Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn5060
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn5060-AJ551280.1
Family:  Tn3
Group:  Tn21
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  ND

Host Organism:  Pseudomonas sp. A19-1
Date of Isolation:  2003
Country:  Russia

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL 1-38 + 38 GGGGGCACCT CAGAAAACGG AAAATAAAGC ACGCTAAG
IRR 8627-8667 - 41 GGGGTCGTCT CAGAAAACGG AAAATAAAGC ACGCTAAGCC G

Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Length Sequence
res Tn5060 4964-5094 + 131 GCCGCCGTCA GGTTGAGGCA TACCCTAACC TGATGTCAGA TGCCATGTGT AAATTGCGTC AGGATAGGAT TGAATTTTGA ATTTATTGAC ATATCTCGTT GAAGGTCATA GAGTCTTCCC TGACATTTTG C
res_site_I Tn5060 4964-5002 + 39 GCCGCCGTCA GGTTGAGGCA TACCCTAACC TGATGTCAG
res_site_II Tn5060 5016-5059 + 44 ATTGCGTCAG GATAGGATTG AATTTTGAAT TTATTGACAT ATCT
res_site_III Tn5060 5063-5094 + 32 TGAAGGTCAT AGAGTCTTCC CTGACATTTT GC

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
merR Tn5060 34-468 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merT Tn5060 540-890 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merP Tn5060 904-1179 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merC Tn5060 1215-1637 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merA Tn5060 1689-3383 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merD Tn5060 3401-3763 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merE Tn5060 3760-3996 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
urfM Tn5060 3993-4979 + Passenger Gene Other
tnpR Tn5060 5105-5665 + Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpA Tn5060 5668-8634 + Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merR MerR Tn5060 144 34-468 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: activator-repressor of mer operon
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MENNLENLTI GVFAKAAGVS VETIRFYQRK GLLPEPDKPY GSIRRYGEAD VVRVKFVKSA QRLGFSLDEI AELLRLDDGT HCEEASSLAE HKLKDVREKM ADLARMETVL SELVCACHAR KGNVSCPLIA SLQGEAGLAR SAMP

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merT MerT Tn5060 116 540-890 +
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
merP MerP Tn5060 91 904-1179 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: mercury transport
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKKLFASLAL AAAVAPVWAA TQTVTLAVPG MTCAACPITV KKALSKVEGV SKVDVGFEKR EAVVTFDDTK ASVQKLTKAT ADAGYPSSVK Q

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merC MerC Tn5060 140 1215-1637 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: transmembrane protein mercury transport
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MGLMTRIADK TGALGSVVSA MGCAACFPAL ASFGAAIGLG FLSQYEGLFI SRLLPLFAAL AFLANALGWF SHRQWLRSLL GMIGPAIVFA ATVWLLGNWW TANLMYVGLA LMIGVSIWDF VSPAHRRCGP DGCELPAKRL

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merA MerA Tn5060 564 1689-3383 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: mercuric ion reductase
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MSTLKITGMT CDSCAVHVKD ALEKVPGVQS ADVSYAKGSA KLAIEVGTSP DALTAAVAGL GYRATLADAP SVSTPGGLLD KMRDLLGRND KTGSSGALHI AVIGSGGAAM AAALKAVEQG ARVTLIERGT IGGTCVNVGC VPSKIMIRAA HIAHLRRESP FDGGIAATTP TIQRTALLAQ QQARVDELRH AKYEGILEGN PAITVLHGSA RFKDNRNLIV QLNDGGERVV AFDRCLIATG ASPAVPPIPG LKDTPYWTST EALVSETIPK RLAVIGSSVV ALELAQAFAR LGAKVTILAR STLFFREDPA IGEAVTAAFR MEGIEVREHT QASQVAYING EGDGEFVLTT AHGELRADKL LVATGRAPNT RKLALDATGV TLTPQGAIVI DPGMRTSVEH IYAAGDCTDQ PQFVYVAAAA GTRAAINMTG GDAALNLTAM PAVVFTDPQV ATVGYSEAEA HHDGIKTDSR TLTLDNVPRA LANFDTRGFI KLVVEEGSGR LIGVQAVAPE AGELIQTAAL AIRNRMTVQE LADQLFPYLT MVEGLKLAAQ TFNKDVKQLS CCAG

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merD MerD Tn5060 120 3401-3763 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: secondary regulatory protein
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MSAYTVSQLA HNAGVSVHIV RDYLVRGLLR PVACTTGGYG VFDDAALQRL CFVRAAFEAG IGLDALARLC RALDAADGAQ AAAQLAVLRQ LVERRRAALA HLDAQLASMP AERAHEEALP

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merE MerE Tn5060 78 3760-3996 +
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: MNAPDKLPPE TRQPVSGYLW GALAVLTCPC HLPILAAVLA GTTAGAFLGE HWGVAALALT GLFVLAVTRL LRAFRGGS

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
urfM UrfM Tn5060 328 3993-4979 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Other
Function: possible diguanylate phosphodiesterase
Sequence Family: EAL (Pfam:PF00563)||DUF3330 (Pfam:PF11809)
Comment: similar to urfM from E.coli||alternative gene symbols urf-2 and urf2M
Protein Sequence: MTSSQPAGWT AAELAQAAAR GQLDLHYQPL VDLRDHRIAG AEALMRWRHP RLGLLPPGQF LPLAESFGLM PEIGAWVLGE ACRQMHKWQG PAWQPFRLAV NVSASQVGPT FDDEVKRVLA DMALPAELLE IELTESVAFG NPALFASFDA LRAIGVRFAA DDFGTGYSCL QHLKCCPITT LKIDQSFVAR LPDDARDQTI VRAVIQLAHG LGMEVVAEGV ETPDCLAWLR QAGCDTVQGF LFARPMPAAA FVGFVNQWRN TTMNANEPST SCCVCCKEIP LDAAFTPEGA EYVEHFCGLE CYQRFQARAS TATETSVKPD ACDSPPSG

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpR TnpR Tn5060 186 5105-5665 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Function: resolvase||serine site-specific recombinase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Comment: identical to tnpR (TnAs3 )
Protein Sequence: MTGQRIGYIR VSTFDQNPER QLEGVKVDRA FSDKASGKDV KRPQLEALIS FARTGDTVVV HSMDRLARNL DDLRRIVQTL TQRGVHIEFV KEHLSFTGED SPMANLMLSV MGAFAEFERA LIRERQREGI ALAKQRGAYR GRKKSLSSER IAELRQRVEA GEQKTKLARE FGISRETLYQ YLRTDQ

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA Tn5060 988 5668-8634 +
Class: Transposase
Function: transposition, DNA-mediated (GO:0006313)
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Comment: identical to TnAs3 tnpA
Protein Sequence: MPRRSILSAA ERESLLALPD SKDDLIRHYT FNDTDLSIIR QRRGPANRLG FAVQLCYLRF PGVILGVDEL PFPPLLKLVA DQLKVGVESW NEYGQREQTR REHLSELQTV FGFRPFTMSH YRQAVQMLTE LAMQTDKGIV LASALIGHLR RQSVILPALN AVERASAEAI TRANRRIYDA LAEPLADAHR RRLDDLLKRR DNGKTTWLAW LRQSPAKPNS RHMLEHIERL KAWQALDLPT GIERLVHQNR LLKIAREGGQ MTPADLAKFE PQRRYATLVA LATEGMATVT DEIIDLHDRI LGKLFNAAKN KHQQQFQASG KAINAKVRLY GRIGQALIDA KQSGRDAFAA IEAVMSWDSF AESVTEAQKL AQPDDFDFLH RIGESYATLR RYAPEFLAVL KLRAAPAAKN VLDAIEVLRG MNTDNARKLP ADAPTGFIKP RWQKLVMTDA GIDRRYYELC ALSELKNSLR SGDIWVQGSR QFKDFEDYLV PPEKFTSLKQ SSELPLAVAT DCEQYLHERL TLLEAQLATV NRMAAANDLP DAIITESGLK ITPLDAAVPD TAQALIDQTA MVLPHVKITE LLLEVDEWTG FTRHFTHLKS GDLAKDKNLL LTTILADAIN LGLTKMAESC PGTTYAKLAW LQAWHTRDET YSTALAELVN AQFRHPFAGH WGDGTTSSSD GQNFRTASKA KSTGHINPKY GSSPGRTFYT HISDQYAPFH TKVVNVGLRD STYVLDGLLY HESDLRIEEH YTDTAGFTDH VFALMHLLGF RFAPRIRDLG DTKLYIPKGD AAYDALKPMI GGTLNIKHVR AHWDEILRLA TSIKQGTVTA SLMLRKLGSY PRQNGLAVAL RELGRIERTL FILDWLQSVE LRRRVHAGLN KGEARNALAR AVFFNRLGEI RDRSFEQQRY RASGLNLVTA AIVLWNTVYL ERAAHALRGN GHAVDDSLLQ YLSPLGWEHI NLTGDYLWRS SAKIGAGKFR PLRPLQPA

1.  Kholodii G, Mindlin S, Petrova M, Minakhina S.  Tn5060 from the Siberian permafrost is most closely related to the ancestor of Tn21 prior to integron acquisition..  FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2003 Sep 26;226(2):251-5. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00559-7.  PubMed ID: 14553919 .