Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn5084
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn5084-AB066362.1
Family:  Tn3
Group:  Tn4430
First isolate:  ND
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  ND

Host Organism:  Bacillus cereus
Date of Isolation:  None
Country:  None

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL 1-38 + 38 GGGGTATTAC CAACAAAACG CGGAAAACAT ACGCTAAG
IRR 11468-11505 - 38 GGGGTATTAC CAACAAAACG CGGAAAACAT ACGCTAAG

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
merB1 Tn5084 638-1294 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merB2 Tn5084 1444-2073 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merR2 Tn5084 2070-2459 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merA Tn5084 3361-5256 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merP Tn5084 5275-5625 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merT Tn5084 5673-5969 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merE Tn5084 5966-6235 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merR1 Tn5084 6250-6648 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merB3 Tn5084 6797-7453 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
tnpR Tn5084 7885-8454 + Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpA Tn5084 8456-11407 + Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merB1 MerB1 Tn5084 218 638-1294 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: organomercurial lyase
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKTEIQEIVT RLDQQSNKGE GGESMKWLFR PLLQMLAGGE SVTIEDMATT TGKPVEEVKK VLQSLPSVEI DEQGRVVGLG LTLIPTPHHF TVDGKQLYAW CALDTLIFPA LIGRSVNIES PCHSTGEPIR LNVEPDHIVS VEPSTAVVSI VTPDDMSSIR TAFCNEVHFF SSPNAAEDWL DQHPGGKVLS VEDAFELGRL MGTRYEESRP ANGSCCDI

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merB2 MerB2 Tn5084 209 1444-2073 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKNKTELKKF YELLLAKLPK ESVPILRTIF FSIRDGQAVT ESSLINQTGI NTKTVQSVVK ILAQRQMIVR EADQKIVGAL GLSIIPTTNQ IHLGGRTLFA WCAISTLELS TALVADVDIH SRCAYTGEPI EVTVRNGKLA KTTPDSTVIW TVPFDSEAPW AGGTCKQIHY FSSVEHANKW KEEHPKLQGE IMTLEQALSF GNELKKFLS

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merR2 MerR2 Tn5084 129 2070-2459 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MEDLTIGQLA QQTGVSRKAI RLYEEKELIL PSIKRSEGNY RVYNQEHVFC INGIKQLRSL GVSLEEMKDL IVIFEKNTVE IEPHLQHLLK DKLTKIDEQI NELQKLRKHI ESYLDSPKEA FNQMEGFKQ

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merA MerA Tn5084 631 3361-5256 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKKYRVNVQG MTCSGCEQHV AVALENMGAK AIEVDFRRGE AVFELPDDVK VEDAKNAIAD ANYHPGEAEE FQSEQKTNLL KKYRLNVEGM TCTGCEEHIA VALENAGAKG IEVDFRRGEA LFELPYDVDI DIAKTAITDA QYQPGEAEEI QVQSEKRTDV SLNDEGNYDY DYIIIGSGGA AFSSAIEAVA LNAKVAMIER GTVGGTCVNV GCVPSKTLLR AGEINHLAKN NPFVGLHTSA SNVDLAPLVK QKNDLVTEMR NEKYVNLIDD YGFELIKGES KFVNENTVEV NGNQITAKRF LIATGASSTA PNIPGLDEVD YLTSTSLLEL KKVPNRLTVI GSGYIGMELG QLFHNLGSEV TLIQRSERLL KEYDPEISEA ITKALTEQGI NLVTGATYER VEQDGDIKKV HVEINGKKRI IEAEQLLIAT GRKPIQTSLN LHAAGVEVGS RGEIVIDDYL KTTNSRIYSA GDVTPGPQFV YVAAYEGGLA ARNAIGGLNQ KVNLEVVPGV TFTSPSIATV GLTEQQAKEK GYEVKTSVLP LDAVPRALVN RETTGVFKLV ADAKTLKVLG AHVVAENAGD VIYAATLAVK FGLTVGDLRE TMAPYLTMAE GLKLAVLTFD KDVSKLSCCA G

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merP MerP Tn5084 116 5275-5625 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MMLLSLMLVV SACSNEQEVQ KTEVSKSEVK TTAMNSEKDV KAITEAEKTG TFMVIAGMDC CPPSVVEDAI AQVEGAGKTA IKVNGSTAEV TVSFDDTKTN LDAIKTEVSD LGLPVE

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merT MerT Tn5084 98 5673-5969 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKEKVSQVAT VFSAFVMAGC CLGPLILIPL GLTGFAGAIA FYSLKYRLLF SIVTIVLLAY SFYMVYGRKG KRKSSVIGLW ITTFLVFTMF LFLFSVES

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merE MerE Tn5084 89 5966-6235 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKNIIKSSGW FLVALITCPC HLFLLLPLIA GTALGSYFTE FKNVIFIMMG LLFVFALFKG WRKLDPETKE ETKKDTTTHD CCSMEKFKS

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merR1 MerR1 Tn5084 132 6250-6648 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKFRIGELAD KCGVNKETIR YYERLGLIPE PERTEKGYRM YSQQTVDRLH FIKRMQELGF TLNEIDKLLG VVDRDEAKCR DMYDFTILKI EDIQRKIEDL KRIERMLMDL KERCPENKDI YECPIIETLM KK

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merB3 MerB3 Tn5084 218 6797-7453 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MNQNHLNTSL KDKVLQSLGL PEEGFEGKIR LLSPSENSIR LDILLFMAEG KIVNINDLTA TEEQIDVQSA LQRLRELDLI HWDQNSGDVN VAYPFSGVPT PHRVTLAGML PAYSMCAIDA LGIPSMFTDA VIESECAFCG EKITIDVKNN MPVANPDTVV VGLGTTDAAD TKHAAILLAN RMSQRPFLPA VAQPFNFIVL RNIGKKRMKR IQQRRRTS

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpR TnpR Tn5084 189 7885-8454 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Protein Sequence: MKFGYARVST QDQSLSLQLD ALAHYGVDQT FEEKESGKKK NRPQLDDLLK VLRKGDTVVV YKLDRISRST KHLIELMEHF EAKGIHFVSI QDKIDTTTAM GRFFFRMLAS IAELERDIIS ERTKDGLTAA RARGRNGGRP KVDLKKIELA IKMYESKDYS LSQIKTATGI GATTLYRYLD KKKISGKEL

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA Tn5084 983 8456-11407 +
Class: Transposase
Function: transposase activity (GO:0004803)
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MRGKELLTED QRTEFVRIPA DMSESELETY YTFSQYDLEI IKRHRRDHNR LGFAVQLCVL RYPGWSLSDV GPIPDYIIEY IASQIDVNPN SFSLYAQREP TKHEHMEEIR QVYGYQNFSL GNYRKAAQFL LNHALQNGNS MYLLRTAQEE LRNQKIILPG MTTIERLVWE TRQRAEERIF KSLTCTLSKW QKQKLDKLID PFVDNRKTPL AWLRELPGQS SPEAFLKVIK RLEYIRELKL EINTEQIHPN RLLQLSRIGA RYEPHSFRRF KEMKKYAILV AYLVTLSQDL IDQAIEIHDR QMMILQSKGR KTQEEMQKEN GKAVNEKVVH FADIGAALIQ ARNEGLDPFN AIEMIMPWDK IVSSVEEAQK LARPMDYDYL DLLENRFSYL RKYTPTFLKS LEFRSTQGTE PLLQALKTLN EINESGKRKI PNDAPVDFIP KRWKKHVYGD DGIINRHYYE MAALTELKNH IRSGDISVVG SRLHKDFEEY LVPKKDWTTT RLTETKLAVR SSADEYIEER RKSLAQRLTW VSNNLDSLEG VNIEKAKIRV DRLEKNTPEE ARAFSLSLYN MLPRIKLTDL LMEVAHWTGF DEMLIHASTN RPPKGEEKVV LMAALMAMGT NIGLTKMAEA TPGVTYHQMA NAAQWRLFDD AISRAQATLV NFQHKLKLAS YWGDGSTSSS DGMRVQVGVS SLHADANPHY GPGKGATIYR FTSDQFSSFY TKVINTNARD AVHVIDGLLH HETDLNIEEH FTDTAGYADS VFGLSHLLGF RFAPRLRDLA DSKLFTIQMP NEFPKLENIL RGRINTKIIQ ENFDDVLRVA HSIREGKVSG SLIMGKLGSY ARQNKLATTL REMGRIEKTI FILDYISNET LRRRIQRGLN KGEAMNGLAR ALFFGKRGEL RERGIQDQLQ RASALNILIN AISVWNTVYL TEATKLLKEK GNLREDLLKH VSPLGWEHIN FLGEYNFDAS KVASLHSLRP LIQ

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