• Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT), also known as DNA nucleotidylexotransferase (DNTT) or terminal transferase, is a specialized DNA polymerase expressed in immature, pre-B, pre-T lymphoid cells, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • A terminal section of a chromosome which has a specialized structure and which is involved in chromosomal replication and stability. (lookformedical.com)
  • As a member of the X family of DNA polymerase enzymes, it works in conjunction with polymerase λ and polymerase μ, both of which belong to the same X family of polymerase enzymes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Further, TdT is the only polymerase that is known to catalyze the synthesis of 2-15nt DNA polymers from free nucleotides in solution in vivo. (wikipedia.org)
  • TdIF1 is another protein that interacts with TdT to inhibit its function by masking the DNA binding region of the TdT polymerase. (wikipedia.org)
  • A non-template-directed DNA polymerase normally found in vertebrate thymus and bone marrow. (lookformedical.com)
  • Generally, TdT catalyses the addition of nucleotides to the 3' terminus of a DNA molecule. (wikipedia.org)
  • Proteins which bind to DNA. (lookformedical.com)
  • The family includes proteins which bind to both double- and single-stranded DNA and also includes specific DNA binding proteins in serum which can be used as markers for malignant diseases. (lookformedical.com)
  • The differences between TdTS and TdTL occur outside regions that bind DNA and nucleotides. (wikipedia.org)
  • An essential ribonucleoprotein reverse transcriptase that adds telomeric DNA to the ends of eukaryotic CHROMOSOMES . (nih.gov)
  • During DNA REPLICATION, chromosome ends loose some of their telomere sequence (TELOMERE SHORTENING. (lookformedical.com)
  • In vitro, this behaviour catalyzes the general formation of DNA polymers without specific length. (wikipedia.org)
  • The 2-15nt DNA fragments produced in vivo are hypothesized to act in signaling pathways related to DNA repair and/or recombination machinery. (wikipedia.org)