Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn4401a
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn4401a-KT378596
Family:  Tn3
Group:  Tn3000
First isolate:  No
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  ND

Host Organism:  K. pneumoniae YC
Date of Isolation: 
Country:  Greece
Molecular Source:  plasmid

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL 1-40 + 40 GGGGTTCTAA GCGGGAATCC CAGAAAATTC CGTCATTCCG
IR 3'-end 4919-4924 - 6 AACCGC
IR 5'-end 6884-6915 - 32 GGGGCGCGAA GATAGCACCG AGGGTACGCC GG
IRR 9868-9907 - 40 GGGGGGGTAA GCGGGAACCC CAGAAAATTC CGCCATTCCG

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
tnpR Tn4401a 53-1768 - Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpA Tn4401a 1932-4907 + Transposase
istA ISKpn7 5014-6039 + Transposase
istB ISKpn7 6036-6815 + Accessory Gene ATPase Transposition Helper
bla KPC-3 (ARO:3002313) Tn4401a 7103-7984 + Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
tnp ISKpn6 8234-9553 - Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpR TnpR Tn4401a 571 53-1768 -
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Protein Sequence: MKTGQTTASS STPVGFPDAD SLAALRGWYA GLSSRAAVEH YLAARKAAGQ SARGMLGHIR RQLIVFANSR HRPDLADVFQ HAPEERQGRA GAVERAIRLL PTLPAPKPQI SDSIDQWLSP RTVRALQAYG IHTLSALTVR IPRRRGWWKA IEGLGMTGAR QVEAFFAAHP QLTERARALI PIIQPSGIVP WEQLRLPNEV DGSQGNFRAP RNACTLNATN DYEAVQAWLA LHETVATQRA YRKEAARLIL WAIVERGRAL SSLTTDDAIA YRAFVRHPTP RERWVGPPRP RDSVEWRPFS GGLSARSAAY ALTVLSALFR WLIEQRYVLA NPFAGVKVRG HALRPALDTA RGFTEGEWLL LRAIADGLEW SYGWSEPAAQ RLRFMLDFGY ATGLRASELV GAVLGNVRLD EHGDHWLHLV GKGGKPGKVA LPPLAYTALD QYLAQRQLPV SRERWNPKTP LVGSLGEDGN AGITGPHLWC VLRRFFTQAA EAIEADHPVA AEKLRRATPH WMRHSHASHA LARGAQLTAV RDNLRHASIA TTSMYLHGDE LERARQMRQA FGARHVKRGV D

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA Tn4401a 991 1932-4907 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MYGLPEFDDA QQLEYLAVTE TELALANSRP SLHAKVYCLL QIGYFKAKHA FFSFDWDEVE DDCAFVLSRY FHGEVFEPKA ITKHERYTQR EQIAKLFGYW PWSAAFLPQL EQQAARTVRR DVTPGFVAAE LIVWLNEHKI IRPGYTTLQE LVSETLSAER RRLGNLLEQA LDESAKAALS QLLVRDDTLS QLAALKQDAK NFGWRQMVRE REKRATLEPL HAIAKTLLPK LDVSQQNLLY YASLANFYTV HDLRNLKADQ TQLYLLCYAW VRYRQLSDNL VDAMAYHMKQ LEDESSAGAK QSFADEQVRR QQETPRVGRL LSLYVDDSVA DPTPFGEVRQ RAYKIMPRDT LQTTAQRMSV KPASKLALQW QAVDGLADRM RRHLRPLYVA LDLSGSNPDS PWLAALAWAK GVFAKQQRLS QRPLDEWPAA TLPKRLRPYL LTFDADGKPT GLHADRYEFW LYRQIRKRLQ SGELYLDDSL QHRHFSDELV EMDRKIDVLA KMEIPFLQQP VHAQLDALTA ELRTQWLAFN RELKQGKLTH LEYNKDTQKL TWRKPKSENE KAREKAFYEK LPFCDVADVF RFVNDECKFL SAFTPMQPRY AKKVADADSL MAVIIAQAMN HGNHVMARTS DIPYHVLDSG YQQYLRQATL HAANDCISNA IATLPIFPYY SFDLETLYGA VDGQKFSVER PTVKARYSRK YFGRGKGVVA YTLLCNHIPL NGYLIGAHDY EAHHVFDIWY RNTSDIMPTA ITGDMHSVNK ANFAILHWFG RRFEPRFTDL NAQLKELYCA DDPAQYQACL IRPVGKIDCD LIHREKPNID RIVATLGLKE MTQGTLIRKL CTYTTTNPTR RAIFEFDKLI RSIYTLRYLR DPQLERNVHR SQNRLESYHQ LRSAIAQVGG KKELTGRTDI EIEISNQCAR LIANTIIFYN SAILSRLVTK YEAAGNSKAL ALITKISPAA WRHILLNGHY TFQSSGKTID LDAIVAGLEL E

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
istA IstA ISKpn7 341 5014-6039 +
Class: Transposase
Function: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MLTQEQTVEI RVLARQGHSI RHIARTLGVS RNTVRRYLRD PSVARYQPRE PRPTKLGPFE SYLRQRVEQA HPIWLPATVL NREIRAQGYG GGLSLLRAFL ATLKPARREA GPAVRFETEP GRQLQADFVV LRRARSPMSA FVATLGYSRM TFVTFVPDES FESVRDSLLL AFDYLGGVPR EVLFDNMKTV VLERDAYGDG KHRFHPGLLQ LADDLGFRIR LCRPYRAQTK GKVERFNRYF RESFYNPLLT RMKGTGLLLD CAAANRRVRD WLADEANVRV HATLNERPID RWRQEREHLQ PLPSRVRRDE APLLDNSLRP VPLESLQHPL SVYDAIGEAC R

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
istB IstB ISKpn7 259 6036-6815 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: ATPase Transposition Helper
Comment: ATPase
Protein Sequence: MNLQHERIDA LCQQLKLERV ATHYPVLAQQ AVREDFSFTD FLEHLLRHEA GCRQQRSREL LTRMACFPGI KTLEDYDFSF NPGVPKALVQ ELGSLAFVER AENVVLIGPS GIGKTHLAIA LGYKAAQAGV KTRFITAADL MLQLSTAQRQ GRLKEYFNRA ILGPRLLVID EIGYLPFGRE EANLFFQVVA KRYEKGAMIL TSNLPFSQWA DAFAGDTTLT AAMLDRLLHH AHILTLSGES YRLKDKRKAG VVRKNSKPE

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
bla KPC-3 (ARO:3002313) Bla KPC-3 Tn4401a 293 7103-7984 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic inactivation (ARO:0001004)
Sequence Family: KPC beta-lactamase (ARO:3000059)
Target: cephalosporin (ARO:0000032)||monobactam (ARO:0000004)||penam (ARO:3000008)||carbapenem (ARO:0000020)
Comment: perfect match to ARO:3002313 reference sequence
Protein Sequence: MSLYRRLVLL SCLSWPLAGF SATALTNLVA EPFAKLEQDF GGSIGVYAMD TGSGATVSYR AEERFPLCSS FKGFLAAAVL ARSQQQAGLL DTPIRYGKNA LVPWSPISEK YLTTGMTVAE LSAAAVQYSD NAAANLLLKE LGGPAGLTAF MRSIGDTTFR LDRWELELNS AIPGDARDTS SPRAVTESLQ KLTLGSALAA PQRQQFVDWL KGNTTGNHRI RAAVPADWAV GDKTGTCGVY GTANDYAVVW PTGRAPIVLA VYTRAPNKDD KYSEAVIAAA ARLALEGLGV NGQ

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnp Tnp ISKpn6 439 8234-9553 -
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MAASYLPYRP DQSYLLPPSL GEWLPEGHLA YFISETVDTL DLSAFHARYA GGGPGNQPFH PAMMVKVLIY GYASGVFSSR KLARKLYEDV ALRVLAAGNF PAHRTLSDFR ALHLTELENL FVQVVQLARE CGLVKLGTIA VDGTKVKANA SRHKAMSYKR MKPAEDELHC EIKALLDRAK ATDDQERNEP ELDIPAEISR REKRLEAIQA AKARLEARQR EADQARGRSE DDGRRPRHPD GSDKGGGSYK REFGVPDDRD QESFTDPDSR IMKHAGGGSE QSYNGYTAVD AEHQIIVAAE LTNCAADSQA LLGMLAAVQA NTGEMPAQTL ADAGFRSEAV LAKVADHHGD VIVALGREGR EDAKVNAKTH PHTAAIAAKL KTEQGDAAYR RRKSIVEAPN GWIKAVMGLR QFSMRGLDKV QAEWKLVCMA LNLRRMAYL

TnCentral Accession TE Name Type Coordinates Strand Length
ISKpn7-KT378596 ISKpn7 insertion sequence 4928-6883 + 1956
ISKpn6-KT378596 ISKpn6 insertion sequence 8066-9605 + 1540

Name Associated TE Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL ISKpn7 4928-4956 + 29 TGTTAGCAGC AGTGTAAAAC TGACCCACC
IRR ISKpn7 6855-6883 - 29 TGTCAACACC AACTGAAAAC TGACCCACT
IRR ISKpn6 8066-8081 + 16 GGAGTCTGCG CGGCAG
IRL ISKpn6 9590-9605 - 16 GGAGCCTGCG CGGCAG

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