Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn6294
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn6294-LC015492.1
Family:  Tn3
Group:  Tn4430
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  ND

Host Organism:  Paenibacillus sp. EOA1
Date of Isolation:  2016
Country:  Antartic

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL 1-38 + 38 GGGGTATTAC CAACAAAACG CGGAAAACAT ACGCTAAG
IRR 8537-8574 - 38 GGGGTATTAC CAACAAAACG CGGAAAACAT ACGCCAAG

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
merB1 Tn6294 320-970 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merR2 Tn6294 1003-1440 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merA Tn6294 1714-3354 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merP Tn6294 3370-3684 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merT Tn6294 3726-4028 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merE Tn6294 4025-4294 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merR1 Tn6294 4308-4706 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
tnpR Tn6294 4954-5523 + Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpA Tn6294 5525-8476 + Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merB1 MerB1 Tn6294 216 320-970 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Comment: organomercurial lyase
Protein Sequence: MKTEIQELVS LFDQNKGEGG GSMKWLFRPL LQMLTKGEPV TVEDIATTTG KPLDEVKDIL PTLSSAELDE QGRVVGFGLT LIPTPHRFEV DEKQLYAWCA LDTLMFPELI GHMVHIESPC YCTGKPIRLT VEPDRVLSLE PTTAVVSIVT PDDTSSVRSS FCNEVHFFST ESAAQNWLNQ HPNGKVYPVK EAFELGRLLG KRYEEPGPTN ESCCDI

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merR2 MerR2 Tn6294 145 1003-1440 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MEQFTIGQLA QQTGVSRKAI RLYEEKGLIL PSIKRSEGNY RVYNQEHVFC INGIKQLRSL GVSLEEMTDL VVIFEKKPVE VEPRLQHLLK EKLTMIDEHI KDLQKLRQHV GAFLDSPKDV FNQVYLPKNF TIECRYNHVS NIEKQ

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merA MerA Tn6294 546 1714-3354 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Comment: mercury reductase
Protein Sequence: MKKYRVTVQG MTCTGCEEHV AVALENMGAK GIEVDFRRGE AVFELTNDVE VETAKKAIAE AKYQPGEVEE LQPQEMVQLG DEGDYDYIII GSGGAAFSSA IEAVKYGAKV AIIERGTVGG TCVNIGCVPS KTLLRAGEIN HLAKNNPFIG LHTSAGDVDL APLIKQKNEL VTDLRNSKYV DLIDDYGFEL IKGEAKFVDE KTVEVNGMQL SAKRFLIATG ASPAVPNIPG LDEVDYLTST TLLELKKVPK RLTVIGSGYI GMELGQLFHN LGSEVTLMQR SPRLLKEYDP EVSEAITQAL TEQGVNLVTG ASFERIEQDG DIKKVHVEVN GKKRIIEADQ LLAATGRTPN TATLNLQDAG VEVGPRGEIV IDEYSKTTNS RIYAAGDVTL GPQFVYVAAY QGGVAAGNAI GGLNKKLNLE VVPGVTFTAP AIATVGLTEQ QAKEKGYEVK TSVLPLDAVP RALVNRETTG VFKLVADEKT LKVLGAHVVA ENAGDVIYAA TLAVKFGLTV EDLRETMAPY LTMAEGLKLA ALTFDKDVSK LSCCAG

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merP MerP Tn6294 104 3370-3684 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MMLLSLLLVV SACSNEKEAQ NTIDAKQEVK TTIETTKTGT FTVLGMDCCP PSVVESVLEQ VDGVSKTAIK VSGSKGEVTV SFDDKKTDLQ AIKTAVSNFG LGVE

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merT MerT Tn6294 100 3726-4028 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKEKVSQVAT VFSAFVMAAC CLGPLIFIPL GLTGFAGALA FYSLKYRLLF SIVTIILLAY SFYMVYGRKG KRKSSIIGLW ITTFFVFCMF LFLFLVEGGL

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merE MerE Tn6294 89 4025-4294 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKNTIKSSGW FLVALITCPC HLFLLLPLVA GTALGSYFTD FKDVTFIVMG LLFVFALFKG WRKLDPETKN ETKKETKTHD CCSMERFKS

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merR1 MerR1 Tn6294 132 4308-4706 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Comment: mercury-responsive transcriptional regulator protein
Protein Sequence: MHFRVGEIAE KCNVNKETIR YYERLGLIPE PDRTEKGYRM YSQQTVDRLN FIKRMQELGF SLNEIDKLLG VVDRDEAKCR DMYDFTVLKI EDIQHKIQDL KRIEQVLMDL KERCPENKDI YECPIIETLM KK

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpR TnpR Tn6294 189 4954-5523 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Protein Sequence: MKFGYARVST QDQSLSLQLD ALTHYGVDQT FEEKESGKRK NRPQLDELLK VLRKGDTVVV YKLDRISRST KHLIELMEHF EAKGIHFVSI QDKIDTTTAM GRFFFRMLAS IAELERDIIS ERTKDGLTAA RARGRNGGRP KVDLKKIELA IKMYESKDYS LSQIKTATGI GATTLYRYLE KKKISSKEL

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA Tn6294 983 5525-8476 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MRGKELLTED QRTEFVRIPA DMSESELETY YTFSQYDLEI IKRHRRDHNR LGFAVQLCVL RYPGWSLSDV GPIPDYIIEY IARQINVNPN SFSLYAQREP TKHEHMEEIR QVYGYENFSL GNYRKVAQFL LNHALQNGNS MYLLRTAQEE LRNQKIILPG MTTIERLVWE ARQRAEERIF KSLTCTLSKW QKQKLDKLID PFVDNRKTPL AWLRELPGQS SPEAFLKVIK RLEYIRDLKL EINSEQIHPN RLLQLSRIGA RYEPHSFRRF KEKKKYAILV SYLVTLSQDL IDQAIEIHGR QMMILQSKGR KTQEEMQKEN GKAVNEKVVH FADIGAALIQ ARNEGLDPFN AIEMIMPWDK IVSSVEEAQK LARPMDYDYL DLLENRYSYL RKYTPTFLKS LEFRSTQGTE PLLQALKTLN EINESGKRKI PNDAPVDFIP KRWKKHVYGD DGIINRHYYE MAALTELKNH IRSGDISVVG SRLHKDFEEY LVPKEDWKTT RLTETKLAVR SSADEYLEER RKSLAQRLTW VSNNLDSLEG VNIEKAKIRL DRLEKNTPEE ARAFSLSLYN MLPRIKLTDL LMEVAHWTGF DEMLIHASTN RPPKGEEKVV LMAALMAMGT NIGLTKMAEA TPGVTYHQMA NAAQWRLFDD AISRAQATLV NFQHKLKLAS YWGDGSTSSS DGMRVQVGVS SLHADSNPHY GSGKGATIYR FTSDQFSSFY TKVINTNARD AVHVIDGLLH HETDLNIEEH FTDTAGYADS VFGLSHLLGF RFAPRLRDLA DSKLFTIQTP NEFPKLENIL RGRINTKIIQ ENFDDVLRVA HSIREGKVSG SLMMGKLGSY ARQNKLATTL REMGRIEKTI FILDYISNET LRRRIQRGLN KGEAMNGLAR ALFFGKRGEL RERGIQDQLQ RASALNILIN AISVWNTVYL TEATKLLKEK GNLREDLLKH ISPLGWEHIN FLGEYNFDAR KVTSLHSLHP LLQ

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