Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn1546.2
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn1546.2-AB247327
Family:  Tn3
Group:  Tn4430
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  ND

Host Organism:  Enterococcus faecalis KV1
Date of Isolation:  2006
Country:  Korea
Molecular Source:  plasmid pSL1

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL 1-38 + 38 GGGGTACCGT CAGGAAAATG CGGATTTACA ACGTTAAG
IRR 11631-11668 - 38 GGGGTAGCGT CAGGAAAATG CGGATTTACA ACGCTAAG

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
vanZA (ARO:3002962) Tn1546.2 251-736 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
vanYA (ARO:3002955) Tn1546.2 889-1800 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
tnp IS1216E 1902-2588 + Transposase
vanXA (ARO:3002949) Tn1546.2 3045-3653 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
vanA (ARO:3000010) Tn1546.2 3659-4690 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
vanHA (ARO:3002942) Tn1546.2 4683-5651 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
vanSA (ARO:3002931) Tn1546.2 5866-6960 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
vanRA (ARO:3002919) Tn1546.2 6998-7693 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
tnpR Tn1546.2 7907-8485 - Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpA Tn1546.2 8628-11594 + Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
vanZA (ARO:3002962) VanZA Tn1546.2 161 251-736 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic target alteration (ARO:0001001)
Sequence Family: vanZ (ARO:3000116)||glycopeptide resistance gene cluster (ARO:3000234)
Target: glycopeptide antibiotic (ARO:3000081)||vancomycin (ARO:0000028)
Comment: perfect match to reference sequence for ARO:3002962||Synonym: vanZ
Protein Sequence: MGKILSRGLL ALYLVTLIWL VLFKLQYNIL SVFNYHQRSL NLTPFTATGN FREMIDNVII FIPFGLLLNV NFKEIGFLPK FAFVLVLSLT FEIIQFIFAI GATDITDVIT NTVGGFLGLK LYGLSNKHMN QKKLDRVIIF VGILLLVLLL VYRTHLRINY V

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
vanYA (ARO:3002955) VanYA Tn1546.2 303 889-1800 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic target alteration (ARO:0001001)
Sequence Family: vanY (ARO:3000077)||glycopeptide resistance gene cluster (ARO:3000234)
Transposase Chemistry: D-Ala-D-Ala carboxypeptidase
Target: glycopeptide antibiotic (ARO:3000081)||vancomycin (ARO:0000028)
Comment: perfect match to reference sequence for ARO:3002955||D-Ala-D-Ala carboxypeptidase||Synonym: vanY
Protein Sequence: MKKLFFLLLL LFLIYLGYDY VNEALFSQEK VEFQNYDQNP KEHLENSGTS ENTQEKTITE EQVYQGNLLL INSKYPVRQE SVKSDIVNLS KHDELINGYG LLDSNIYMSK EIAQKFSEMV NDAVKGGVSH FIINSGYRDF DEQSVLYQEM GAEYALPAGY SEHNSGLSLD VGSSLTKMER APEGKWIEEN AWKYGFILRY PEDKTELTGI QYEPWHIRYV GLPHSAIMKE KNFVLEEYMD YLKEEKTISV SVNGEKYEIF YYPVTKNTTI HVPTNLRYEI SGNNIDGVIV TVFPGSTHTN SRR

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnp Tnp IS1216E 228 1902-2588 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MTMNHFKGKQ FQQDVIIVAV GYYLRYNLSY REVQEILYDR GINVSHTTIY RWVQEYGKLL YQIWKKKNKK SFYSWKMDET YIKIKGKWHY LYRAIDADGL TLDIWLRKKR DTQAAYAFLK RLVKQFDEPK VVVTDKAPSI TSAFKKLKEY GFYQGTEHRT IKYLNNLIEQ DHRPVKRRNK FYRSLRTAST TIKGMEAIRG LYKKTRKEGT LFGFSVCTEI KVLLGIPA

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
vanXA (ARO:3002949) VanXA Tn1546.2 202 3045-3653 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic target alteration (ARO:0001001)
Sequence Family: vanX (ARO:3000011)||glycopeptide resistance gene cluster (ARO:3000234)
Transposase Chemistry: D-Ala-D-Ala dipeptidase
Target: glycopeptide antibiotic (ARO:3000081)||vancomycin (ARO:0000028)
Comment: perfect match to reference sequence for ARO:3002949||Synonym: vanX
Protein Sequence: MEIGFTFLDE IVHGVRWDAK YATWDNFTGK PVDGYEVNRI VGTYELAESL LKAKELAATQ GYGLLLWDGY RPKRAVNCFM QWAAQPENNL TKESYYPNID RTEMISKGYV ASKSSHSRGS AIDLTLYRLD TGELVPMGSR FDFMDERSHH AANGISCNEA QNRRRLRSIM ENSGFEAYSL EWWHYVLRDE PYPNSYFDFP VK

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
vanA (ARO:3000010) VanA Tn1546.2 343 3659-4690 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic target alteration (ARO:0001001)
Sequence Family: glycopeptide resistance gene cluster (ARO:3000234)||van ligase (ARO:3002906)
Transposase Chemistry: D-alanine--(R)-lactate ligase
Target: glycopeptide antibiotic (ARO:3000081)||vancomycin (ARO:0000028)
Comment: perfect match to reference sequence for ARO:3000010
Protein Sequence: MNRIKVAILF GGCSEEHDVS VKSAIEIAAN INKEKYEPLY IGITKSGVWK MCEKPCAEWE NDNCYSAVLS PDKKMHGLLV KKNHEYEINH VDVAFSALHG KSGEDGSIQG LFELSGIPFV GCDIQSSAIC MDKSLTYIVA KNAGIATPAF WVINKDDRPV AATFTYPVFV KPARSGSSFG VKKVNSADEL DYAIESARQY DSKILIEQAV SGCEVGCAVL GNSAALVVGE VDQIRLQYGI FRIHQEVEPE KGSENAVITV PADLSAEERG RIQETAKKIY KALGCRGLAR VDMFLQDNGR IVLNEVNTLP GFTSYSRYPR MMAAAGIALP ELIDRLIVLA LKG

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
vanHA (ARO:3002942) VanHA Tn1546.2 322 4683-5651 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic target alteration (ARO:0001001)
Sequence Family: glycopeptide resistance gene cluster (ARO:3000234)||vanH (ARO:3000006)
Transposase Chemistry: D-lactate dehydrogenase VanH-A
Target: glycopeptide antibiotic (ARO:3000081)||vancomycin (ARO:0000028)
Comment: perfect match to reference sequence for ARO:3002942||Synonym: vanH
Protein Sequence: MNNIGITVYG CEQDEADAFH ALSPRFGVMA TIINANVSES NAKSAPFNQC ISVGHKSEIS ASILLALKRA GVKYISTRSI GCNHIDTTAA KRMGITVDNV AYSPDSVADY TMMLILMAVR NVKSIVRSVE KHDFRLDSDR GKVLSDMTVG VVGTGQIGKA VIERLRGFGC KVLAYSRSRS IEVNYVPFDE LLQNSDIVTL HVPLNTDTHY IISHEQIQRM KQGAFLINTG RGPLVDTYEL VKALENGKLG GAALDVLEGE EEFFYSDCTQ KPIDNQFLLK LQRMPNVIIT PHTAYYTEQA LRDTVEKTIK NCLDFERRQE HE

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
vanSA (ARO:3002931) VanSA Tn1546.2 364 5866-6960 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic target alteration (ARO:0001001)
Sequence Family: glycopeptide resistance gene cluster (ARO:3000234)||vanS (ARO:3000071)
Transposase Chemistry: VanA-type vancomycin resistance histidine kinase sensor
Target: glycopeptide antibiotic (ARO:3000081)||vancomycin (ARO:0000028)
Comment: strict match to reference sequence for ARO:3002931 (bitscore: 743)||Missing first 20 amino acids relative to vanSA (ARO:3002931)||Synonym: vanS
Protein Sequence: MYIVAIVVVA IVFVLYIRSM IRGKLGDWIL SILENKYDLN HLDAMKLYQY SIRNNIDIFI YVAIVISILI LCRVMLSKFA KYFDEINTGI DVLIQNEDKQ IELSAEMDVM EQKLNTLKRT LEKREQDAKL AEQRKNDVVM YLAHDIKTPL TSIIGYLSLL DEAPDMPVDQ KAKYVHITLD KAYRLEQLID EFFEITRYNL QTITLTKTHI DLYYMLVQMT DEFYPQLSAH GKQAVIHAPE DLTVSGDPDK LARVFNNILK NAAAYSEDNS IIDITAGLSG DVVSIEFKNT GSIPKDKLAA IFEKFYRLDN ARSSDTGGAG LGLAIAKEII VQHGGQIYAE SNDNYTTFRV ELPAMPDLVD KRRS

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
vanRA (ARO:3002919) VanRA Tn1546.2 231 6998-7693 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic target alteration (ARO:0001001)
Sequence Family: glycopeptide resistance gene cluster (ARO:3000234)||vanR (ARO:3000574)
Transposase Chemistry: VanA-type vancomycin resistance DNA-binding response regulator
Target: glycopeptide antibiotic (ARO:3000081)||vancomycin (ARO:0000028)
Comment: perfect match to reference sequence for ARO:3002919||Synonym: vanR
Protein Sequence: MSDKILIVDD EHEIADLVEL YLKNENYTVF KYYTAKEALE CIDKSEIDLA ILDIMLPGTS GLTICQKIRD KHTYPIIMLT GKDTEVDKIT GLTIGADDYI TKPFRPLELI ARVKAQLRRY KKFSGVKEQN ENVIVHSGLV INVNTHECYL NEKQLSLTPT EFSILRILCE NKGNVVSSEL LFHEIWGDEY FSKSNNTITV HIRHLREKMN DTIDNPKYIK TVWGVGYKIE K

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpR TnpR Tn1546.2 192 7907-8485 -
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Function: resolvase; serine site-specific recombinase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Protein Sequence: MLRKIGYIRV SSTNQNPSRQ FQQLNEIGMD IIYEEKVSGA TKDREQLQKV LDDLQEDDII YVTDLTRITR STQDLFELID NIRDKKASLK SLKDTWLDLS EDNPYSQFLI TVMAGVNQLE RDLIRMRQRE GIELAKKEGK FKGRLKKYHK NHAGMNYAVK LYKEGNMTVN QICEITNVSR ASLYRKLSEV NN

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA Tn1546.2 988 8628-11594 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MKIARGRELL TPEQRQAFMQ IPEDEWILGT YFTFSKRDLE IVNKRRREEN RLGFAVQLAV LRYPGWPYTH IKSIPDSVIQ YISKQIGVSP SSLDHYPQRE NTLWDHLKEI RSEYDFVTFT LSEYRMTFKY LHQLALENGD AIHLLHECID FLRKNKIILP AITTLERMVW EARAMAEKKL FNTVSKSLTN EQKEKLEGII TSQHPSESNK TILGWLKEPP GHPSPETFLK IIERLEYIRG MDLETVQISH LHRNRLLQLS RLGSRYEPYA FRDFQENKRY SILTIYLLQL TQELTDKAFE IHDRQILSLL SKGRKAQEEI QKQNGKKLNE KVIHFTNIGQ ALIKAREEKL DVFKVLESVI EWNTFVSSVE EAQELARPAD YDYLDLLQKR FYSLRKYTPT LLRVLEFHST KANEPLLQAV EIIRGMNESG KRKVPDDSPV DFISKRWKRH LYEDDGTTIN RHYYEMAVLT ELREHVRAGD VSIVGSRQYR DFEEYLFSED TWNQSKGNTR LSVSLSFEDY ITERTSSFNE RLKWLAANSN KLDGVSLEKG KLSLARLEKD VPEEAKKFSA SLYQMLPRIK LTDLLMDVAH ITGFHEQFTH ASNNRKPDKE ETIIIMAALL GMGMNIGLSK MAEATPGLTY KQLANVSQWR MYEDAMNKAQ AILVNFHHKL QLPFYWGDGT TSSSDGMRMQ LGVSSLHADA NPHYGTGKGA TIYRFTSDQF SSYYTKIIHT NSRDAIHVLD GLLHHETDLN IEEHYTDTAG YTDQIFGLTH LLGFKFAPRI RDLSDSKLFT IDKASEYPKL EAILRGQINT KVIKENYEDV LRLAHSIREG TVSASLIMGK LGSYSRQNSL ATALREMGRI EKTIFILNYI SDESLRRKIQ RGLNKGEAMN GLARAIFFGK QGELRERTIQ HQLQRASALN IIINAISIWN TLHLTTAVEY KKRTGSFNED LLHHMSPLGW EHINLLGEYH FNSEKVVSLN SLRPLKLS

TnCentral Accession TE Name Type Coordinates Strand Length
IS1216E-U49512 IS1216E insertion sequence 1834-2642 + 809

Name Associated TE Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL IS1216E 1834-1857 + 24 GGTTCTGTTG CAAAGTTTTA AATC
IRR IS1216E 2620-2642 - 23 GGTTCTGTTG CAAAGTTTTA AAT

1.  Lim SK, Tanimoto K, Tomita H, Ike Y.  Pheromone-responsive conjugative vancomycin resistance plasmids in Enterococcus faecalis isolates from humans and chicken feces..  Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 Oct;72(10):6544-53. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00749-06.  PubMed ID: 17021204 .