Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn511
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn511-EU287476.1
Family:  Tn3
Group:  Tn163
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  ND

Host Organism:  Proteus mirabilis
Date of Isolation: 
Country: 
Molecular Source:  plasmid R772

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL 1-38 + 38 GGGGTCGTCT CAGAAAACGG AAAATAAAGC ACGCTAAG
IRR 18752-18789 - 38 GGGGTCGCCT CAGAAAACGG AAAATAAAGC ACGCTAAG

Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Length Sequence
res_site_I Tn4378.1 4527-4557 + 31 CGTCAGATTG AGGCATACCC TAACCGGATG T
res_site_II Tn4378.1 4578-4612 + 35 CGTCAGAATA GAGTCGGTTG TGTTATTTAT TGACA
res_minus_35 Tn4378.1 4607-4612 + 6 TTGACA
res_site_III Tn4378.1 4615-4646 + 32 AGCTGAAAAA GGTCATAGAT TTCTTCCTGA CA

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
merR Tn4378.1 34-468 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merT Tn4378.1 540-890 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merP Tn4378.1 903-1178 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merA Tn4378.1 1250-2935 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merD Tn4378.1 2953-3318 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merE Tn4378.1 3315-3551 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
urfM Tn4378.1 3548-4537 + Passenger Gene Other
tnpR Tn4378.1 4667-5227 + Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpA non-functional Tn4378.1 5230-8195 + Transposase
tnpA 5'-end Tn4378.1 5230-5439 + Transposase
APH(3')-Ia (ARO:3002641) Tn4378.1 9047-9862 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
socD Tn4378.1 10230-11348 - Passenger Gene Other
tnpR Tn5403a 11740-12345 - Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpA Tn5403a 12440-15298 + Transposase
tnpA 3'-end Tn4378.1 15370-18119 + Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merR MerR Tn4378.1 144 34-468 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: activator-repressor of mer operon
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MENNLENLTI GVFAKAAGVN VETIRFYQRK GLLLEPDKPY GSIRRYGEAD VTRVRFVKSA QRLGFSLDEI AELLRLEDGT HCEEASSLAE HKLKDVREKM ADLARMEAVL SELVCACHAR RGNVSCPLIA SLQGGASLAG SAMP

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merT MerT Tn4378.1 116 540-890 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: cytosolic mercuric ion transport protein
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MSEPKTGRGA PFTGGLAAIL ASACCLGPLV LIALGFSGAW IGNLAVLEPY RPIFIGVALV ALFFAWRRIY RQAAACKPGE VCAIPQVRAT YKLIFWIVAA LVLVALGFPY VMPFFY

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merP MerP Tn4378.1 91 903-1178 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: mercury transport
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKKLFASLAL AAVVAPVWAA TQTVTLSVPG MTCSACPITV KKAISKVEGV SKVDVTFETR QAVVTFDDAK TSVQKLTKAT ADAGYPSSVK Q

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merA MerA Tn4378.1 561 1250-2935 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: mercuric ion reductase
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MTHLKITGMT CDSCAAHVKE ALEKVPGVQS ALVSYPKGTA QLAIVPGTSP DALTAAVAGL GYKATLADAP LADNRVGLLD KVRGWMAAAE KHSGNEPPVQ VAVIGSGGAA MAAALKAVEQ GAQVTLIERG TIGGTCVNVG CVPSKIMIRA AHIAHLRRES PFDGGIAATV PTIDRSKLLA QQQARVDELR HAKYEGILGG NPAITVVHGE ARFKDDQSLT VRLNEGGERV VMFDRCLVAT GASPAVPPIP GLKESPYWTS TEALASDTIP ERLAVIGSSV VALELAQAFA RLGSKVTVLA RNTLFFREDP AIGEAVTAAF RAEGIEVLEH TQASQVAHMD GEFVLTTTHG ELRADKLLVA TGRTPNTRSL ALDAAGVTVN AQGAIAIDQG MRTSNPNIYA AGDCTDQPQF VYVAAAAGTR AAINMTGGDA ALDLTAMPAV VFTDPQVATV GYSEAEAHHD GIETDSRTLT LDNVPRALAN FDTRGFIKLV IEEGSHRLIG VQAVAPEAGE LIQTAALAIR NRMTVQELAD QLFPYLTMVE GLKLAAQTFN KDVMQLSCCA G

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merD MerD Tn4378.1 121 2953-3318 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: secondary regulatory protein
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MNAYTVSRLA LDAGVSVHIV RDYLLRGLLR PVACTPGGYG LFDDAALQRL CFVRAAFEAG IGLDALARLC RALDAADGDE AAAQLALLRQ FVERRREALA DLEVQLATLP TEPAQHAESL P

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merE MerE Tn4378.1 78 3315-3551 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: mercury transport
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MNNPERLPSE THKPITGYLW GGLAVLTCPC HLPILAVVLA GTTAGAFLGE HWVIAALGLT GLFLLSLSRA LRAFRERE

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
urfM UrfM Tn4378.1 329 3548-4537 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Other
Function: possible diguanylate phosphodiesterase
Sequence Family: EAL (Pfam:PF00563)||DUF3330 (Pfam:PF11809)
Comment: similar to urfM from E.coli
Protein Sequence: MSAFRPDGWT TPELAQAVER GQLELHYQPV VDLRSGGIVG AEALLRWRHP TLGLLPPGQF LPVVESSGLM PEIGAWVLGE ACRQMRDWRM LAWRPFRLAV NVSASQVGPD FDGWVKGVLA DAELPAEYLE IELTESVAFG DPAIFPALDA LRQIGVRFAA DDFGTGYSCL QHLKCCPIST LKIDQSFVAG LANDRRDQTI VHTVIQLAHG LGMDVVAEGV ETSASLDLLR QADCDTGQGF LFAKPMPAAA FAVFVSQWRG ATMNASDSTT TSCCVCCKEI PLDAAFTPEG AEYVEHFCGL ECYQRFEARA KTGNETDADP NACDSLPSD

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpR TnpR Tn4378.1 186 4667-5227 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Function: resolvase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Protein Sequence: MQGQRIGYVR VSSFDQNPER QLEHVEVGKV FTDKASGKDT QRPELDSLLA FVREGDTVVV HSMDRLARNL DDLRRLVQKL TKRGVRIEFV KESLTFTGED SPMANLMLSV MGAFAEFERA LIRERQREGI ALAKQRGAYR GRKKALSPEQ VADLRQRAAA GEQKAKLARE FGVSRETLYQ YLRADQ

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA non-functional TnpA non-functional Tn4378.1 988 5230-8195 +
Class: Transposase
Comment: non-functional transposase due to internal stop codon || appears to be a fusion of the first 70 codons of tnpA (Tn4378) and another unknown tnpA
Protein Sequence: MPRRSILSAA ERESLLALPD TKDDLIRYYT FSDTDLSIIR QRRGPANRLG FAVQLCYLRF PGILLGVDEP DEPPFRPAET VADQLKVSVE SWASTGSGSR PGASIWSSAN GVRLPALHHE PLPAGRPHAD RAGHANRQGH CAGQRLDRAS AAAVGHSACP QRRRAGERRS DHPRQPAHLL RLGRTTVGRA SPPPRRSAQA PGQRQDDLAG LAAPVTRQAQ FAAYAGAHRT TQGMAGARSA YRHRAADPPK PAAQDRPRGR PDDTRRPGQV RGAAALRDPG GARH*RHGHR HRRNHRPARP HPGQAVQRRQ EQASAAVPGV RQGDQRQGAA VRAYRSGTDR GQAIGPRSVC RHRGRHVLGR LRRERHRSAE ARAARGLRFP APHRRELRHA ASLRAGIPRR AQAAGRARCQ GCAGGHRSAA QHEQRQRPQG ARRRANRFHQ AALAEAGDDR HRHRSALLRT VRAVGDEKRP ALRRHLGAGI APVQGLRGLP GATREIRQPQ AGQRIAAGRG HRLRPVPA*P ADAAGNAARH RQPHGAGQRA AGRHHHGVGP EDHAARCGGA RHRAGADRPD SNDPAARQDH RTAAGGRRMD RLHPALRAPE IGRPGQGQEP AADHDPGRRH QPGSDQDGGV LPRNDLRQAR LAPSLAYPRR NLFVGAGRTG QCAVPASLRR ALGRRHHVIV GRPEFPNRQQ GREHWPHQPE IWQQSWADFL HPHLRPVRAI PHQGGSCRRA RLDYVLDGCC TRVRLRIEST TPIRQDSPIM YLADALLGVR LRRASATWAT PSCSSPRATP STTRSSR*LA ATD*TSRLFA PIGMKFYGWP RRSSRAR*RL R*CCASSAAI RARTAWPWPC ASWGVSSARC SSWIGCKAWS CAVACTLG*T RAKPAMRWPA PCSSTVWVKS ATAALSSSAT VPAASTW*RR PSCYGTRSIW NGLRTRCGAT ATPSMTRCCS TCRRSAGSTS T*PAITSGAA APRSARASSG RCGRCNLL

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA 5'-end N/A Tn4378.1 70 5230-5439 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Comment: tnpA ORF interrupted
Protein Sequence: MPRRSILSAA ERESLLALPD TKDDLIRYYT FSDTDLSIIR QRRGPANRLG FAVQLCYLRF PGILLGVDEP

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
APH(3')-Ia (ARO:3002641) APH(3')-Ia Tn4378.1 271 9047-9862 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic inactivation (ARO:0001004)
Sequence Family: APH(3') (ARO:3000126)
Target: aminoglycoside antibiotic (ARO:0000016)
Comment: strict match to reference sequence for ARO:3002641 (bitscore: 550)||Synonyms: aphA-1,apha1-1AB, APH(3')-Ic, apha7
Protein Sequence: MSHIQRETSC SRPRLNSNLD ADLYGYRWAR DNVGQSGATI YRLYGKPDAP ELFLKHGKGS VANDVTDEMV RLNWLTAFMP LPTIKHFIRT PDDAWLLTTA IPGKTAFQAL EEYPDSRENI VDALAAFLRR LHSIPLCNCP FNSDRVFRLA QAQSRMNNGL VDASDFDDER NGCPVEQVWK EMHKLLPFSP DSVVTHGDFS LDNLIFDEGK LIGCIDVGRV GIADRYQDLA ILWNCLGEFS PSLQKRLFHK YGIDNPDMNK LQFHLMLDEF F

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
socD SocD Tn4378.1 372 10230-11348 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Other
Comment: putative santhopine-degrading protein ||FAD-binding oxidoreductase
Protein Sequence: MSDKTVAKTV IVLGGGILGV STAWQLAQAG AQVTLVTEAA LCSGATGRSL SWLNSAGERS QPYHALRIAG IDRYRTLFAR HPQLDWLRFD GAIYWAADDD AGTKARHHYE KAQGYDSKLI NRATVGDVDA QVNPASLGHV AIANPGEGWV SLPHLVDHLV QAFRALGGEI IENTGKASVI TKDGRACGIR SEKHGALLAD QVLVACGPWT PEVVAPLGVQ IPNGSPVSML VTSQPCDLAP QVVLNTPRAA VRPNPGNTIA VDHDWYEEHI VAQGDGQYRI DTSVINQLMA EAGNLIGDGA PLTANSCKIG LKPIPGDGEP VVGELQKVPG CFVVFTHSGA TLALILGEML TQEMLTGVKH PMLATFRPER FS

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpR TnpR Tn5403a 201 11740-12345 -
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Protein Sequence: MGHRAAIYCR VSTADQSCER QEFDLRAFAG RAGYDVVGIF KETGSGTKLD RAERKKVLAL AQSRQIDAIL VTELSRWGRS TLDLLNTLRE LENWKVSVIA MNGMAFDLSS PYGRMLATFL SGIAEFERDL ISERVKSGLA VAKARGKRLG RQAGVRPKSD RLLPKVVAMR AEGRSYRWIA RELGISKNTV ADIVQRHRAN A

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA Tn5403a 952 12440-15298 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MSRRHIFTER QRAALFDLPT DELSLLKFYT LGDDDLENIR QRRRPENRIG FALQLCALRY PGRALAPGEM IPREILSFVG AQLGVPADAL LTYATRRQTR QQHMDTLREI YGYKTFTGRG ARDLRKWTFG QAEDARSNED LAHRFIVRCR ETSTILPAVS TIERLCADAL VAAERRIETR IVENLTADVR DHLDKLLSEM LAGNISRFIW LRNFEVGNNS AAANRLLDRL EFLRTLNINH SALASIPAHR IARLRRQGER YFTDGLRDIT SDRRWAILAV CVVEWEAAIA DAIVETHDRI VGKTWREAKR QHDETISGSK ATLADTIRTF TALGASLLEA RSDGTPLEMA VASSVAWDRL AQLVATGTQL SNTLADEPLA YVGQGYHRFR RYAPRMLRCL KLEAAPVAGP LVAAALSIGE MKGVASPERR FLRPSSKWNR HLRAQEKGDT RLWEVAVLFH LRDAFRSGDV WLAHSRRYGD LKQVLVPMIA AQENAKLAVP SNPQDWLADR KARLTIALKR LARAARNGTI PHGSIEDGTL RIDRLTADVP DGAEALILDL YRRMPSVRIT DMLLEVDAAL GFTDAFTHLR TGAPCRDRIG LLNVLLAEGL NLGLRKMAEA TNTHDYWQLS RLARWHVESE AMNQALAIVV AAQGKLPMSR VWGMGTSASS DGQFFPTARH GEAMNMVNAK YGSVPGLKAY THVSDQFAPF ACQSIPATVS EAPYILDGLL MNEVGRHVRE QYADTAGFTD HLFGASSLLG YNLVLRIRDL PSKRLYVFNP DTTPRELRKL VGGKAREDLI VANWPDIFRC AATMTAGKIR PSQLLRKLAS YPRQNNLAVA LREVGRIERT LFIIEWILDT DMQRRAQIGL NKGEAHHALK NALRIGRQGE IRDRTTEGQH YRIAGLNLLT AVIIYWNTVH LGHAVTERRN EGLDVPPEFL PHISPLAGRT FY

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA 3'-end N/A Tn4378.1 916 15370-18119 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Comment: tnpA ORF interrupted
Protein Sequence: PLLKLVADQL KVSVESWAST GSGSRPGASI WSSANGVRLP ALHHEPLPAG RPHADRAGHA NRQGHCAGQR LDRASAAAVG HSACPQRRRA GERRSDHPRQ PAHLLRLGRT TVGRASPPPR RSAQAPGQRQ DDLAGLAAPV TRQAQFAAYA GAHRTTQGMA GARSAYRHRA ADPPKPAAQD RPRGRPDDTR RPGQVRGAAA LRDPGGARH* RHGHRHRRNH RPARPHPGQA VQRRQEQASA AVPGVRQGDQ RQGAAVRAYR SGTDRGQAIG PRSVCRHRGR HVLGRLRRER HRSAEARAAR GLRFPAPHRR ELRHAASLRA GIPRRAQAAG RARCQGCAGG HRSAAQHEQR QRPQGARRRA NRFHQAALAE AGDDRHRHRS ALLRTVRAVG NEKRPALRRH LGAGIAPVQG LRGLPGATRE IRQPQAGQRI AAGRGHRLRP VPA*PADAAG NAARHRQPHG AGQRAAGRHH HGVGPEDHAA RCGGARHRAG ADRPDSNDPA ARQDHRTAAG GRRMDRLHPA LRAPEIGRPG QGQEPAADHD PGRRHQPGSD QDGGVLPRND LRQARLAPSL AYPRRNLFVG AGRTGQCAVP ASLRRALGRR HHVIVGRPEF PNRQQGREHW PHQPEIWQQS WADFLHPHLR PVRAIPHQGG QCRRARLDLC ARRLAVPRVR PAHRGALHRY GRIHRSCIWP DAPAGLPLCA AHPRPGRHQA VHPQGRHRLR RAQADD*QRQ TEHQGYSRPL G*NSTAGHVD QAGHGDGFAD AAQARQLSAP ERPGRGPARA GAYRAHAVHP GLVAKRGAAP SRARWAEQGR SPQCAGPRRV LQPSG*NPRP QL*AAALPCQ RPQPGDGGRR AMEHGLSGTG CARAAGQRPR RR*RAVAVPV AARLGAHQPD RRLPLAQQRQ DRRGQVQAAA AVATCL

TnCentral Accession TE Name Type Coordinates Strand Length
Tn4378.1-EU287476.1 Tn4378.1 transposon 1-18151 + 18151
Tn5403a-EU287476.1 Tn5403a transposon 11707-15369 + 3663

Name Associated TE Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL Tn4378.1 1-38 + 38 GGGGTCGTCT CAGAAAACGG AAAATAAAGC ACGCTAAG
IR Tn4378.1 8191-8228 - 38 GGGGTCGTCT CAGAAAACGG AAAATAAAGC ACGCTAAG
IRL Tn5403a 11707-11752 + 46 GGGGTCGGTT CCGGCTGAGG GCGAAATGAC ACCCTAAGCG TTAGCT
IRR Tn5403a 15324-15369 - 46 GGGGTCGGTT CCGGCTGAGG GCGAAATGAC ACCCTAAGCT TTCGGT
IRR Tn4378.1 18114-18151 - 38 GGGGTCGTCT CAGAAAACGG AAAATAAAGC ACGCTAAG

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