Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn5053.4
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn5053.4-CP001919
Family:  Tn402
Group:  Tn5053
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  Yes

Host Organism:  Enterobacter cloacae subsp. cloacae ATCC 13047
Date of Isolation:  2010
Country:  China
Molecular Source:  plasmid pECL_A

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRt 1-25 + 25 TGTCGTTTTC AGAAGACGAC CGCAC
repeat t1 9-27 + 19 TCAGAAGACG ACCGCACCA
repeat t2 49-67 - 19 TCAGGAGCCG TATGCACAC
repeat t3 78-96 + 19 TCAGGAGTCG TCTGCACCA
IR 8346-8383 - 38 GGAGGGAGTG ACCATCTCAT TAAATAAAGC ACGCTAAG
repeat i2 9725-9743 + 19 CCGTGCGGTC GACTTTTGA
IRi 9747-9774 - 28 TGTCACTTTC AGAAGGCGAC AGCACGAA
repeat i1 9748-9766 - 19 TCAGAAGGCG ACAGCACGA

Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Length Sequence
r6 Tn5053.4 3826-3840 - 15 GCGCAAACGT TCCAG
r5 Tn5053.4 3872-3885 + 14 AGTTTTTGTC ACAT
r4 Tn5053.4 3877-3890 - 14 TCGTAATGTG ACAA
r3 Tn5053.4 3928-3941 + 14 GGGTTAAGTG ACAG
res Tn5053.4 3969-4003 + 35 ACACTGTCAC ATAATCGAAC GTATATGTGA CAGGT
r2 Tn5053.4 3972-3985 - 14 CGATTATGTG ACAG
r1 Tn5053.4 3988-4001 + 14 CGTATATGTG ACAG

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
tniA Tn5053.4 144-1823 + Transposase
tniB Tn5053.4 1826-2734 + Accessory Gene
tniQ Tn5053.4 2731-3948 + Accessory Gene Target Site Selection
tniR Tn5053.4 4009-4623 + Accessory Gene Resolvase
merE Tn5053.4 4676-4912 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merD Tn5053.4 4909-5274 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merA Tn5053.4 5291-6937 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merF Tn5053.4 6934-7179 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merP Tn5053.4 7182-7457 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merT Tn5053.4 7473-7823 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merR Tn5053.4 7895-8329 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
tnp IS4321 8429-9433 + Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tniA TniA Tn5053.4 559 144-1823 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MTSDTPPIAA QGVATLPDEA WAQARHRTEI IGPLAALEVV GHEAADEAAQ ALGLSRRQVY VLIRRARQGT GLVTDLTPGR SGGGKGKGRL PEPVERIIRE LLQKRFLTKQ KRSLAAFHRE VAQACKTQKL PVPARNTVAQ RIAGLHPAKI ARSRGGQDAA RPLQGAGGIP PEVTMPLEQV QIDHTVIDLI VVDERDRQPI GRPYLTLAID VFTRCVLGMV VTLEAPSAVS VGLCLAHAAC DKRPWLEGLN VEMDWPMSGK PRLLYLDNAA EFKSEALRRG CEQHGIRLDY RPPGQPHYGG IVERIIGTAM QMIHDELPGT TFSNPGQRGE YDSEKMATLT LRELERWLAL AVGTYHGSVH NGLLQPPAAR WAEAVERVGV PAVVTRPTAF LVDFLPVIRR TLTRTGFVID HIHYYADALK PWIARRERLP AFLIRRDPRD ISRIWVLEPE GQHYLEIHYR TLSHPAVTLW EQRQALAKLR QLGREQVDES ALFRMIGQMR EIVTTAQKAT RKARRDADRR QHLKTSEPPA KPIPPDVDMA DPQADNLPPA KPFDQIEEW

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tniB TniB Tn5053.4 302 1826-2734 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Function: is needed for transposition of Tn5053
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Comment: homologous to TnsC protein of Tn7 putative ATP-binding protein
Protein Sequence: MDEYPVIDLS HLLPAAQGLA RLPADERIQR IRADRWIGYP RAVEALNRLE TLYAWPNKQR MPNLLLVGPT NNGKSMIVEK FRRAHPVGTD ADQEHIPVLV VQMPSEPSVI RFYVALLAAM GAPLRPRPRL PEMEQLALAL LRKVGVRMLV IDELHNVLAG NSVNRREFLN LLRFLGNELR IPLVGVGTRE AYLAIRSDDQ LENRFEPMLL PPWEANEDCC SLLASFAASL PLRRPSPIAT LDMARYLLTR SEGTIGELAH LLVAAAVAAV ESGEEAINHR TLSMADYIGP SERRRQFERE LM

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tniQ TniQ Tn5053.4 405 2731-3948 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Target Site Selection
Function: is needed for transposition of Tn5053
Protein Sequence: MKSAPRWPLH PAPKEGEALS SWLNRVAACY QMDVHELLAH DLGHSQLDDL DTAPSLSLLT ALCQRSGVEL ERLRSMSLAG WVPWLLDSLD DSVPAALETY TFQCAVLLPK RTRKVRSITR WRAWLPSQTI RRACPQCLND PTNQAVLLVW QLPLMLSCPQ HGCWLESYWG MPGRYLQWEI ADAAPRPADD AIACMDRRTW QALTTGFVEL PRRRVHAGLW FRLLRTLLDE LNTPLSHCGS CSASIRHVWE RCGHPLRAGQ SLWRPYEILA PAVQWQMLEA AATAITLIES KALIPRGEQA ALFQTEPYTG FTNGLPAKVP KPEPINHWQR AAQAIDEAII EARHNPETAR LLFTLASYGR RDPESLERLR ATFTKEGIPP EFLSHYEPEW PFAGLRLNDG LSDSF

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tniR TniR Tn5053.4 204 4009-4623 +
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 Tn5053.4 78 4676-4912 -
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 Tn5053.4 121 4909-5274 -
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 Tn5053.4 548 5291-6937 -
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 Tn5053.4 81 6934-7179 -
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 Tn5053.4 91 7182-7457 -
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 Tn5053.4 116 7473-7823 -
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 Tn5053.4 144 7895-8329 +
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

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnp Tnp IS4321 334 8429-9433 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DEDD
Protein Sequence: MENIALIGID LGKNSFHIHC QDRRGKAVYR KKFTRPKLIE FLATCPATTI AMEACGGSHF MARKLEELGH SPKLISPQFV RPFVKSNKND FVDAEAICEA ASRPSMRFVQ PRTESQQAMR ALHRVRESLV QDKVKTTNQM HAFLLEFGIS VPRGAAVISR LSTILEDNSL PLYLSQLLLK LQQHYHYLVE QIKDLESQLK RKLDEDEVGQ RLLSIPCVGT LTASTISTEI GDGKQYASSR DFAAATGLVP RQYSTGGRTT LLGISKRGNK KIRTLLVQCA RVFIQKLEHQ SGKLADWVRD LLCRKSNFVV TCALANKLAR IAWALTARQQ TYVA

TnCentral Accession TE Name Type Coordinates Strand Length
IS4321-U67194 IS4321 insertion sequence 8362-9688 + 1327

Name Associated TE Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL IS4321 8362-8380 + 19 TAATGAGATG GTCACTCCC
IRR IS4321 9674-9688 - 15 TCTATGGTCA CTCCC

1.  Ren Y, Ren Y, Zhou Z, Guo X, Li Y, Feng L, Wang L.  Complete genome sequence of Enterobacter cloacae subsp. cloacae type strain ATCC 13047..  J Bacteriol. 2010 May;192(9):2463-4. doi: 10.1128/JB.00067-10. Epub 2010 Mar 5.  PubMed ID: 20207761 .