The present invention relates to a composition for diagnosing
cancer metastasis comprising
Ubiquitin C-terminal
hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1), a use of UCH-L1 for diagnosing
cancer metastasis and a method for diagnosing
cancer metastasis using the same; a composition for suppressing
cancer metastasis comprising an inhibitor of UCH-L1, a use of an inhibitor of UCH-L1 for suppressing
cancer metastasis and a method of suppressing
cancer metastasis using the same; a composition for screening a cancer metastasis inhibitor comprising UCH-L1
protein, a use of UCH-L1
protein for screening a cancer metastasis inhibitor and a method of
screening cancer metastasis inhibitor using the same; a composition for screening a cancer metastasis inhibitor comprising UCH-L1
gene, a use of UCH-L1
gene for screening a cancer metastasis inhibitor, a method of
screening cancer metastasis inhibitor using the same.UCH-L1 is a key molecule to modulate
cell migration including the cancer invasion according to their expressing level. Thus, the
monoclonal and
polyclonal antibodies and the substrate of UCH-L1 can be used for diagnosis of cancer metastasis.Also, the cancer metastasis can be suppressed by inhibiting of the expression of UCH-L1 or activity of the
enzyme, thus we can screen and develop an inhibitor of UCH-L1 and use it as an
adjuvant drug for anticancer therapy.