Coleman M S
Nucleic Acids Res. 1977 Dec;4(12):4305-12. doi: 10.1093/nar/4.12.4305.
Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) is a non-template directed DNA polymerase normally found in vertebrate thymus and bone marrow. Quantitative assay of TdT activity is being widely used as a tool in the differential diagnosis of acute leukemias in man. Clinical specimens of blood and bone marrow often contain 10(7) or fewer cells and require a specific and rapid assay for transferase which can be carried out in crude cell extracts. Commonly used assay methods do not meet these requirements, but can be easily modified to do so.
末端脱氧核苷酸转移酶(TdT)是一种无模板指导的DNA聚合酶,通常存在于脊椎动物的胸腺和骨髓中。TdT活性的定量测定作为一种工具,在人类急性白血病的鉴别诊断中得到了广泛应用。血液和骨髓的临床标本通常含有10⁷个或更少的细胞,需要一种能够在粗细胞提取物中进行的特异性快速转移酶测定方法。常用的测定方法不符合这些要求,但可以很容易地进行修改以满足这些要求。