (Thr202/Tyr204), rabbit polyclonal anti-Cleaved Caspase 3 (Asp175) (Cell Signaling Technologies, Danvers, MA, USA). Chemiluminescent detection was used.