Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn559
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn559-FN677369
Family:  Tn554
Group: 
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  Yes

Host Organism:  Staphylococcus aureus ST398
Date of Isolation:  2010
Country:  Germany
Molecular Source:  genome

Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Length Sequence
att Tn559 1-6 + 6 GATGTA
att Tn559 4290-4295 + 6 CAAGTT

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
tnpA Tn559 141-1226 + Transposase
tnpB Tn559 1223-3115 + Transposase
tnpC Tn559 3122-3499 + Accessory Gene Helper
dfrK (ARO:3002869) Tn559 3619-4110 + Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA Tn559 361 141-1226 +
Class: Transposase
Protein Sequence: MRVQRIEVEN KPYPLYLLLD KEYQLIEPVM KFIKYLDNTG KSPNTIKAYC YHLKLLYEFM EQRGVILNDI NFELLADFVG WLRYPTANNV IDLQSKEAIR EETTVNTILN AVMSFLDYLS RLGEFKSIDV FKQAKGRNFK GFLHHVNKGR YQKNVLKLRV KKKQIRTLTA EEVKQIIDAC HTKRDKLILM LMYEGGLRIG EVLSLRLEDI ATWDNQIHLT PRDVNVNEAY IKLRKERTIH VSKELMSLYT DYLVYEYSEE LEHDYVFISL KEGYFGKPLK YQSVLDLVRR IVKRTGIEFT SHMLRHTHAT QLIREGWDVA FVQKRLGHAH VQTTLNTYVH LSDQDMKNEF NKYLERKEHK K

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpB TnpB Tn559 630 1223-3115 +
Class: Transposase
Protein Sequence: MNASSKRKII SQSEISKKIA VMNEEMQGFW ANNSWDIRKC PHPSAIELSK NPALRNRWVR FERVKNLWLR TELKYFYFYH LNNRIWNAKT VWIRKGTVIN KMLDFLDLKY PSITSITEVP IDKAMTEYRT YLTKQGVRIT TTNYKITANQ EKTPVKANSY YVTNLKQFIE FYEDFYFDGE EWDKDVWDRR NLPLPDDKVN PTQYEYTINF KGFRNTYFKQ LVKRYCKLRL NMDSFSYVSD IAQKLKEFFN FLDIKFKHVQ RVHQLTRVEI EAYLSELNMM GIKPSTITGR ISILEGLFST LHRLEWDDVP SKLLIYPEDY PKIPRAKPRF IDEFVLEQLN SHLDKLPEYI ATMTMIVQEC GMRISELCTL KKGCLLEDKD GDYFLKYYQW KMKKEHIVPI SKEVALLIKV REDKVSEEFP DSEYLFPRKD GSPLKQETFR GELNKLAYEQ NIVDKSGEIY RFHAHAFRHT VGTRMINNGV PQHIVQKFLG HESPEMTSRY AHIFDETLKN EFTKFQEKLV TNNGDVLNLD DDSEVDDVEL QWFKKNINAQ VLPNGYCRLP VIAGGCPHAN ACLDCTHFCT SKQFLPQHEE QLERTEELLT IAKDKQWQRQ IETNSRVKER LEQIIGSLTG

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpC TnpC Tn559 125 3122-3499 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Helper
Sequence Family: Tn554_family
Comment: target specificity and orientation
Protein Sequence: MDKQVRNTTE IVRLAKQKSQ KTREKVDKAI SKFSIEGKAI NFNSIAKEAN VSKSWLYKEH DIRQRIESLR ERQITSNVVS KPKKSSRSEE ILIKTLKRRV MELEKENKKL QNQIQKLYGD LYNKE

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
dfrK (ARO:3002869) DfrK Tn559 163 3619-4110 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic target replacement (ARO:0001002)
Sequence Family: trimethoprim resistant dihydrofolate reductase dfr (ARO:3001218)
Target: diaminopyrimidine antibiotic (ARO:3000171)
Comment: perfect match to reference sequence for ARO:3002869
Protein Sequence: MKVSLIAAMD KNRVLGKEND IPWRIPKDWE YVKNTTKGYP IILGRKNLES IGRALPGRRN IILTRDKGFS FNGCEIVHSI EDVFEICNNE EEIFIFGGEQ IYNLFLPYVE KMYITKIHYE FEGDTFFPEV NYEEWSEVSV TQGITDEKNP YTYYFHIYER KAY

1.  Kadlec K, Schwarz S.  Identification of the novel dfrK-carrying transposon Tn559 in a porcine methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus ST398 strain..  Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Aug;54(8):3475-7. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00464-10. Epub 2010 May 24.  PubMed ID: 20498309 .