Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn4656
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn4656-NC_008275.1
Family:  Tn3
Group:  Tn21
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  ND

Host Organism:  Pseudomonas putida MT53
Date of Isolation:  2001
Country: 
Molecular Source:  plasmid pWW53

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL 1-38 + 38 GGGGAGCCCG CAGAATTCGG AAAATAACGT ACGCTAAG
IRR 5661-5699 - 39 GGGGAGCCTA CAGAATTCGG AAAAAATCGT ACGCTAAGG

Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Length Sequence
res Tn4656 1937-2065 + 129 AAGGCCGTCA GGTTGGGCTA TACCCTAACT GGATGTCAGG AAAGGCCGCG CCACGCCGTC AGAATAGAGT CGCCTTTTGC ATTCTTTGAC ACCTGCTTGC CAAGGTCATA GATTTTAGCC TGACAAATT
res_site_I Tn4656 1938-1976 + 39 AGGCCGTCAG GTTGGGCTAT ACCCTAACTG GATGTCAGG
res_site_II Tn4656 1989-2033 + 45 ACGCCGTCAG AATAGAGTCG CCTTTTGCAT TCTTTGACAC CTGCT
res_site_III Tn4656 2038-2065 + 28 AAGGTCATAG ATTTTAGCCT GACAAATT

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
mcp Tn4656 136-1794 - Passenger Gene Other
tnpR Tn4656 2082-2696 + Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpA Tn4656 2700-5666 + Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
mcp Mcp Tn4656 552 136-1794 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Other
Function: methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein
Sequence Family: Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Protein
Protein Sequence: MSGWLARFSI KTRLIGLLVL LASMAVGLPM AGLNGMRTSN AVIDRLYNNM LLPIDKLGDI NNHMHNARAQ LLLALQHEPG SAFEKAHDHP SSMHFDRVDK SVSIIRERLS DYQRIPMSKE QQRLSTELQN KLSDYLDNGV LPTLNAMRQG DYAGGNQILL TRLDPAFMTT YASLRTLIES EASAAELSFQ NADKQFERLV AMIGLALVVA LSLVTVTALA TVPSITKGVR ELQVGGQQLA DGNLGYRVTY QGRDELGEIS SAFNEMASRF HHTFQELAGA VEQLAAAAEQ TAQASSQTSD GIRRQQLETD LIATAMNEMS ATVQDVAGNA ASAARAAQEA DQQSESGMRV VHQTIASIDS LASEVEHAAT VIHELEADSA GISSVVDVIR SITEQTNLLA LNAAIEAAHA GEHGRGFAVV ADEVRSLASR TQQSANEIQA MIEKLQSGAN RAVAVMESSC SKAQAGKQQV ASAGHMLEQI SNAVATINDM NAMIASAAEE QSSVAEEISR NVTNVSQIAE KTSEASRQNV ATSTQLASLA SQLQRLMHMF RL

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpR TnpR Tn4656 204 2082-2696 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Protein Sequence: MEPKTNVSPA AHPAHGGILQ GQRIGYVRVS SYDQNPERQL EQVEVGKLFT DKASGKDTQR PQLEAMLGFV REGDTVVVHS MDRLARNLDD LRRLVQKLTK RGVRIEFLKE GLVFTGEDSP MANLMLSVMG AFAEFERALI RERQREGIAL AKQRGAYRGR KKALSDEQAA TLRQRAAAGE PKAQLAREFN ISRETLYQYL RTDD

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA Tn4656 988 2700-5666 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MPRRLILSAT ERDTLLALPE SQDDLIRYYT FNDSDLSLIR QRRGDANRLG FAVQLSLLRY PGYALGTDSE LPEPVIQWVA KQVQADPESW AKYGERDVTR REHTQELRTY LQLAPFGLSD FRALVRELTE LAQQTDKGLL LAGQALESLR QKRRILPALS VIDRACSEAI ARANRRVYRA LVEPLTDSHR AKLDELLKLK AGSSITWLTW LRQAPLKPNS RHMLEHIERL RTFQLVDLPE GLGRHIHQNR LLKLAREGGQ MTPKDLGKFE PQRRYATLAA VVLESTATVI DELVDLHDRI LVKLFSSAKH KHQQQFQKQG KAINDKVRLY SKIGQALLEA KETGSDPYAA IEAVIPWDEF TESVSEAELL ARPEGFDHLH LVGENFATLR RYTPALLEVL ELRAAPAAQG VLAAVQTLRE MNADNLRKVP ADAPTAFIKP RWKPLVITPE GLDRRFYEIC ALSELKNALR SGDIWVKGSR QFRDFDDYLL PAEKFAALKR EQALPLAINP SSDQYLEERL QLLDEQLATV TRLAKDNELP DAILTESGLK ITPLDSAVPN TAQALIDQTS QLLPRIKITE LLMDVDDWTG FSRHFTHLKD GAEAKDRTLL LSAILGDAIN LGLTKMAESS PGLTYAKLSW LQAWHIRDET YSAALAELVN HQYRHTFAAH WGDGTTSSSD GQRFRAGGRG ESTGHVNPKY GSEPGRLFYT HISDQYAPFS TRVVNVGVRD STYVLDGLLY HESDLRIEEH YTDTAGFTDH VFALMHLLGF RFAPRIRDLG ETKLYVPNSV QDYPTLRPMV GGTLNIKHVR AHWDDILRLA SSIKQGTVTA SLMLRKLGSY PRQNGLAVAL RELGRIERTL FILDWLQSVE LRRRVHAGLN KGEARNSLAR AVFFNRLGEI RDRSFEQQRY RASGLNLVTA AIVLWNTVYL ERSTQAMGEA GKQVNGELLQ YLSPLGWEHI NLTGDYVWRQ SRRLEDGKFR PLRLPGKP

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