Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn5053.1
Synonyms:  Tn4671
Accession:  Tn5053.1-CP002451
Family:  Tn402
Group:  Tn5053
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  Yes

Host Organism:  Alicycliphilus denitrificans BC
Date of Isolation:  2011
Country:  U.s.a.
Molecular Source:  plasmid pALIDE02

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRt 1-25 + 25 TGTCATTTTC AGAAGACGAC TGCAC
repeat t1 9-27 + 19 TCAGAAGACG ACTGCACCA
repeat t4 110-128 + 19 TCAATACTCG TGTGCACCA
IR Tn21-like 8347-8384 - 38 GGAGTCGCCT CAGAAAACGG AAAATAAAGC ACGCTAAG
repeat i4 8357-8375 - 19 TCAGAAAACG GAAAATAAA
repeat i2 8399-8417 + 19 CCGTGCGGTC GACTTTTGA
IRi 8421-8448 - 28 TGTCACTTTC AGAAGGCGAC AGCACGAA
repeat i1 8422-8440 - 19 TCAGAAGGCG ACAGCACGA

Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Length Sequence
r5 Tn5053.1 3873-3886 + 14 AATTTCTGTC ACAT
r3 Tn5053.1 3929-3942 + 14 GGGTTAAGTG ACAA
res Tn5053.1 3970-4004 + 35 ACACTGTCAC ATAATCGAAC GTATATGTGA CAGGT
r2 Tn5053.1 3973-3986 - 14 CGATTATGTG ACAG
r1 Tn5053.1 3989-4002 + 14 CGTATATGTG ACAG

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
tniA Tn5053.1 142-1824 + Transposase
tniB Tn5053.1 1827-2735 + Accessory Gene
tniQ Tn5053.1 2732-3949 + Accessory Gene Target Site Selection
tniR Tn5053.1 4010-4624 + Accessory Gene Resolvase
merE Tn5053.1 4677-4913 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merD Tn5053.1 4910-5275 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merA Tn5053.1 5292-6938 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merF Tn5053.1 6935-7180 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merP Tn5053.1 7183-7458 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merT Tn5053.1 7474-7824 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merR Tn5053.1 7896-8330 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tniA TniA Tn5053.1 560 142-1824 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Comment: can be extended upstream by 12 amino acids
Protein Sequence: MATDTAPITE HGVATLPEQA WERARRRAEI IGPLAQSETV GHEAADAAAQ ALGLSRRQVY VLIRRARLGS GLVTDLALGQ SSGGKGKGRL PESVERIIRE LLQKRFLTKQ KRSLAAFHRE VVRACKLQKL RVPARNTVAL RIAGLDPREV THRREGQDAA RDLQGVGGVP PPVSAPLEQV QIDHTVIDLI VVDERDRQPI GRPYLTLAID VFTRCVVGMV VTLEAPSAVS VGLCLVHAAC DKRPWLEGLN VEMDWPMSGK PRLLYLDNAA EFKSEALRRG CEQHGIRLDY RPLGQPHYGG IVERIIGTAM QMIHDELPGT TFSNPDQRGE YASEKMAALT LRELERWLTL AVGTYHGSVH NGLLQPPAAR WAEAITRTGV PTVITRATAF LVDFLPIIRR TLTRTGFVID HIHYYADALK PWIARRDRLP AFLIRRDPRD ISRIWVLEPE GQHYLEIPYR TLSHPAVTLW EQRQALAKLR QQGREQVDES ALFRMIGQMR EIVTTAQKAT RKARRDADRR QHLKATAPPV KTTPPPDADM ADPQADNQPP AKPFDQIEEW

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tniB TniB Tn5053.1 302 1827-2735 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Comment: homologous to TnsC protein of Tn7 putative ATP-binding protein
Protein Sequence: MDEYPIIDLS HLLPAAQGLA RLPADERIQR LRADRWIGYP RAVEALNRLE TLYAWPNKQR MPNLLLVGPT NNGKSMIVEK FRRTHPASAD ADQEHIPVLV VQMPSEPSVI RFYVALLAAM GAPLRPRPRL PEMEQLALAL LRKVGVRMLV IDELHNVLAG NSVNRREFLN LLRFLGNELR IPLVGVGTRD AYLVIRSDDQ LENRFEPMML PVWEANDDCC SLLASFAASL PLRRPSSIAT LDMARYLLTR SEGTIGELTH LLMAAALAAV ESGEEAINHR TLSMADYTGP SERRRQFERE LM

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tniQ TniQ Tn5053.1 405 2732-3949 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Target Site Selection
Protein Sequence: VKPAPRWPLH PAPREGEALS SWLNRVALCY HIEVSELLEH DLGHGQVDDL DTAPPLALLA MLSQRSGIEL NRLRCMSFAG WVPWLLDSLD DQIPDALETY AFQLSVLLPT HRRKTRSITS WRAWLPSQPI HRACPLCLND PENQAVLLAW KLPLMLSCPL HGCRLESYWG VPGRFLGWEN ADAEPRTASD AIAAMDQRTW QALTTGHLEL PRRRIHAGLW FRLLRTLLDE LNTPLSACGT YAGYLRQVWE GCGHPLRAGQ SLWRPYETLN PAVRLQMLEA AATAISLIEV RYISPPGEQA KLFWSEPQTG FTSGLPTKAP KPEPINHWQR AVQAIDEAII EARHNPETAR SLFALASYGR RDPASLEQLR ATFAKEGIAT EFLSHYEPDG SFACLRQNDG LSDKF

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tniR TniR Tn5053.1 204 4010-4624 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Comment: also calledTniC
Protein Sequence: MLIGYMRVSK ADGSQATDLQ RDALIAAGVD PVHLYEDQAS GMREDRPGLT SCLKALRTGD TLVVWKLDRL GRDLRHLINT VHDLTGRGIG LKVLTGHGAA IDTTTAAGKL VFGIFAALAE FERELIAERT IAGLASARAR GRKGGRPFKM TAAKLRLAMA AMGQPETKVG DLCQELGVTR QTLYRHVSPK GELRPDGEKL LSRI

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merE MerE Tn5053.1 78 4677-4913 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Comment: Broad-spectrum mercury transporter
Protein Sequence: MNSPERLPSE THKPITGYLW GALAVLTCPC HLPILAIVLA GTTAGAFIGE YWGIAALTLT GLFVLSVTRL LRAFKDRS

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merD MerD Tn5053.1 121 4910-5275 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MSAYTVSRLA LDAGVSVHIV RDYLLRGLLR PVACTPGGYG LFDDAALQRL CFVRAAFEAG IGLDALARLC RALDAADGDE AAAQLAVLRQ FVERRREALA DLEVQLATMP TEPAQHAESL P

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merA MerA Tn5053.1 548 5292-6938 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: mercuric ion reductase
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MTEITVNGMT CTSCATHVKD ALEKIPGVNA AVVSYPESRA QVMADTAVSH NQLLAAIAAL GYQGSIRVGD FKDEPKIRDA LEGAGLHIAI IGSGGAAMAA ALKAVEQGAT VTLIERGTIG GTCVNIGCVP SKIMIRAAHI AHLRRESPFD GGIAATVPAI DRSKLLAQQQ ARVDELRHAK YEGILDGNPA ITVLHGEARF KDDQSLVVRL NEGGEREVTF DRCLVATGAS PAVPPIPGLK ESPYWTSTEA LVSDTIPARL AVIGSSVVAL ELAQAFARLG SQVTILARST LFFREDPAIG EAVTAAFRAE GIEVLEHTQA SQVAHVNGEF VLTTGHGELR ADKLLVATGR APNTRSLALD AAGVTVNAQG AIVIDQGMRT SNPNIYAAGD CTDQPQFVYV AAAAGTRAAI NMTGGDAALN LTAMPAVVFT DPQVATVGYS EAEAHHDGIE TDSRTLTLDN VPRALANFDT RGFIKLVIEE GSGRLIGVQA VAPEAGELIQ TAVLAIRNRM TVQELADQLF PYLTMVEGLK LAAQTFNKDV KQLSCCAG

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merF MerF Tn5053.1 81 6935-7180 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Comment: mercuric ion transport protein
Protein Sequence: MKDPKTLLRV SIIGTTLVAL CCFTPVLVIL LGVVGLSALT GYLDYVLLPA LAIFIGLTIY AIQRKRQADA CCTPKFNGVK K

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merP MerP Tn5053.1 91 7183-7458 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Comment: periplasmic mercuric ion binding protein
Protein Sequence: MKKLLSALAL AAVVAPVWAA TQTVTLSVPG MTCSACPITV KKAISKVDGV SKVDVTFETR EAVVTFDDAK TSVQKLTKAT EDAGYPSSVK N

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merT MerT Tn5053.1 116 7474-7824 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Comment: mercury ion transport protein
Protein Sequence: MSEPQNGRGA LFTGGLAAIL ASACCLGPLV LIALGFSGAW IGNLTVLEPY RPIFIGVALV ALFFAWRRIY RPSAACKPGE VCAIPQVRAT YKLIFWGVAV LVLVALGFPY VVPFFY

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merR MerR Tn5053.1 144 7896-8330 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Comment: regulatory protein (repressor /inducer)
Protein Sequence: MENNLENLTI GVFARTAGVN VETIRFYQRK GLLPEPDKPY GSIRRYGETD VTRVRFVKSA QRLGFSLDEI AELLRLEDGT HCEEASSLAE HKLKDVRERM ADLARMEAVL SDLVCACHAR KGNVSCPLIA SLQGKKEPRS ADAV

1.  Oosterkamp MJ, Veuskens T, Plugge CM, Langenhoff AA, Gerritse J, van Berkel WJ, Pieper DH, Junca H, Goodwin LA, Daligault HE, Bruce DC, Detter JC, Tapia R, Han CS, Land ML, Hauser LJ, Smidt H, Stams AJ.  Genome sequences of Alicycliphilus denitrificans strains BC and K601T..  J Bacteriol. 2011 Sep;193(18):5028-9. doi: 10.1128/JB.00365-11. Epub 2011 Jul 8.  PubMed ID: 21742888 .