Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn6238
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn6238-KJ511462.1
Family:  Tn3
Group:  Tn3
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  ND

Host Organism:  Klebsiella pneumoniae KpF7
Date of Isolation:  2015
Country:  Argentina
Molecular Source:  plasmid pMPQDC1

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL 1-38 + 38 GGGGTCTGAC GCTCAGTGGA ACGAAAACTC ACGTTAAG
IRR 7958-7995 - 38 GGGGTCTGAC GCTCAGTGGA ACGAAAACTC ACGTTAAG

Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Length Sequence
attC bla OXA-9 Tn6238 1621-1689 , 2530-2535 + 75 CGTTCAAGGT GAGCGGACTC GCGCGGCTTT ATGCGCGAGG TCCGCTCGAG CGCAGGGTTA TGCATCTGCC ATCAA
attC bla OXA-9 core Tn6238 1621-1689 + 69 CGTTCAAGGT GAGCGGACTC GCGCGGCTTT ATGCGCGAGG TCCGCTCGAG CGCAGGGTTA TGCATCTGC
attC aadA Tn6238 2536-2590 , 3384-3389 + 61 GGTATCCTTC ATTGCTCCGC TGTGCGCTTA ATAGGTGCAT AACTTTGTTT TAGACGTTTA A
attC aadA core Tn6238 2536-2590 + 55 GGTATCCTTC ATTGCTCCGC TGTGCGCTTA ATAGGTGCAT AACTTTGTTT TAGAC
attC AAC(6')-Ib4 Tn6238 3390-3444 , 4067-4071 + 60 CGTTTGACAT GAGGGGCGGC CAAGGGCGCC AGCCCTTGGA CGTCCCCCTC GATGGTTCAA
attC AAC(6')-Ib core Tn6238 3390-3455 + 66 CGTTTGACAT GAGGGGCGGC CAAGGGCGCC AGCCCTTGGA CGTCCCCCTC GATGGAAGGG TTAGGC
res Tn6238 4798-4918 + 121 AAATGTACCT TAAATCGAAT ATCAGACACG ATGTGTCTAT TATGCCAAAA TGACGATTTA ATGGACACTC AAACGAAGCC GTTTTACTAT GTCTGATAAT TTATAATATT TCGAACGGTT G
res_site_III Tn6238 4801-4823 + 23 TGTACCTTAA ATCGAATATC AGA
res_site_II Tn6238 4829-4864 + 36 TGTGTCTATT ATGCCAAAAT GACGATTTAA TGGACA
res_site_I Tn6238 4887-4915 + 29 TGTCTGATAA TTTATAATAT TTCGAACGG

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
bla TEM-1 (ARO:3000873) Tn6238 148-1008 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
tnpR_p Tn6238 1191-1509 - Accessory Gene Resolvase
bla OXA-9 (ARO:3001404) Tn6238 1708-2547 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
aadA (ARO:3002601) Tn6238 2592-3380 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
AAC(6')-Ib10 (ARO:3002581) Tn6238 3450-4004 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
tnpR Tn6238 4238-4795 - Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpA Tn6238 4924-7962 + Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
bla TEM-1 (ARO:3000873) Bla TEM-1 Tn6238 286 148-1008 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic inactivation (ARO:0001004)
Sequence Family: TEM beta-lactamase (ARO:3000014)
Target: penem (ARO:3003706)||cephalosporin (ARO:0000032)||monobactam (ARO:0000004)||penam (ARO:3000008)
Comment: perfect match to reference sequence for ARO:3000873||Synonyms: TEM-98, RTEM-1
Protein Sequence: MSIQHFRVAL IPFFAAFCLP VFAHPETLVK VKDAEDQLGA RVGYIELDLN SGKILESFRP EERFPMMSTF KVLLCGAVLS RVDAGQEQLG RRIHYSQNDL VEYSPVTEKH LTDGMTVREL CSAAITMSDN TAANLLLTTI GGPKELTAFL HNMGDHVTRL DRWEPELNEA IPNDERDTTM PAAMATTLRK LLTGELLTLA SRQQLIDWME ADKVAGPLLR SALPAGWFIA DKSGAGERGS RGIIAALGPD GKPSRIVVIY TTGSQATMDE RNRQIAEIGA SLIKHW

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpR_p TnpR_p Tn6238 106 1191-1509 -
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Comment: C-terminal fragment
Protein Sequence: KRV*CSGCSG SVY*RRDQYR R*YGANGGHH PVGCGTG*TP EDPRAHE*GP TGSKAERNQI WPQAYRGQER RADASSEGHW CNGNCSSAQY CPLHGL*NS* RRKGLV

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
bla OXA-9 (ARO:3001404) Bla OXA-9 Tn6238 279 1708-2547 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic inactivation (ARO:0001004)
Sequence Family: OXA beta-lactamase (ARO:3000017)
Target: cephalosporin (ARO:0000032)||penam (ARO:3000008)
Comment: strictmatch to reference sequence for ARO:3001404 (bitscore: 569)
Protein Sequence: MKDTLMKKIL LLHMLVFVSA TLPISSVASD EVETLKCTII ADAITGNTLY ETGECARRVS PCSSFKLPLA IMGFDSGILQ SPKSPTWELK PEYNPSPRDR TYKQVYPALW QSDSVVWFSQ QLTSRLGVDR FTEYVKKFEY GNQDVSGDSG KHNGLTQSWL MSSLTISPKE QIQFLLRFVA HKLPVSEAAY DMAYATIPQY QAAEGWAVHG KSGSGWLRDN NGKINESRPQ GWFVGWAEKN GRQVVFARLE IGKEKSDIPG GSKAREDILV ELPVLMGNK

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
aadA (ARO:3002601) AadA Tn6238 262 2592-3380 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic inactivation (ARO:0001004)
Sequence Family: ANT(3'')(ARO:3004275)
Target: aminoglycoside antibiotic (ARO:0000016)
Comment: strict match to reference sequence for ARO:3002601 (bitscore: 520)||Synonym: ANT(9)(3'')
Protein Sequence: MREAVIAEVS TQLSEVVGVI ERHLEPTLLA VHLYGSAVDG GLKPHSDIDL LVTVTVRLDE TTRRALINDL LETSASPGES EILRAVEVTI VVHDDIIPWR YPAKRELQFG EWQRNDILAG IFEPATIDID LAILLTKARE HSVALVGPAA EELFDPVPEQ DLFEALNETL TLWNSPPDWA GDERNVVLTL SRIWYSAVTG KIAPKDVAAD WAMERLPAQY QPVILEARQA YLGQEDRLAS RADQLEEFVH YVKGEITKVV GK

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
AAC(6')-Ib10 (ARO:3002581) AAC(6')-Ib10 Tn6238 184 3450-4004 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic inactivation (ARO:0001004)
Sequence Family: AAC(6') (ARO:3000345)
Transposase Chemistry: aminoglycoside acetyltransferase
Target: aminoglycoside antibiotic (ARO:0000016)
Comment: strict match to reference sequence for ARO:3002581 (bitscore: 377)
Protein Sequence: MTNSNDSVTL RLMTEHDLAM LYEWLNRSHI VEWWGGEEAR PTLADVQEQY LPSVLAQESV TPYIAMLNGE PIGYAQSYVA LGSGDGRWEE ETDPGVRGID QLLANASQLG KGLGTKLVRA LVELLFNDPE VTKIQTDPSP SNLRAIRCYE KAGFERQGTV TTPYGPAVYM VQTRQAFERT RSVA

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpR TnpR Tn6238 185 4238-4795 -
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Function: resolvase||serine site-specific recombinase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Comment: first defined as a repressor
Protein Sequence: MRIFGYARVS TSQQSLDIQI RALKDAGVKA NRIFTDKASG SSTDREGLDL LRMKVEEGDV ILVKKLDRLG RDTADMIQLI KEFDAQGVAV RFIDDGISTD GDMGQMVVTI LSAVAQAERR RILERTNEGR QEAKLKGIKF GRRRTVDRNV VLTLHQKGTG ATEIAHQLSI ARSTVYKILE DERAS

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA Tn6238 1012 4924-7962 +
Class: Transposase
Function: transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Comment: In frame three amino acid deletion relative to tnpA (Tn3)
Protein Sequence: VLKKPSGREA DMPVDFLTTE QVESYGRFTG EPDELQLARY FHLDEADKEF IGKSRGDHNR LGIALQIGCV RFLGTFLTDM NHIPSGVRHF TARQLGIRDI TVLAEYGQRE NTRREHAALI RQHYQYREFA WPWTFRLTRL LYTRSWISNE RPGLLFDLAT GWLMQHRIIL PGATTLTRLI SEVREKATLR LWNKLALIPS AEQRSQLEML LGPTDCSRLS LLESLKKGPV TISGPAFNEA IERWKTLNDF GLHAENLSTL PAVRLKNLAR YAGMTSVFNI ARMSPQKRMA VLVAFVLAWE TLALDDALDV LDAMLAVIIR DARKIGQKKR LRSLKDLDKS ALALASACSY LLKEETPDES IRAEVFSYIP RQKLAEIITL VREIARPSDD NFHDEMVEQY GRVRRFLPHL LNTVKFSSAP AGVTTLNACD YLSREFSSRR QFFDDAPTEI ISQSWKRLVI NKEKHITRRG YTLCFLSKLQ DSLRRRDVYV TGSNRWGDPR ARLLQGADWQ ANRIKVYRSL GHPTDPQEAI KSLGHQLDSR YRQVAARLGE NEAVELDVSG PKPRLTISPL ASLDEPDSLK RLSKMISDLL PPVDLTELLL EINAHTGFAD EFFHASEASA RVDDLPVSIS AVLMAEACNI GLEPLIRSNV PALTRHRLNW TKANYLRAET ITSANARLVD FQATLPLAQI WGGGEVASAD GMRFVTPVRT INAGPNRKYF GNNRGITWYN FVSDQYSGFH GIVIPGTLRD SIFVLEGLLE QETGLNPTEI MTDTAGASDL VFGLFWLLGY QFSPRLADAG ASVFWRMDHD ADYGVLNDIA RGQSDPRKIV LQWDEMIRTA GSLKLGKVQA SVLVRSLLKS ERPSGLTQAI IEVGRINKTL YLLNYIDDED YRRRILTQLN RGESRHAVAR AICHGQKGEI RKRYTDGQED QLGALGLVTN AVVLWNTIYM QAALDHLRAQ GETLNDEDIA RLSPLCHGHI NMLGHYSFTL AELVTKGHLR PLKEASEAEN VA

1.  Quiroga MP, Orman B, Errecalde L, Kaufman S, Centron D.  Characterization of Tn6238 with a new allele of aac(6')-Ib-cr..  Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 May;59(5):2893-7. doi: 10.1128/AAC.03213-14. Epub 2015 Feb 17.  PubMed ID: 25691640 .