Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn5
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn5-U00004.1
Family:  Compound Transposon
Group:  IS50
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  Yes

Host Organism:  Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Date of Isolation:  1975
Country: 
Molecular Source:  plasmid JR67

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
tnp_truncated IS50L 92-1444 + Transposase
inh_truncated IS50L 257-1444 + Accessory Gene Inhibitor
APH(3')-IIa (ARO:3002644) Tn5 1551-2345 + Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
BRP(MBL) (ARO:3001205) Tn5 2366-2746 + Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
APH(6)-Ic (ARO:3002659) Tn5 2785-3585 + Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
tnp IS50R 4297-5727 - Transposase
inh IS50R 4298-5562 - Accessory Gene Inhibitor
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnp_truncated Tnp_truncated IS50L 450 92-1444 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Comment: truncated to 421 amino acids by ochre mutation in C-terminal region which creates a promoter for aphA2 expression||non-functional
Protein Sequence: MITSALHRAA DWAKSVFSSA ALGDPRRTAR LVNVAAQLAK YSGKSITISS EGSEAMQEGA YRFYRNPNVS AEAIRKAGAM QTVKLAQEFP ELLAIEDTTS LSYRHQVAEE LGKLGSIQDK SRGWWVHSVL LLEATTFRTV GLLHQEWWMR PDDPADADEK ESGKWLAAAA TSRLRMGSMM SNVIAVCDRE ADIHAYLQDR LAHNERFVVR SKHPRKDVES GLYLIDHLKN QPELGGYQIS IPQKGVVDKR GKRKNRPARK ASLSLRSGRI TLKQGNITLN AVLAEEINPP KGETPLKWLL LTGEPVESLA QALRVIDIYT HRWRIEEFHK AWKTGAGAER QRMEEPDNLE RMVSILSFVA VRLLQLRESF TLPQALRAQG LLKEAEHVES QSAETVLTPD ECQLLGYLDK GKRKRKEKAG SLQWAYMAIA RLGGFMDSKR TGIASWGALW

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
inh_truncated Inh_truncated IS50L 395 257-1444 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Inhibitor
Comment: truncated by ochre mutation in C-terminal end
Protein Sequence: MQEGAYRFYR NPNVSAEAIR KAGAMQTVKL AQEFPELLAI EDTTSLSYRH QVAEELGKLG SIQDKSRGWW VHSVLLLEAT TFRTVGLLHQ EWWMRPDDPA DADEKESGKW LAAAATSRLR MGSMMSNVIA VCDREADIHA YLQDRLAHNE RFVVRSKHPR KDVESGLYLI DHLKNQPELG GYQISIPQKG VVDKRGKRKN RPARKASLSL RSGRITLKQG NITLNAVLAE EINPPKGETP LKWLLLTGEP VESLAQALRV IDIYTHRWRI EEFHKAWKTG AGAERQRMEE PDNLERMVSI LSFVAVRLLQ LRESFTLPQA LRAQGLLKEA EHVESQSAET VLTPDECQLL GYLDKGKRKR KEKAGSLQWA YMAIARLGGF MDSKRTGIAS WGALW

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
APH(3')-IIa (ARO:3002644) APH(3')-IIa Tn5 264 1551-2345 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic inactivation (ARO:0001004)
Sequence Family: APH(3') (ARO:3000126)
Target: aminoglycoside antibiotic (ARO:0000016)
Protein Sequence: MIEQDGLHAG SPAAWVERLF GYDWAQQTIG CSDAAVFRLS AQGRPVLFVK TDLSGALNEL QDEAARLSWL ATTGVPCAAV LDVVTEAGRD WLLLGEVPGQ DLLSSHLAPA EKVSIMADAM RRLHTLDPAT CPFDHQAKHR IERARTRMEA GLVDQDDLDE EHQGLAPAEL FARLKARMPD GEDLVVTHGD ACLPNIMVEN GRFSGFIDCG RLGVADRYQD IALATRDIAE ELGGEWADRF LVLYGIAAPD SQRIAFYRLL DEFF

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
BRP(MBL) (ARO:3001205) BRP(MBL) Tn5 126 2366-2746 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic inactivation (ARO:0001004)
Sequence Family: Bleomycin resistant protein (ARO:3004256)
Target: glycopeptide antibiotic (ARO:3000081)
Comment: loose match 57% to reference sequence for ARO:3001205 (bitscore: 142)||Synonyms: blmS, ble, BRP, blmA, BLMT
Protein Sequence: MTDQATPNLP SRDFDSTAAF YERLGFGIVF RDAGWMILQR GDLMLEFFAH PGLDPLASWF SCCLRLDDLA EFYRQCKSVG IQETSSGYPR IHAPELQEWG GTMAALVDPD GTLLRLIQNE LLAGIS

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
APH(6)-Ic (ARO:3002659) APH(6)-Ic Tn5 266 2785-3585 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic inactivation (ARO:0001004)
Sequence Family: APH(6) (ARO:3000151)
Target: aminoglycoside antibiotic (ARO:0000016)
Comment: perfect match to ARO:3002659 reference sequence||Synonym: str
Protein Sequence: MERWRLLRDG ELLTTHSSWI LPVRQGDMPA MLKVARIPDE EAGYRLLTWW DGQGAARVFA SAAGALLMER ASGAGDLAQI AWSGQDDEAC RILCDTAARL HAPRSGPPPD LHPLQEWFQP LFRLAAEHAA LAPAASVARQ LLAAPREVCP LHGDLHHENV LDFGDRGWLA IDPHGLLGER TFDYANIFTN PDLSDPGRPL AILPGRLEAR LSIVVATTGF EPERLLRWII AWTGLSAAWF IGDGDGEGEG AAIDLAVNAM ARRLLD

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnp Tnp IS50R 476 4297-5727 -
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MITSALHRAA DWAKSVFSSA ALGDPRRTAR LVNVAAQLAK YSGKSITISS EGSEAMQEGA YRFYRNPNVS AEAIRKAGAM QTVKLAQEFP ELLAIEDTTS LSYRHQVAEE LGKLGSIQDK SRGWWVHSVL LLEATTFRTV GLLHQEWWMR PDDPADADEK ESGKWLAAAA TSRLRMGSMM SNVIAVCDRE ADIHAYLQDR LAHNERFVVR SKHPRKDVES GLYLIDHLKN QPELGGYQIS IPQKGVVDKR GKRKNRPARK ASLSLRSGRI TLKQGNITLN AVLAEEINPP KGETPLKWLL LTGEPVESLA QALRVIDIYT HRWRIEEFHK AWKTGAGAER QRMEEPDNLE RMVSILSFVA VRLLQLRESF TLPQALRAQG LLKEAEHVES QSAETVLTPD ECQLLGYLDK GKRKRKEKAG SLQWAYMAIA RLGGFMDSKR TGIASWGALW EGWEALQSKL DGFLAAKDLM AQGIKI

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
inh Inh IS50R 421 4298-5562 -
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Inhibitor
Function: Inhibitor of transposition
Comment: has an internal start in the transposasegene from an internal promoter
Protein Sequence: MQEGAYRFYR NPNVSAEAIR KAGAMQTVKL AQEFPELLAI EDTTSLSYRH QVAEELGKLG SIQDKSRGWW VHSVLLLEAT TFRTVGLLHQ EWWMRPDDPA DADEKESGKW LAAAATSRLR MGSMMSNVIA VCDREADIHA YLQDRLAHNE RFVVRSKHPR KDVESGLYLI DHLKNQPELG GYQISIPQKG VVDKRGKRKN RPARKASLSL RSGRITLKQG NITLNAVLAE EINPPKGETP LKWLLLTGEP VESLAQALRV IDIYTHRWRI EEFHKAWKTG AGAERQRMEE PDNLERMVSI LSFVAVRLLQ LRESFTLPQA LRAQGLLKEA EHVESQSAET VLTPDECQLL GYLDKGKRKR KEKAGSLQWA YMAIARLGGF MDSKRTGIAS WGALWEGWEA LQSKLDGFLA AKDLMAQGIK I

TnCentral Accession TE Name Type Coordinates Strand Length
IS50L-U00004.1 IS50L insertion sequence 1-1533 + 1533
IS50R-U00004.1 IS50R insertion sequence 4286-5818 + 1533

Name Associated TE Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL IS50L 1-9 + 9 CTGACTCTT
IRR IS50L 1525-1533 - 9 CTGTCTCTT
IRR IS50R 4286-4294 + 9 CTGTCTCTT
IRL IS50R 5810-5818 - 9 CTGACTCTT

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