Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn163
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn163-L14931
Family:  Tn3
Group:  Tn4430
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  ND

Host Organism:  R. leguminosarum bv.viciae strain E163N
Date of Isolation:  1994
Country:  Germany
Molecular Source:  plasmid pRleE163Na

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL 1-38 + 38 GGCCCCCGAA CATTAAAGGG GCACAGATAT ACGGGATG
IRR 4568-4605 - 38 GGCCCCTGAA CATTAAAGGG GCGCAGATAT ACGGTAGG

Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Length Sequence
res Tn163 1524-1585 + 62 AACCCGTCTT GCAATGTAAG CTCTATGAAC GGTTATCTCC GATCTTTTTG TGACGAACGG AG

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
aminoglycoside phosphotransferase Tn163 53-823 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
tnpR Tn163 820-1461 - Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpA Tn163 1591-4563 + Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
aminoglycoside phosphotransferase Aminoglycoside phosphotransferase Tn163 256 53-823 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Sequence Family: APH (Pfam:PF01636)
Target: aminoglycoside antibiotic (ARO:0000016)
Comment: no match in CARD
Protein Sequence: MKELEGGRAG QIWRDGNTVR RPSGPWTPTV HRFLRHLQNS GFSAAPIPVE LTQHQETVTY VKGRVCEHLA DRLVGSERML RSAGELLRKF HSASRGFLDV DREIQMWMLP PQEPREIICH GDFAPYNVAT EGDAAVGIID FDTAHPAPAL WDLAYAVYRW APLSDYSNHG VVFDVREQLH RASIFCASYG ATADEKRRLP EAICGRLQAL VDFMHSRAET GDSTFVEDVE AGDAAIYLRD IEYVQKNRDR LLSALG

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpR TnpR Tn163 213 820-1461 -
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Function: resolvase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Protein Sequence: MTALIGYARV SKADGSQVHD LQRDALIKAG VEVDNVYEDS ASGKQDDRPG LAACLKLRAG DTLAVWKLDR LGRDLRHLVN LVDDLTKRNI GLKVLAGEGA SIDTSTANGR LVFGIFAALA EFERALIIER TKAGLAAARA RGRNGGAPFK MTPAKLRLAQ AMMGKPETKV ADLCAELGIT RQTLYRFVGP KGELRGDGER LLGRKKITLG VRK

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA Tn163 990 1591-4563 +
Class: Transposase
Function: transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MPRRMILTDA ERQNFLALPT DDDTLIRHWS LDDDDRRLIE TRRHDDTRLG LALQLCALRY PGRLIQRGEV IPSVALSFLA EQLGIDPEAL STFARRAATR YEQLAILRQH YGFTELSHPL RADLLAFARG IAIAATKDKF VVATLADEMR RRRIVIPGIT VLERLAGQAC TEAEEALYAD VAGRLAPDLI IRMEALLGAG RRAKQSGISW LREPPGKAGV SAMRGLIDRL EAVRHAGIPN DVLQAIPAHR VRRMAQEGRR LTAQNFEQMR PGRRHATLAA FLLEMEIALT DAAIGMFETL IGKSFRQAEA TRDKQLLESA SSATSALDFF ANFGEAITAQ RESGLSLDEA VTTVTSWEEL IQATASAKAV KRPRSEDDLI TYLSAQYVRI RRFVTPFLAS FTFEGNRRNA HFIEAIVRME TAWRKGSRSA EQPWVRKALL LANARWRKEI VGADGAIDRK MLELFLIVEL KNRIAAGDIW IRGSRAYRAL DEHMISQQTF AVIKAEARIP VAIPIDVETY LTQKAEALDQ KLREAARRLE AGRGDTRIGA KGLRVPAVRT TETEAATAFA RRVATTMPPV RLTDLVADID RMTGFSSLFE HLQTGRPPSN LRVFYAALIA EATNLGFSKM AHACPGITRR QLQQMAIWHF REETFTLALA KLVEAQHSTP FSTMFGSNTV SSSDGQHIHL GDGGEVAGSV NGRYGNNPII KLYTAISGGY APFHTKIIAA TASEAVHVLD ALLETDAGLH IIRHHVDGGG VSDLVFALCH ALGFAFVPRI PDLDGRCLYG FEPAKQYGIL QNVMGDRIDA DLIRANWDDI LRLMTSLRTR TVSASLMLKR LSATTRQSGL AQALRQMGRI ERTIFTLDWI NDEQLRKTTT AELNKGESRN SLVRAVNLHR LGRFRDRSQE NLSIRASALN LIVSAIIHWN TIYTGRIVDA LRNAGQAIPD HLLSSLSPLT WEHVNLTGDY LWEEKPALDE NGFRAIPFVL

1.  Ulrich A, Puhler A.  The new class II transposon Tn163 is plasmid-borne in two unrelated Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae strains..  Mol Gen Genet. 1994 Mar;242(5):505-16. doi: 10.1007/BF00285274.  PubMed ID: 8121409 .