The small molecule caspase independent lethal 56 (CIL56) induces a unique form of nonapoptotic cancer cell death that is promoted by a complex formed between zDHHC palmitoyltransferase 5 (ZDHHC5) and an accessory protein, golgin A7 (GOLGA7, also known as GCP16). This evidence concerns the gene ZDHHC5 and cancer.