Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn5041
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn5041-X98999.3
Family:  Tn3
Group:  Tn4651
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  Yes

Host Organism:  Pseudomonas sp.
Date of Isolation:  1997
Country:  Central asia
Molecular Source:  plasmid

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL 1-47 + 47 GGGGTTATGC CGAGATAAGG CAAAAATTAG GACATTCGTT CTGCAAG
IRR 14861-14907 - 47 GGGGGCGTGC CGAGATAAGC CAAAAATTAG GACATTCGTT CTGTAAG

Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Length Sequence
res_site Tn5041 13653-13686 + 34 TTGACCCACG ATAAGCGCGG TTATCGTGAG TTAA

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
tnpA Tn5041 151-3168 + Transposase
tnpC Tn5041 3168-3530 + Accessory Gene Inhibitor/Regulator
urf2-ARD70099.1 Tn5041 3824-4201 - Passenger Gene Hypothetical
merE Tn5041 4198-4401 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merD Tn5041 4427-4789 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
orfY-WP_017849615.1 Tn5041 4786-5205 - Passenger Gene Hypothetical
merA Tn5041 5226-6905 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merC Tn5041 6938-7372 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merP Tn5041 7385-7663 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merT Tn5041 7677-8027 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merR Tn5041 8099-8539 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merR 3'-end Tn5041 9492-9754 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
oprD family Tn5041 11510-11905 + Passenger Gene Other
tnpT Tn5041 12515-13564 - Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpS Tn5041 13706-14761 + Accessory Gene Resolvase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA Tn5041 1005 151-3168 +
Class: Transposase
Function: GO molecular function: DNA binding, transposase activity
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MASVERTAYP LLPSQLPAKE LHRCYSLSDS EIEWVNNTAK SPALSIGLAI QLKVFQQLHY FVPFEELPQE LISHVRQCLR YGARIAPRYS NPRTLYRHQA AVRQYLQVTP FYSSDGLAIT EEIARDCAVV LEQRVDLINA MLDELIQRGY ELPAYSTLNN IAETALASAQ EVTFNLIVLR APIEVIYKLK ELLDTDFGRR QSDFNALKQA PKKPSRKHLE VLIDHLAWLE SFGDLDAILE GVVDAKIRHF ATQAAASDVA ELKDCSLPKR YTLMLALIYR MRVRTRDHLA EMFIRRISTI HKRAKEEKEQ IQARQRQKLE QLAATLDGVV QILVQEPDDQ EAGSLIREFL SPDGNLDRLR ETCAEVQATG GNNYLPLIWK HFKSHRSLLF RLSHLLQLEP TTQDRSLIQA LQLIQDSENL HREWIDEHVD LSFASERWVK VVRRPASEGP PTNRRYLEVC VFSYLASELR SGDMCVLGSE SFADYRKQLL PWEECFHRLP AYCEKVGLPG TAKEFVASLK IQLEETAQHL DEKFPSCRGD VSINEAGEPV LRRVIARDIP PSAISLQTAL MQRMPARHVL DIMANIEHWI QFTRHFGPMS GNEPKLKEPA ERYLMTIFAM GCNLGPNQAA RHLAGNVTPH MLSYTNRRHL SLEKLDKANR ELVELYLQLD LPKLWGDGKA VAADGTQFDF YDDNLLAGYH FRYRKMGAVA YRHVANNYIA VFQHFIPPGI WEAIYVIEGL LKVDLSVEPD TVYSDTQGQS ATVFAFTHLL GINLMPRIRN WRDLVMCRPD RGVSYKHINR LFTDTADWHL IETHWQDLMQ VALSIQAGKI SSPMLLRKLG SYSRRNKLYH AAQALGSVIR TIFLLNWIGS RELRQEVTAN TNKIESYNGF SKWLSFGGDV IAENDPDEQQ KRLRYNDMVA SSVILQNTVD MMRILQKLAR DGWQFTDDDV SFLSPYLTSN VKRFGEFNLK LKRPPEPWIK DSIFQQAAGS MRAKQMSDSN VEVTN

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpC TnpC Tn5041 120 3168-3530 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Inhibitor/Regulator
Sequence Family: Tn3_family
Comment: putative tnpA repressor
Protein Sequence: MHIPPASFRV TPYGDVDTKV LDSLRASYDT AQLLNLVDRL DACLAEIGGV GSIREDFLRL HGMAMTVLEG FPLTVATSDV DSIWAQAMAL QEDISALCSC LQAGSKHVAP LAALAPDYQD

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
urf2-ARD70099.1 Urf2-ARD70099.1 Tn5041 125 3824-4201 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Hypothetical
Function: The EAL domain (InterPro:IPR035919) is found in diverse bacterial signalling proteins. It has been shown tostimulate degradation of a second messenger, cyclic di-GMP,and is a good candidate for a diguanylate phosphodiesterasefunction.
Protein Sequence: MTRSEHGAVS AAELRQAWER WELLLHCQPQ VDLRAGSIAG VEELLGFLGR WRNPIMNAND TPTISCCECC KEISLDAALT PEGTEYVVHF CGLECYQRFI SRADKRAASE PDHPCTPEVS TRHDD

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merE MerE Tn5041 67 4198-4401 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: mercury ion transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015097)
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MPRWHAYTWG VLAALTCPCH LPVLALLLSG TAAGAFVSEH WSLATLVLTV LFVLFLRAAL RAFRKRA

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merD MerD Tn5041 120 4427-4789 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: DNA binding (GO:0003677)||negative regulation oftranscription, DNA templated (GO:0045892)||response to mercury ion (GO:0046689)
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MNAYSISRLA EDAGVSVHIV RDYMLRGLLH PARRTESGYG IFDERSLARL CFVRAAFESG IGLDELARLC RALDADDSTD VIGCIDRLLG QIATRLAALD AVKTELAGLT HRAIEGHTHA

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
orfY-WP_017849615.1 OrfY-WP_017849615.1 Tn5041 139 4786-5205 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Hypothetical
Protein Sequence: MSNTADDLGR CDSLRKTWQL VSFWGLPAVV ATIAIVLSNR RPALFLAAGA ALAVMGGACL VNATRCRRLH CYITGPHFLL LAVGALLAYV FDQNGEHLSR LWLLLALGAA PLLIWLPERL AGRKYLSAPV CGEGRECRR

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merA MerA Tn5041 559 5226-6905 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: electron transfer activity (GO:0009055)||flavin adenine dinucleotide binding (GO:0050660)||mercury (II) reductase activity (GO:0016152)||mercury ion binding (GO:0045340)||NADP binding (GO:0050661)||oxidoreductase activity, acting on a sulfur group of donors, NAD(P) as acceptor (GO:0016668)||cell redox homeostases (GO:0045454)||detoxification of mercury ion (GO:0050787)||metal ion transport (GO:0030001)
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MTELKIIGMT CASCVVHVKE ALEKIPGVHR ADVSYASGKA ELKVDEGASR EQMQAAVEAL GYRAAFEDAM VQARPGLLDK ARGWLSSTDA GKEGDKLHVA VIGSGGAAMA AALKVVEGGA RVTLIERGII GGTCVNVGCV PSKIMIRAAH VAHLRRESPF DAGLSAMTPT VLRERLLAQQ QDRVAELRHA KYESILESTP AISVLRGTAR FQDGHTLSVK LAEGGEHIVA FDRCLVATGA SAAVPPIPGL KDTPYWTSDQ ALASDTIPKR LAVIGASVVA VELAQAFARL GSEVTILARS AMFFHEDPAI GAAVTEAFRM EGIEVLEQTQ ASQVSHANGE FVLATNHGEL RADQLLVATG RTPNTQGLNL EAADVQLDER GGIQIDERMR TSAADIYAAG DCTDQPQFVY VAAAAGTRAA INMTGGEAKL NLDVMPAVVF TDPQVATVGY SEAEAQHAGI ETDSRTLTLD NVPRALANFD TRGFIKLVAE AGSGRLLGVQ AVAPEAGELI QTAVLAIRNR MTVQELADQL FPYLTMVEGL KLAAQTFNKD VKQLSCCAG

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merC MerC Tn5041 144 6938-7372 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: mercury ion transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015097)||metal ion binding (GO:0046872)
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MANPLNLFTR IGDKAGSVGV LISAIGCAMC FPALASLGAA FGLGFLSQWE GLFITTLLPL FAGLALLVNA LGWLNHRQWR RTALGLIGPT LVLAAVFFMR AYGWRSGWLL YIGLALMFGV SIWDLVSPAH RRCGPDACPT PPNQ

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merP MerP Tn5041 92 7385-7663 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: mercury ion binding (GO:0045340)||mercury ion transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015097)
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MRKLLASLAL ASLVATPVWA ATQTVTLAVP GMTCAACPIT VKTALTKVDG VTKAEVSFEN REAIVTFDDT KTNALALTKA TEDAGYPSSV KQ

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merT MerT Tn5041 116 7677-8027 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: mercury ion binding (GO:0045340)||mercury ion transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015097)
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MSEPSNGRAP LVAGGLAAIL ASACCLGPLI LIALGFSGAW IGNLTVLEPY RPLFIGAALV ALFFAYRRIF RPAQACAPGE VCAIPQVRTS YKLLYWLVAA LVLVALGFPY ILPLFY

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merR MerR Tn5041 146 8099-8539 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: DNA binding (GO:0003677)||mercury ion binding (GO:0045340)||regulation of transcription, DNA templated (GO:0006355)||response to mercury ion (GO:0046689)
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKNNLESLTI GAFAKAAGVN VETIRFYQRK ALLPEPDKPY GSIRRYGEAD VARVKFVKSA QRLGFSLDEV AGLLRLDDGA HCDEARVLAE QKLGDVRGKL ADLRRIESVL EQLVHDCCAS HGTVSCPLIV SLHGDNSGVN RGFPVA

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merR 3'-end N/A Tn5041 87 9492-9754 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Comment: incomplete
Protein Sequence: DVARVKFVKS AQRLGFSLEE VAGLLRLDDG AHCDEARVLA EQKLGDVRGK LADLRRIESV LVQLVHDCCA SHGTVSCPLI VSLHG*N

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
oprD family OprD family Tn5041 131 11510-11905 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Other
Sequence Family: outer membrane porin, OprD family (Pfam:PF03573)||Porin domain superfamily (Interpro:IPR023614)
Comment: displays sequence similarity to porins D2 and E1 described in PMID:8394980
Protein Sequence: MGPRSHRPIR VGLGQAEDNY SKLGGAVKTR FLDTEIKVGD VFPVTPVVQY GDSRLLPESF RGVTAYNTSV EGLVLQGGRL HAMSQPSSSS MRDDFATFYA GEVGSPWIVG GDYTPNDNLG FSLYTSCLKD A

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpT TnpT Tn5041 349 12515-13564 -
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Function: DNA binding (GO:0003677)||DNA integration (GO:0015074)||DNA recombination (GO:0006310)
Comment: enhances recombination (resolution)||integrase-like protein
Protein Sequence: MARSGVLYLH VAQAATQLVA AGHNPTIDSI RVALGGTGSK STIAPLLKRW KAAHPGTLAQ AELGLPAELV LALKGLYEKV QAEAAVQLQQ AVAAHQAEAD ALQEQLQQAF VERDAQLSVQ EQQAQALAVA TTRSQGLADT LQRQEIALAS LGSEKTGLEQ RLADRAAEAA ALTRQLQQAR EQFEHYQASV AQQRSDERQA TEQRQQRLEH ELAALRQRLL AQQTRLGELQ AQEQRLVQDH DRLESTLLTT QATLAQSQIA HEHVLLQFTD LQQSHQALEQ RHGQGEQRLA ETRTYLAVNE RERSLLAERL SQTESQLSQL ATEKQLLVQD NAVLSSQLAE SRAMKPKTC

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpS TnpS Tn5041 351 13706-14761 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Function: DNA binding (GO:0003677)||recombinase activity (GO:0000150)||DNA integration (GO:0015074)
Sequence Family: Tyrosine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Tyrosine
Protein Sequence: MSIICGTHGL NRRFVMTAGN NDENLPTRRH EEPTVLARTP GTLTTPEQLA EQHQRFLAAA TTDNTRRTYR SAIRHFLAWG GVLPCDEAAL IRYLLSFAEV LNPRTLALRL TALSQWHRYQ GFPDPTASAT AGKTLRGIER VNGRPRQKAK ALVLEDLERI VVHLNTLDGL ATLRDSALLQ VGYFGAFRRS ELVTLEMQYL EWEQEGLRIT LPRSKTDQEG EGLDKAIPYG DSICCPATAL RRWLDAAQIV QGPLFRRISR WGVLGEVALH EGSVNTILTA RAEAAGLLYV PELSSHSLRR GLATSAHRAG ADFLEIKRQG GWRHDGTVHG YIEEAGAFEE NAAGSLLRRK P

TnCentral Accession TE Name Type Coordinates Strand Length
kappa_gamma-X98999.3 kappa_gamma transposon 9230-9491 + 262

Name Associated TE Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRR kappa_gamma 9230-9267 + 38 GGGGTTGGGG GAGCAACGGA ACAGAAAGTG CACTTAAG
IRL kappa_gamma 9454-9491 - 38 GGGGGTTGGG GAGCAATGGA ACTGAAAACC AACGTAAG

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