Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn1721
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn1721-X61367.1
Family:  Tn3
Group:  Tn21
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  Yes

Host Organism:  Escherichia coli
Date of Isolation:  1979
Country: 
Molecular Source:  plasmid pRSD1

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL 1-38 + 38 GGGGGAACCG CAGAATTCGG AAAAAATCGT ACGCTAAG
IRint 5603-5640 - 38 GGGGAGCCCG CAGAATTCGG AAAAAATCGT CAGCTAAG
IRR 11102-11139 - 38 GGGGAGCCCG CAGAATTCGG AAAAAATCGT CAGCTAAG

Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Length Sequence
res Tn1721 1886-2014 + 129 GCGCATGTCA ATCTAGGCTA TACCCTAACT TGATGTCAGG CAGGGCCGCG CCGCTTCGTC AGAATAGAGT CTGCTTTCCC ATTTTTTGAC ACATGCCCGC GAAGGTTATA GATTTCAGCC TGACAGAAA
res_site_I Tn1721 1886-1925 + 40 GCGCATGTCA ATCTAGGCTA TACCCTAACT TGATGTCAGG
res_site_II Tn1721 1938-1981 + 44 GCTTCGTCAG AATAGAGTCT GCTTTCCCAT TTTTTGACAC ATGC
res_site_III Tn1721 1985-2015 + 31 CGAAGGTTAT AGATTTCAGC CTGACAGAAA T

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
mcp Tn1721 190-1767 - Passenger Gene Other
tnpR Tn1721 2077-2637 + Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpA Tn1721 2641-5607 + Transposase
tetR (ARO:3003479) Tn1721 5938-6615 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
tet(A) (ARO:3000165) Tn1721 6694-7893 + Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
yedA Tn1721 7925-8515 - Passenger Gene Other
tnpA C-ter Tn1721 9354-11106 + Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
mcp Mcp Tn1721 525 190-1767 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Other
Comment: methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein
Protein Sequence: MRQNLPVTGR NLELPKDANI LSTTSPQSHI TYVNPDFIKI SGFTEEELLG QPHNIVRHPD MPPAAFEHMW STLKSGRSWM GLVKNRCKNG DHYWVSAYVT PIAKNGSIVE YQSVRTKPEP EQVLAAEKLY AQLRSGKAAR PKLAASFSVK ILLLIWGSII SSAMAAGMLT DTSISSLLLA TLMSGSLSSV SVLAILSPLG RLVERARNIS NNPLSQSLYT GRTDEFGQIE FALRMMQAET GAIVGRIGDA SNRLSEHTRG LLKDIESSNV LTVEQQAETD QIATAVNQMV ASIQEVASNA QHAADAAGRA DTETASGQRL VAHTSQSITA LEGEIRQATQ VIHELEGQSN EISKVLDVIR GIAEQTNLLA LNAAIEAARA GEQGRGFAVV ADEVRSLAAR TQQSTTDIQS MISALQERAQ SAVTVMEQSS RQAHTSVAHA EEAATALDGI GQRVNEITDM NAQIATAVEQ QGAVSEDINR SIINIRDAAD TNVQTGQNNL QSAKSVAQLT SALSELAKQF WEKRG

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpR TnpR Tn1721 186 2077-2637 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Protein Sequence: MQGHRIGYVR VSSFDQNPER QLEQTQVSKV FTDKASGKDT QRPQLEALLS FVREGDTVVV HSMDRLARNL DDLRRLVQKL TQRGVRIEFL KEGLVFTGED SPMANLMLSV MGAFAEFERA LIRERQREGI ALAKQRGAYR GRKKALSDEQ AATLRQRATA GEPKAQLARE FNISRETLYQ YLRTDD

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA Tn1721 988 2641-5607 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MPRRLILSAT ERDTLLALPE SQDDLIRYYT FNDSDLSLIR QRRGDANRLG FAVQLCLLRY PGYALGTDSE LPEPVILWVA KQVQAEPASW AKYGERDVTR REHAQELRTY LQLAPFGLSD LPALVRELTE LAQQTDNGLL LAGQALESLR QKRPILPALS VIDRACSEAI ARANRRVYRA LVEPLTDSHR AKLDELLKLK AGSSITWLTW LRQAPLKPNS RHMLEHIERL KTFQLVDLPE GLGRHIHQNR LLKLAREGGQ MTPKDLGKFE PQRRYATLAA VVLESTATVI DELVDLHDRI LVKLFSGAKH KHQQQFQKQG KAMNDKVRLY SRIGQALLEA KESGSDPYAA IEAVIPWDEF TESVSEAELL ARPEGFDHLH LVGENFATLR RYTPALLEVL EPRAAPAAQG VLAAVQTLRE MNADNLRKVP ADAPTAFIKP RWKPLVITPE GLDRKFYEIC ALSELKNALR SGDIWVKGSR QFRDFDDYLL PAEKFAALKR EQALPLAINP NSDQYLEERL QLLDEQLATV TRLAKDNELP DAILTESGLK ITPLDAAVPD RAQALIDQTS QLLPRIKITE LLMDVDDWTG FSRHFTHLKD GAEAKDRTLL LSAILGDAIN LGLTKMAESS PGLTYAKLSW LQAWHIRDET YSAALAELVN HQYRHAFAAH WGDGTTSSSD GQRFRAGGRG ESTGHVNPKY GSEPGRLFYT HISDQYAPFS TRVVNVGVRD STYVLDGLLY HESDLRIEEH YTDTAGFTDH VFALMHLLGF RFAPRIRDLG ETKLYVPQGV QAYPTLRPLI GGTLNIKHVR AHWDDILRLA SSIKQGTVTA SLMLRKFGSY PRQNGLAVAL RELGRIERTL FILDWLQSVE LRRRVHAGLN KGEARNSLAR AVFFNRLGEI RDRSFEQQRY RASGLNLVTA AIVLWNTVYL ERATQGLVEA GKPVDGELLQ FLSPLGWEHI NLTGDYVWRQ SRRLEDGKFR PLRMPGKP

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tetR (ARO:3003479) TetR Tn1721 225 5938-6615 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic efflux (ARO:0010000)||antibiotic target alteration (ARO:0001001)
Sequence Family: major facilitator superfamily (MFS) antibiotic efflux pump (ARO:0010002)
Target: tetracycline antibiotic (ARO:3000050)
Comment: 52% match to reference sequence for ARO:3003479 (bitscore: 214)|| repressor of tetA||Synonyms:
Protein Sequence: MFISDKVSSM TKLQPNTVIR AALDLLNEVG VDGLTTRKLA ERLGVQQPAL YWHFRNKRAL LDALAEAMLA ENHTHSVPRA DDDWRSFLIG NARSFRQALL AYRDGARIHA GTRPGAPQME TADAQLRFLC EAGFSAGDAV NALMTISYFT VGAVLEEQAG DSDAGERGGT VEQAPLSPLL RAAIDAFDEA GPDAAFEQGL AVIVDGLAKR RLVVRNVEGP RKGDD

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tet(A) (ARO:3000165) Tet(A) Tn1721 399 6694-7893 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic efflux (ARO:0010000)
Sequence Family: major facilitator superfamily (MFS) antibiotic efflux pump (ARO:0010002)
Target: tetracycline antibiotic (ARO:3000050)
Protein Sequence: MKPNRPLIVI LSTVALDAVG IGLIMPVLPG LLRDLVHSND VTAHYGILLA LYALMQFACA PVLGALSDRF GRRPVLLVSL AGAAVDYAIM ATAPFLWVLY IGRIVAGITG ATGAVAGAYI ADITDGDERA RHFGFMSACF GFGMVAGPVL GGLMGGFSPH APFFAAAALN GLNFLTGCFL LPESHKGERR PLRREALNPL ASFRWARGMT VVAALMAVFF IMQLVGQVPA ALWVIFGEDR FHWDATTIGI SLAAFGILHS LAQAMITGPV AARLGERRAL MLGMIADGTG YILLAFATRG WMAFPIMVLL ASGGIGMPAL QAMLSRQVDE ERQGQLQGSL AALTSLTSIV GPLLFTAIYA ASITTWNGWA WIAGAALYLL CLPALRRGLW SGAGQRADR

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
yedA YedA Tn1721 196 7925-8515 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Other
Comment: Eam family inner membranetransporter
Protein Sequence: MVVFISAALL GSPIRLMAVL GAICGTAGVA LLVLTPNAAL DPVGVAAGLA GAVSMAFGTV LTRKWQPPVP LLTFTAWQLA AGGLLLVPVA LVFDPPIPMP TGTNVLGLAW LGLIGAGLTY FLWFRGISRL EPTVVSLLGF LSPGTAVAAL LLGWLFLDQT LSALQIIGVL LVIGSIWLGQ RSNRTPRARI ACRKSP

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA C-ter TnpA C-ter Tn1721 584 9354-11106 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Comment: truncated tnpA
Protein Sequence: AAQGVLAAVQ TLREMNADNL RKVPADAPTA FIKPRWKPLV ITPEGLDRKF YEICALSELK NALRSGDIWV KGSRQFRDFD DYLLPAREGS PARQARAGPA PGDQPEQRPV PGRAFAAAGR AVGHRHPPGQ GQRAARCHPH RVRAENHPAG CGGAGSGAGA DRPNQPVTAA HQDHRTADGR GRLDGLQPPL HPLEGRGRGQ RQDVAAVRNP R*CDQPRADQ DGRVEPRPDL RQAVLAASLA HPRRNLFGGL GRAGQPPVSP RLCRPLGRRH DLILRWPALP RGWPGREHRA RQPEVR*RAG TAVLYPYLRP VRAVQHPRGE CRRPRFHLCA RRPAVPRVRP ADRGALHRHG RLHRSRLCPD APARLPLRAA HPRPRRNQAV RAAGRASLPD VAPADRRHPE HQARACPLGR HPAPGQLDQA GHRHRLADAA QVRQLPAPER TGRGPARAGP DRAHAVHPGL AAKC*TAPPR ACRPEQR*GA QLAGQGGVLQ PPWGNQGSEL RAAALPGQRP QPGDGGYRAV EHGVPGTRHP GVGRGRQAGG RRAAAIPVAA GLGAHQPNRR LRLAAEPQTG RREVSALTDA RKTL

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