Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn558
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn558-AJ715531.1
Family:  Tn554
Group: 
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  Yes

Host Organism:  Staphylococcus lentus
Date of Isolation:  2004
Country:  Usa
Molecular Source:  pSCFS2

Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Length Sequence
att Tn558 1-6 + 6 GATGTA
att Tn558 6717-6722 + 6 GATGTA

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
tnpA Tn558 138-1223 + Transposase
tnpB Tn558 1220-3139 + Transposase
tnpC Tn558 3141-3506 + Accessory Gene Helper
fla Tn558 3789-4205 - Passenger Gene Other
fexA (ARO:3002704) Tn558 4383-5810 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA Tn558 361 138-1223 +
Class: Transposase
Comment: tyrosine recombinase XerD||TIGR02225||phage integrase, N-terminal SAM-like domain||DNA breaking-rejoining enzymes C-terminal catalytic domain
Protein Sequence: MKVQKVIVEE KSYPLYILLD KEFEVIEPVK RFIKYLDNTG KAPNTIKTYC YHLKLFYEFM SQSRIELGDL QFEDLANFVG WLRNPAGHLK VIDIQPKKAK REETSVNSIL NAVTSFLEYL NRTENFKAID MSKEARGRNF KGFLHHISKG RSYKKNILKL RVKKKLVQVL EHGQVKAIIE ACHTKRDKLL IMLMYEGGLR IGEALSLRIE DISTWDNQIN IRPRDHNENG AYIKLKKERT IDVSKELMAL YTDYLVHEYG EDLDHDYIFI NLKDSYFGHP LKYQSVLDLI RRLGKRTGIT FTAHILRHTH ATELIRSGWD GAYVQKRLGH AHVQTTLDTY VHLSDQDMKN EYKKYLQGRE T

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpB TnpB Tn558 639 1220-3139 +
Class: Transposase
Comment: Phage integrase N-terminal SAM-like domain||Region: Phage_int_SAM_1||cl12235||Phage integrase family||pfam00589
Protein Sequence: MTMKFPSVAT NRKLIASTEI NKKIANMTSV LKGYWAADRW DIRICPHPSA IELSKNPSLR NRWVNFDKVE NVWLKTELKY FYYLHLNNGA WNAKSVWIRK GTVISRMMGF LNLKYPNITS ITEVPIKKAL TEYRTYLTEQ KVKTTTTNYK LDVNQQKVTV HANSYYVTHL KQFMEFYEDF YFDGEEWEKD VWNRRKLSLP EDKVNPTSYE YTINFKGFKN NYFKEIVKRY CKLMLNTASF SHVVDIASKL KEFFNFMNKN CEGIQRIHQL TRNEIEQYFN YINLKGLKPS TVTGRISTLD VFFTTIQRYD WKDTPSKILI FQEDYPKVPK ALPRYIDEHI LEQLNGKLDK LEPYIATMVM VLQECGMRIS ELCTLKKGSV ITDKEGDCFL KYYQWKMKKE HIIPISKEIA ALILVQEQRV ADELDDGCVY VFPRKDCSPL KQDTFRVKLN ELAYEEKITD SNGEIFRFHA HAFRHTVGTR MINNGVPQHI VQKFLGHESP EMTARYAHIF DETLKKEFTK FKETLVTNNG SILDLSEENT EADNTDLQWF KKNINAQALP NGYCRLPVIA GPCPHANACL DCTNFCTSKQ FLTEHEEHLE RTKEILNRAK QNQWQRQVET NERVKNRLEQ IIHSLKETN

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpC TnpC Tn558 121 3141-3506 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Helper
Sequence Family: Tn554_family
Comment: target specificity and orientation in Tn554 family
Protein Sequence: MIRKGNTTAI VQLAKDKSEK TRIRVEKTIS EMALKEEKIN FNSVAQKANV SKSWLYKQKD IRTRVETLRG MQISELTPRK PSKSPRSEDV LIKTLKSRIK ALEEENERLK DQVQKLHGKL F

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
fla Fla Tn558 138 3789-4205 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Other
Sequence Family: flavodoxin
Protein Sequence: MKTLVIVSHP DMPNSRINKV WVEKAASYSN EITIHDLYRE YPDFIINVKR EQELVENHDN IIFQFPLYWY SSPSLLKKWI DEVIIYGWAY GSKGKRIFYN RKLGLAISAG VKKGEFTSMG KNKHTLTQML TPFKSLCA

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
fexA (ARO:3002704) FexA Tn558 475 4383-5810 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic efflux (ARO:0010000)
Sequence Family: major facilitator superfamily (MFS) antibiotic efflux pump (ARO:0010002)
Target: phenicol antibiotic (ARO:3000387)
Comment: perfect match to reference sequence for ARO:3002704
Protein Sequence: MKKDSKSKEM IQSEKRGSTR LLMMVLSLSV LVGAITADLV NPVLPLISKD LEASKSQVSW IVSGIALVLA IGVPIYGRIS DFFELRKLYI FAIMILASGS LLCAIAPNLP LLVLGRMVQG AGMSAIPVLS IIAISKVFPQ GKRGGALGII AGSIGVGTAA GPIFGGVVGQ YLGWNALFWF TFLLAIMIVI GAYYALPTIK PAESVGSNKN FDFIGGLFLG LTVGLLLFGI TQGETSGFSS FSSLTSLIGS VVALVGFIWR IVTAENPFVP PVLFNNKDYV NTVIIAFFSM FAYFAVLVFV PLLVVEVNGL SSGQAGMILL PGGVAVAILS PFVGRLSDRF GDKRLIITGM TLMGLSTLFL STYASGASPL LVSVGVLGVG IAFAFTNSPA NNAAVSALDA DKVGVGMGIF QGALYLGAGT GAGMIGALLS ARRDATEPIN PLYILDAMSY SDAFLAATGA ILIALIAGLG LKKRG

1.  Kehrenberg C, Schwarz S.  Florfenicol-chloramphenicol exporter gene fexA is part of the novel transposon Tn558..  Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 Feb;49(2):813-5. doi: 10.1128/AAC.49.2.813-815.2005.  PubMed ID: 15673776 .