A non-template-directed DNA polymerase normally found in vertebrate thymus and bone marrow. It catalyzes the elongation of oligo- or polydeoxynucleotide chains and is widely used as a tool in the differential diagnosis of acute leukemias in man. EC 2.7.7.31.
Also Known As:
Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase; Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase; Deoxynucleotidyltransferase; Desoxynucleotidyl Transferase; Desoxynucleotidyltransferase; Tdt Antigen; Terminal Deoxyribonucleotidyl Transferase; Addition Enzyme, Terminal; Antigen, Tdt; Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase, Terminal; Deoxyribonucleotidyl Transferase, Terminal; Deoxyribonucleotidyltransferase, Terminal; Enzyme, Terminal Addition; Nucleotidylexotransferase, DNA; Transferase, Deoxynucleotidyl; Transferase, Desoxynucleotidyl; Transferase, Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl; Transferase, Terminal Deoxyribonucleotidyl; Terminal Addition Enzyme; Terminal Deoxyribonucleotidyltransferase; Nucleoside-triphosphate:DNA deoxynucleotidylexotransferase