Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn4001
Synonyms:  Tn4003| Tn3706| Tn5281
Accession:  Tn4001-GU235985
Family:  Compound Transposon
Group:  IS256
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  Yes

Host Organism:  Staphylococcus aureus strain SK529
Date of Isolation:  1984
Country:  Australia
Molecular Source:  plasmid pSK1

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
tnp_truncated IS256.var1 102-968 + Transposase
GNAT_fam Tn4001 1346-1711 + Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
AAC(6')-Ie-APH(2'')-Ia (ARO:3002597) Tn4001 1712-3151 + Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
tnp IS256 3281-4453 - Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnp_truncated Tnp_truncated IS256.var1 288 102-968 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Comment: 1bp deletion relative to tnp (IS256) causes frameshift and premature termination
Protein Sequence: MTQVHFTLKS EEIQSIIEYS VKDDVSKNIL TTVFNQLMEN QRTEYIQAKE YERTENRQSQ RNGYYERSFT TRVGTLELKV PRTRDGHFSP TVFERYQRNE KALMASMLEM YVSGVSTRKV SKIVEELCGK SVSKSFVSSL TEQLEPMVNE WQNRLLSEKN YPYLMTDVLY IKVREENRVL SKSCHIAIGI TKDGDREIIG FMIQSGESEE TWTTFFEYLK ERGLQGTELV ISDAHKGLVS AIRKSFTNVS WQRCQVHFLR NIFTTIPKKI QNLSEKLLKE FLSSQILT

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
GNAT_fam GNAT_fam Tn4001 121 1346-1711 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Sequence Family: Acetyltransf_1 (Pfam:PF00583)
Target: aminoglycoside antibiotic (ARO:0000016)
Comment: putative acetyltransferase
Protein Sequence: MVFDIDNLKG FLNDTSSFGF IAKENNKIIG FAYCYTLLRP DGKTMFYLHS IGMLPNYQDK GYGSKLLSFI KEYSKEIGCS EMFLITDKGN PRACHVYEKL GGKNDYKDEI VYVYDYEKGD K

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
AAC(6')-Ie-APH(2'')-Ia (ARO:3002597) AAC(6')-Ie-APH(2'')-Ia Tn4001 479 1712-3151 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic inactivation (ARO:0001004)
Sequence Family: APH(2'')(ARO:3000128)||AAC(6') (ARO:3000345)
Target: aminoglycoside antibiotic (ARO:0000016)
Comment: strict match to reference sequence for ARO:3002597 (bitscore: 966)||Synonyms: aac(6')-bifunctionalaacA-aphD APH(2''), aph(2'')-bifunctional, AAC(6')-APH(2'')
Protein Sequence: MNIVENEICI RTLIDDDFPL MLKWLTDERV LEFYDGRDKK YTLESLKKHY TEPWEDEVFR VIIEYNNVPI GYGQIYKMYD ELYTDYHYPK TDEIVYGMDQ FIGEPNYWSK GIGTRYIKLI FEFLKKERNA NAVILDPHKN NPRAIRAYQK SGFRIIEDLP EHELHEGKKE DCYLMEYRYD DNATNVKAMK YLIEHYFDNF KVDSIEIIGS GYDSVAYLVN NEYIFKTKFS TNKKKGYAKE KAIYNFLNTN LETNVKIPNI EYSYISDELS ILGYKEIKGT FLTPEIYSTM SEEEQNLLKR DIASFLRQMH GLDYTDISEC TIDNKQNVLE EYILLRETIY NDLTDIEKDY IESFMERLNA TTVFEGKKCL CHNDFSCNHL LLDGNNRLTG IIDFGDSGII DEYCDFIYLL EDSEEEIGTN FGEDILRMYG NIDIEKAKEY QDIVEEYYPI ETIVYGIKNI KQEFIENGRK EIYKRTYKD

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnp Tnp IS256 390 3281-4453 -
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MTQVHFTLKS EEIQSIIEYS VKDDVSKNIL TTVFNQLMEN QRTEYIQAKE YERTENRQSQ RNGYYERSFT TRVGTLELKV PRTRDGHFSP TVFERYQRNE KALMASMLEM YVSGVSTRKV SKIVEELCGK SVSKSFVSSL TEQLEPMVNE WQNRLLSEKN YPYLMTDVLY IKVREENRVL SKSCHIAIGI TKDGDREIIG FMIQSGESEE TWTTFFEYLK ERGLQGTELV ISDAHKGLVS AIRKSFTNVS WQRCQVHFLR NIFTTIPKKN SKSFREAVKG IFKFTDINLA REAKNRLIHD YIDQPKYSKA CASLDDGFED AFQYTVQGNS HNRLKSTNLI ERLNQEVRRR EKIIRIFPNQ TSANRLIGAV LMDLHDEWIY SSRKYINFDK

TnCentral Accession TE Name Type Coordinates Strand Length
IS256.var1-GU235985 IS256.var1 insertion sequence 1-1323 + 1323
IS256-M18086 IS256 insertion sequence 3231-4554 + 1324

Name Associated TE Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL IS256.var1 1-26 + 26 GATAAAGTCC GTATAATTGT GTAAAA
IRR IS256.var1 1298-1323 - 26 AGTCAAGTCC AGACTCCTGT GTAAAA
IRR IS256 3231-3256 + 26 AGTCAAGTCC AGACTCCTGT GTAAAA
IRL IS256 4529-4554 - 26 GATAAAGTCC GTATAATTGT GTAAAA

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