Description: This 19-3 monoclonal antibody recognizes human and mouse terminal-deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT), a 60 kDa polymerase responsible for the template-independent addition of N-nucleotides at gene segment junctions of developing lymphocytes. Expression is found in the nucleus of immature lymphocytes but not in mature lymphocytes or non-lymphoid cells. Tdt plays a critical role during TCR and Ig gene rearrangement. Regulation of expression in the mouse thymus correlates with T cell selection; decreased or absent after positive selection. Additionally Tdt has been shown to be present in lymphoma or lymphoblastic leukemia cells.