terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase

initialism: TDT
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Enzyme that inserts non-coded nucleotides at the junctions of V, D, and J gene segments of immunoglobulin (Ig) and T-cell receptor (TCR) locus DNA, thus increasing the diversity of antigen-specific recognition.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1251 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13728 RIS BibTex EndNote
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