Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn4659
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn4659-NC_008275
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 GGGGGCGCCT CAGAAAAGGG ATTTTAAAGT ACGCTAAG
IRR 3710-3747 - 38 GGGGTCGCCT CAGAAAAGGG ATTTCAAAGT ACGCTAAG

Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Length Sequence
res Tn4659 623-744 + 122 GGCAAAATGT CTCATAAGTC GATTTTTAGA TCTTCCGTCT ATGAAGTAGC GATAAACGAA TTAATAGACG TCTTGGGAGG ATCACTTTAC CGTGTCCACA AACTTATGAG AAAGGAGACT GT

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
tnpR Tn4659 77-622 - Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpA Tn4659 745-3714 + Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpR TnpR Tn4659 181 77-622 -
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Protein Sequence: MRLFGYARVS TSQQSLDVQI KALKAENVRA TRIFTDKVSG SHVNREGLRM LRLKVEEGDV VLVKKLDRLG RDTADMIQLI KEFDDMGVAI RFLDDGISTE GTMGKMVVTI LSAVAQAERL RILERTNEGR LEAKAKGVKF GRKPTVDKAE VFTLHGQGIS AMEIAKRLKI GRSTVYKVLA S

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA Tn4659 989 745-3714 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MPRRSILSVA ERESLLALPD SKDDLIRHYS FSDADLTLIS QRRGSANRLG FAVQLCYMRY PGVTLAVDEE PFAPLLRLVA TQLKVPPEAW ADYGQRAETR REHLLELQAL FDFKPFTTRH YRPCVHSLDE LAWQSDKGFV LATELVKGLR QKNILLPSLS VIERICAEAI TRANRRIYET LSEPLSNTHL GCLDGLLKRR DKGQTTWLAW LRQSPVKPNS RHMLEHIERL KAWQALDLPA GIERLVHQNR LLKIAREGGQ MTPADLAKFE PQRRYATLVA LVIEGMATVT DEIIDLHDRI LGKLFNAAKN KHQKQFQASG KAINAKVRLY GRIGQVLLDA KQNGGDPFAA IEAVMSWDAF AKSVTEAQKL AQPEDFDFLH HIGDSYTTLR RYAPQFLDVL KLRAAPAAKD VFDGIEVLRA MNINNARKVP VDAPTSFIKK RWKKLVITDV GIDRRYYELC ALSELKNALR SGDIWVQGSR QFKDFEDYLV PPEKFARLKQ TSELPLAVAT DCDKYLHDRL TLLEAQLAIV NRMALANDLP DAIITESGLK ITPLDAAVPE TAQALIDQTA MALPHIKITE LLLEVDEWTG FTRHFAHLKS GDEAKDKYLL LSTLLADAIN LGLTKMAESC PGTTYAKLSW LQAWHIRDET YSTALAELVN AQLRHPFATH WGDGTTSSSD GQNFRTGNKA ESTGHINPKY GSSPGRTFYT HISDQYAPFH IKVVNVGLRD STYVLDGLLY HEADLRIEEH YTDTAGFTDH VFGLMHLLGF RFAPRIRDLG DTKLFIPKGN MTYDGLKSMI SKDKLDIKAI RTHWDEILRL ATSIKQGTVT ASLMLRKLGS YPRQNGLAVA LRELGRIERT LFILDWLQSV ELRRRVNAGL NKGEARNALA RAVFFNRLGE IRDRSFEQQR YRASGLNLVT AAIVLWNTVY LERSANALHG HGHAVDESLL QYLSPLGWEH INLTGDYLWR RNTKVGAGKF RPLRRLQLA

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