Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn5053.6
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn5053.6-JX469833
Family:  Tn402
Group:  Tn5053
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  Yes

Host Organism:  Uncultured bacterium
Date of Isolation:  2013
Country: 
Molecular Source:  plasmid pWEC911

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRt 1-25 + 25 TGTCATTTTC AGAAGACGAC TGCAC
repeat t1 9-27 + 19 TCAGAAGACG ACTGCACCA
repeat t2 50-67 - 18 TCAGGAGCCG ACTGCACA
repeat t4 110-128 + 19 TCAATACTCG TGTGCACCA
repeat i4 7084-7102 - 19 TCAGAAAACG GAAAATAAA
IR Tn21-like 12502-12539 - 38 GTGGTCGTCT CAGAAAACGG AAAATAAAGC ACGCTAAG
repeat i4 12512-12530 - 19 TCAGAAAACG GAAAATAAA
repeat i1 12576-12594 - 19 TCAGAAGGTG ACTGCACGG
IRi 12578-12602 - 25 TGTCATTTTC AGAAGGTGAC TGCAC

Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Length Sequence
repeat t3 Tn5053.6 78-97 + 20 TCAGAAGTCA TCTGCACCAA
r5 Tn5053.6 3872-3885 + 14 AATTTCTGTC ACAT
r3 Tn5053.6 3928-3941 + 14 GGGTTAAGTG ACAA
res Tn5053.6 3972-4001 + 30 CTGTCACATA ATCGAACGTA TATGTGACAG
r2 Tn5053.6 3972-3985 - 14 CGATTATGTG ACAG
r1 Tn5053.6 3988-4001 + 14 CGTATATGTG ACAG

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
tniA Tn5053.6 144-1823 + Transposase
tniB Tn5053.6 1826-2734 + Accessory Gene
tniQ Tn5053.6 2731-3948 + Accessory Gene Target Site Selection
tniR Tn5053.6 4009-4623 + Accessory Gene Resolvase
tniM Tn5053.6 4662-4982 - Passenger Gene Hypothetical
merE Tn5053.6 4998-5234 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merD Tn5053.6 5231-5692 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merB Tn5053.6 5708-6346 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merA_p Tn5053.6 6361-6687 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merD1 Tn5053.6 7712-8059 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merB1 Tn5053.6 8056-8694 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merG Tn5053.6 8775-9428 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merA Tn5053.6 9464-11173 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merP Tn5053.6 11361-11636 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merT Tn5053.6 11650-12000 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merR1 Tn5053.6 12072-12506 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tniA TniA Tn5053.6 559 144-1823 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MASDTLPIAE QGVATLPDAA WAQARHRTEI IGPLAALEVV GHEAADAAAQ ALGLSRRQVY VLIRRARQGA GFVTDLVPGQ SGGGKGKGRL PESVERIIRE LLQKRFLTKQ KRSLAAFHRE VAQACKAQKL RVPARNTLAL RIAGLDPLKA TRRREGQDAS RSLQGVGGEP PAVTAPLEQV QIDHTVIDLI VVDERDRQPI GRPYLTIAID VFTRCVLGMV VTLEAPSSVS VGLCLVHVAC DKRPWLEGLN IEMDWPMSGK PRLLYLDNAA EFKSEALRRG CEQHGIRLDY RPPGQPHYGG IVERIIGTAM QMIHDELPGT TFSNPDQRGD YDSENKAALT LRELERWLTL AVGTYHGSVH NGLLQPPAAR WSEAVARVGV PAVVTRALAF LVDFLPIIRR TLTRTGFVID HIHYYADALK PWIARRDRLP AFLIRRDPRD ISRIWVLEPE GQHYLEIPYR TLSHPAVTLW EQRQALTKLR QQGREQVDES ALFRMIGQMR EIVTTAQKAT RKARRDADRR QHLKASPPPD KPIPPKTDVA DPQADNLPPA KPFDQIEEW

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tniB TniB Tn5053.6 302 1826-2734 +
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 NNGKSMIIEK FRRTHPASSD ADQEHMPVLV VQMPSEPSVI RFYVALLAAM GAPLRPRPRL PEMEQLALAL LRKVGVRMLV IDELHNVLAG NSVNRREFLN LLRFLGNELR IPLVGVGTRD AYLAIRSDDQ LENRFEPMML PVWEANDDCC SLLASFAASL PLRRPSSIAT LDMARYLLTR SEGTIGELAH LLMAAALVAV ESGEEAINHR TLSMADYTGP SERRRQFERE LM

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tniQ TniQ Tn5053.6 405 2731-3948 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Target Site Selection
Function: putative transposition gene
Comment: similar function to Tn7 tnsD?
Protein Sequence: MKPAPRWPLH PAPREAEALS SWLNRVALCY HMEVSELLEH DLGHGQVDDL DTAPPLALLA MLSQRSGIEL DRLRCMSFAG WVPWLLDSLD DQIPAALETY AFQLSVLLPR LRRKTRSITS WRAWLPTQPI HRACPLCLND PENQAVLLAW KLPLMLSCPL HGCWLESYWG VPGRFLGWEN ADAEPRTASD AIAAMDQRTW QALTTGHVEL PRRRIHAGLW FRLLRTLLDE LNTPLSTCGT YAGYLRQIWE CCGHPLRAGQ SLWRPYETLN PAVRLQMLEA AATAISLIEV RDISPPGEHA KLFWSEPQTG FTSGLPAKAP KPEPVDHWQR AIQAIDEAII EARHNPETAR SLFALASYGR RDPASLEQLR AAFAKEGIPP EFLSHYEPSL PFACLRQNDG LSDKF

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tniR TniR Tn5053.6 204 4009-4623 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Function: putative resolvase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Comment: resolution of cointegrates || Protein: ACE81792.1
Protein Sequence: MLIGYMRVSK ADGSQATDLQ RDALVAAGVD PAHLYEDQAS GKREDRPGLA SCLKALRSGD TLVVWKLDRL GRDLRHLINT VHDLTGRGIG LKVLTGHGAA IDTTTAAGKL VFGIFAALAE FERELIAERT VAGLASARAR GRKGGRPFKM TAAKLRLAMA AMGQSETKVG DLCQELGITR QTLYRHISPK GELRPDGEKL LSRI

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tniM TniM Tn5053.6 106 4662-4982 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Hypothetical
Function: putative modulator protein of transposition
Protein Sequence: MDGLRRRAQA FERGQGFLFA KPMPAAAFAV FVSQWRGATM NANDPTATSC CVCCKEIPLD AAFTPEGAEY VEHFCGLECY QRFQARASTA TETSGEPNAC GSPPSN

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merE MerE Tn5053.6 78 4998-5234 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: mercury transport
Target: Mercury
Comment: similar to urf-1 in pKLH2 (GenBank AF213017), pKLH272 (Genbank Y08992), pMER610 (GenBank Y08993), pKLH210 (GenBank Y10102), Tn5036 (Genbank Y09025),orf1 in Tn501 (GenBank Z00027), and urf-1 in Tn5041 (GenBank X98999)
Protein Sequence: MNSPERMPAE THKPFTGYLW GTLAVLTCPC HLSILAAVLA GTTAGAFLVE YWVITALGLT GLFLLSLARA LRAFRERS

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merD MerD Tn5053.6 153 5231-5692 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MFYGTGIGFA ARGLNSAKRY MHCREPTKRR CSMNAYTVSR LALDAGVSVH IVRDYLLRGL LRPVACTTGG YGLFDDAALQ RLCFVRAAFE AGIGLGALAR LCRALDAANC DETAAQLAVL RQFVERRREA LANLEVQLAA MPTAPAQHAE SLP

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merB MerB Tn5053.6 212 5708-6346 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: putative organomercurial lyase
Target: Mercury
Comment: organomercurial lyase
Protein Sequence: MKLAPYILER LTSVNRTNGT ADLLVPLLRE LAKGRPVSRT TLAGILDWPA ERVAAVLEQA TSTEYDKDGN IIGYGLTLRE TSYVFEIDDR RLYAWCALDT LIFPALIGRT ARVSSHCAAT GAPVSLTVSP SEIQAVEPAG MAVSLVLPQE AADVRQSFCC HVHFFASVPT AEDWASKHQG LEGLAIVSVH EAFGLGQEFN RHLLQTMSSR TP

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merA_p MerA_p Tn5053.6 108 6361-6687 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MAKTPMVRFS KLFSIPLDSV HEYGSKVTLS NSNSKGQAEE GSGRLIGVQA VAPEAGELIQ TAVLAIRNRM TVQELADQLF PYLTMVEGLK LAAQTFTKDV KQLSCCAG

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merD1 MerD1 Tn5053.6 115 7712-8059 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MNAYSISKLA DDACVSVHVV RDYMIRGLLH PARRTESG*N IFDDKTLGRL RFLRAAFESG IGLDELARLC KALDADDSES LDRCVERVRW KIDVRRTVLT VVEASLNEMA AGAAT

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merB1 MerB1 Tn5053.6 212 8056-8694 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Comment: organomercurial lyase
Protein Sequence: MDKTIYSKKI AESLSSGNHP KEFATLFVAL LRQLAMGGPV SREKLAGALG WSGARVATVL EQAPGTEYDD EANIIGLGLT LRETSHVFEV DGRHLYTWCA LDTLMFPALT GKIARVTSRC AATGRPITLT VAPEAVLHVE PAEAMVSLRT PDTSPDIRCS FCCHVHFFAS PSIANSWAST HQGIEVVPVE SAFDLGHDVA LKLLEDCEES PV

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merG MerG Tn5053.6 217 8775-9428 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MFCDIRLKLR RVRACLTIVL ASTATLGMPN QALAAYDFSK LGAAIETLSP ETVSDWEKKA RAGDAMAQNI MGLAYKCGMG VKQNHAASIQ WFRRAAEQGE ADAQFNLGRL YGSEVDGMYK NGRAAPANDA EAFKWYRLAA EQGHTQAQVR LAQLFAKGLT DIAPDQVQAY QWMSLAAASG EPTAAKVVAD YAAQMKPEQL QQAQLLAEEW QRRQGTK

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merA MerA Tn5053.6 569 9464-11173 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MQELNEVGLS VAGMTCPSCT RHVEDALLAV PGVTRAAVDY PSNKAQVTGN RLDVSALVAA VGALGYGATP TDEFESKERS VEQPGLLGKA AQWLSGERAV EKPAGQLHVA IIGTGGAAVA AALKAAENGA RVTLIERGTI GGTCVNVGCV PSKIMIRAAH IAHLRRESPF DVGLSATPPV VLRDRLLAQQ QARVDELRHA KYESILESNP SINLVRGSAR FKDGQTLIVE AAEGDTREVA FDRCLIATGA SAAIPPLPGL AGTPYWTSTE ALVSEAIPKR LAVIGASVVA LELAQAFARL GSEVTVLARR TLFASDDPAI GEAVTAAFRA EGITVLTQTQ ASAVTYCDRQ FILTTAQGEL KVDQLLVATG RTPNTASLNL ERAGVTFDSQ HRILIDQGMR TSASNIYAAG DCTDQPQYVY VAAAAGTRAG INMTGGDVKL DLDAMPAVVF TDPQVATVGY SEAEAQRIGL QTESRTLTLD NVPRALANFD TRGFIKLVAE AGSGRILGVQ AVTPEAGEII QTAAIAIRAR MTVQDLANQL FPYLTMVEGL KLVAQTFSKD VTQLSCCAG

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merP MerP Tn5053.6 91 11361-11636 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Comment: periplasmic mercuric ion binding protein
Protein Sequence: MKKLFASLAL AAAVAPVWAA TQTVTLAVPG MTCATCPITI KKALSKVDGV SKTEVDFSTK LAVVTFDDAK TNVQALSKAT TDVGYPSELK K

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merT MerT Tn5053.6 116 11650-12000 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: cytosolic mercuric ion transport protein
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MSEPQNGRGA LFAGGLAAIL ASTCCLGPLV LVALGFSGAW IGNLTVLEPY RPLFIGAALV ALFFAWKRIY RPVQACKPGE VCAIPQVRAT YKLIFWIVAV LVLVALGFPY VVPFFY

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merR1 MerR1 Tn5053.6 144 12072-12506 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Comment: activator/repressor of mer operon
Protein Sequence: MENNLENLTI GVFAKAAGVN VETIRFYQRK GLLPEPDKPY GSIRRYGEAD VVRVKFVKSA QRLGFSLDEI AELLRLDDGT HCEEASSLAE HKLKDVREKM ADLARMETVL SELVCACHSR QGNVSCPLIA SLQGGTSLAG ASTA

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