Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn5401
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn5401-U03554.1
Family:  Tn3
Group:  Tn3
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  ND

Host Organism:  Bacillus thuringiensis serovar morrisoni EG2158
Date of Isolation:  1994
Country:  U.s.a.

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL 1-53 + 53 GGGGTATGTG TAGCAATGGA ACAGAATCAC GCAACAAGCA TTAGCGGACA TTA
IRR 4785-4837 - 53 GGGGTATGTG TAGCAATGGA ACAAAATCAC GCAACAAGCA TTAGCGGACA TTA

Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Length Sequence
res_site_d Tn5401 40-51 - 12 ATGTCCGCTA AT
res Tn5401 639-737 + 99 ATGTCCACTA ATTAATATTA GTGGACATGA AGTGTGGGAA AATAAATGTT TGATGTCCGC TAACATAATT GATAAGATTA AAATATCATG TCCGCTAAT
res_site_a Tn5401 639-650 + 12 ATGTCCACTA AT
res_site_b Tn5401 655-666 - 12 ATGTCCACTA AT
res_site_c Tn5401 691-702 + 12 ATGTCCGCTA AC
res_site_d Tn5401 726-737 + 12 ATGTCCGCTA AT
res_site_d Tn5401 4787-4798 + 12 ATGTCCGCTA AT

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
parE Tn5401 119-343 - Passenger Gene Toxin
parD-noDBD Tn5401 351-608 - Passenger Gene Antitoxin
tnpI Tn5401 764-1684 + Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpA Tn5401 1756-4773 + Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
parE ParE Tn5401 74 119-343 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Toxin
Function: unknown
Sequence Family: ParE_toxin (Pfam:PF05016)
Target: DNA gyrase
Protein Sequence: MKFIAKQEKG IQKRIAEGLK GLLKIPPEGD IKSMKGYTEL YRLRIGTFRI LFEINHDEKV IYIQAIGNRG DIYK

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
parD-noDBD ParD-noDBD Tn5401 85 351-608 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antitoxin
Function: unknown
Sequence Family: parD (PDB:4Q2U)
Comment: no PBD
Protein Sequence: MAIRKDELYR LIDHLDQQDE KAAFDFLEFL VQRSRRKPKE WEKIDMADPD HEPLSTQELE QLNSEEGYVS GEDAKREFGL QIDLP

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpI TnpI Tn5401 306 764-1684 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Function: cointegrate resolution, transcriptional regulation
Sequence Family: Tyrosine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Tyrosine
Comment: belongs to the phage integrase family of site-specific recombinases
Protein Sequence: MHSTKTISIQ ATSLISDFIS SLSQEGDLHT KTLKEYTSDL KDFVFWFENV WGKHAEDTLF HPIEVTARTI ARYRGHMQVT RLLKPSTINR RINSIKRYFD WAKQKGLVQT NYSKSIKFVP TEKTSPKRMS DKEEAALMHA VEKYGTLRDR AMIIFMLHTG LRSMEVCDVQ IEDVIMRKRG GYVVVRSGKR NKQREVPLNS TARCALEEHI RLSEISQSYL FPSSKTGKRL QERAIRHILQ KYIRLAKLEG FSAHDLRHRF GYVMAERTPL HRLAQIMGHD NLNTTMIYVR ATQEDLQGEV EKIAWN

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA Tn5401 1005 1756-4773 +
Class: Transposase
Function: cointegrate formation during transposition
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MPVDFLTPEQ EEKYGCFCDT PTSEQLAKYF WLDDTDKELI WNRRGEHNQL GFAVQLGTVR FLGTFLSDPT NVPQSVITYM ANQLHLDAQS FSRYRNKRSQ WDQMQEIRSV YGYKNFTDKS THWRFIRWLY ARAWLYNERP SVLFDLATAR CIEQKILLPG VSVLTRLVST VRDRSAENIW KKLSSLPDNV QKKQLENLLQ IDQKTKKTYL ERLSNPPVPI SVTGIKNTLI RLQELRQLNT ENWDMSRIPS KRLQQFARHT VAVRSQAIAR MPDQRRMAML VAFAKMYTQS AQDDVIDIFD RYLTDLFAKT YRKEQKERLR TIKDLDKAAR QLREACVILL EHTDPSVHPK TAVFEKISEK DLIQAVQIVD SLTYSPNQTL AYSGLLQHYG IIRKFLPLLM EEIELQATPA GLPILQAWNF VKEHGKSNKK RWKNAPLAGL NANWSKVVID KDSGTVNHRA YTFWMLEQVL EALHRHDLYI VGSEKYGDLR AQLLQDEEWK SIRPSILRSL DWSIDSYESL TPLKEELDKT YHQVIENWEN NPAVQIDTFA GKERIVLTPL DKQPEPESLQ KLKQQIHTML PNIDIPQLLL EVNRWTGFMD GFRHISEAKS RINELPISIC ALLISQACNI GLRPLVQDGV PSLERDRLTW IEQNYFRAET LSESNAKLVD FHSQLQLAKM WGGGEIASAD GLRFITPVKS VHTGPNPKYF GSGRGVTYYN YTSDQFTGLH GLVIPGTIRD SLYLLQCVLE QNTNLQPKEI MTDTAGYSDI IFGLFGLLGY QFSPRLADIS ESRLWRFDAN SDYSMLNNLS KSRIREELIH RHWEDMLRVA GSLKLNKINA THLIQALQYN GKPTMLGRAI GELGRLFKTR YLLLYLHDEN YRRKILNQLN RGEARHSLAR AVFYGKRGEL HQSYREGQEE QLGALGLVVN AIIVWNTRYI ESALQVLRNR GHTIDNDDIS RLSPLGHKHI NIVGRYSFVL PEEVKDGQLR TLTYEETNKK EPDSL

1.  Baum JA.  Tn5401, a new class II transposable element from Bacillus thuringiensis..  J Bacteriol. 1994 May;176(10):2835-45. doi: 10.1128/jb.176.10.2835-2845.1994.  PubMed ID: 7514590 .