Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn6332
Synonyms:  TnMERI1
Accession:  Tn6332-LC155216.1
Family:  Tn3
Group:  Tn4430
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  ND

Host Organism:  Bacillus megaterium MB1
Date of Isolation:  2016
Country:  Japan

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL 1-38 + 38 GGGGTCTTAC CAACAAAACG CGGAAAACAT ACGCTAAG
IRR 11471-11508 - 38 GGGGTCCTAC CAACAAAACG CGGAAAACAT ACGCTAAG

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
merB1 Tn6332 639-1295 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merB2 Tn6332 1445-2074 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merR2 Tn6332 2071-2460 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merA Tn6332 3361-5256 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merP Tn6332 5275-5625 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merT Tn6332 5673-5969 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merE Tn6332 5966-6235 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merR1 Tn6332 6250-6648 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merB3 Tn6332 6726-7454 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
tnpR Tn6332 7887-8444 + Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpA Tn6332 8459-11410 + Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merB1 MerB1 Tn6332 218 639-1295 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: organomercurial lyase
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKTEIQEIVT RLDQQSNKGE GGESMKWLFR PLLQMLAGGE SVTIEDMATT TGKPVEEVKK VLQSLPSVEI DEQGRVVGLG LTLIPTPHHF TVDGKQLYAW CALDTLIFPA LIGRSVNIES PCHSTGEPIR LNVEPDHIVS VEPSTAVVSI VTPDDMSSIR TAFCNEVHFF SSPNAAEDWL DQHPGGKVLS VEDAFELGRL MGTRYEESRP ANGSCCDI

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merB2 MerB2 Tn6332 209 1445-2074 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKNKTELKKF YELLLAKLPK ESVPILRTIF FSIRDGQAVT ESSLINQTGI NTKTVQSVVK ILAQRQMIVR EADQKIVGAL GLSIIPTTNQ IHLGGRTLFA WCAISTLELS TALVADVDIH SRCAYTGEPI EVTVRNGKLA KTTPDSTVIW TVPFDSEAPW AGGTCKQIHY FSSVEHANKW KEEHPKLQGE IMTLEQALSF GNELKKFLS

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merR2 MerR2 Tn6332 129 2071-2460 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MEDLTIGQLA QQTGVSRKAI RLYEEKELIL PSIKRSEGNY RVYNQEHVFC INGIKQLRSL GVSLEEMKDL IVIFEKNTVE IEPHLQHLLK DKLTKIDEQI NELQKLRKHI ESYLDSPKEA FNQMEGFKQ

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merA MerA Tn6332 631 3361-5256 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Comment: mercury reductase
Protein Sequence: MKKYRVNVQG MTCSGCEQHV AVALENMGAK AIEVDFRRGE AVFELPDDVK VEDAKNAIAD ANYHPGEAEE FQSEQKTNLL KKYRLNVEGM TCTGCEEHIA VALENAGAKG IEVDFRRGEA LFELPYDVDI DIAKTAITDA QYQPGEAEEI QVQSEKRTDV SLNDEGNYDY DYIIIGSGGA AFSSAIEAVA LNAKVAMIER GTVGGTCVNV GCVPSKTLLR AGEINHLAKN NPFVGLHTSA SNVDLAPLVK QKNDLVTEMR NEKYVNLIDD YGFELIKGEA KFVNENTVEV NGNQITAKRF LIATGASSTA PNIPGLDEVD YLTSTSLLEL KKVPNRLTVI GSGYIGMELG QLFHNLGSEV TLIQRSERLL KEYDPEISEA ITKALTEQGI NLVTGATYER VEQDGDIKKV HVEINGKKRI IEAEQLLIAT GRKPNTESLN LHAAGVEVGS RGEIVIDDYL KTTNSRIYSA GDVTLGPQFV YVAAYEGGLA ARNAIGGLNQ KVNLEVVPGV TFTSPSIATV GLTEQQAKEK GYEVKTSVLP LDAVPRALVN RETTGVFKLV ADAKTLKVLG AHVVAENAGD VIYAATLAVK FGLTVGDLRE TMAPYLTMAE GLKLAVLTFD KDVSKLSCCA G

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merP MerP Tn6332 116 5275-5625 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MMLLSLMLVV SACSNEQEVQ KTEVSKSEVK TTAMNSEKDV KAITEAEKTG TFMVIAGMDC CPPSVVEDAI AQVEGAGKTA IKVNGSTAEV TVSFDDTKTN LDAIKTEVSD LGLPVE

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merT MerT Tn6332 98 5673-5969 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKEKVSQVAT VFSAFVMAGC CLGPLILIPL GLTGFAGAIA FYSLKYRLLF SIVTIVLLAY SFYMVYGRKG KRKSSVIGLW ITTFLVFTMF LFLFSVES

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merE MerE Tn6332 89 5966-6235 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKNIIKSSGW FLVALITCPC HLFLLLPLIA GTALGSYFTE FKNVIFIMMG LLFVFALFKG WRKLDPETKE ETKKDTTTHD CCSMEKFKS

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merR1 MerR1 Tn6332 132 6250-6648 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKFRIGELAD KCGVNKETIR YYERLGLIPE PERTEKGYRM YSQQTVDRLH FIKRMQELGF TLNEIDKLLG VVDRDEAKCR DMYDFTILKI EDIQRKIEDL KRIERMLMDL KERCPENKDI YECPIIETLM KK

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merB3 MerB3 Tn6332 242 6726-7454 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Comment: organomercurial lyase
Protein Sequence: MNQNHLNTSL KDKVLQSLGL PEEGFEGKIR LLSPSENSIR LDILLFMAEG KIVNINDLTA TEEQIDVQSA LQRLRELDLI HWDQNSGDVN VAYPFSGVPT PHRVTLAGML PAYSMCAIDA LGIPSMFTDA VIESECAFCG EKITIDVKNN MPVANPDTVV VGLGTTDAAD TNACCDSSCE SNEPTSISTS CCPAIQFYCS EEHWQKANEK NSTTAKDKLT LAEAFEVGAA VFGGTLSGSK GK

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpR TnpR Tn6332 185 7887-8444 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Protein Sequence: MKFGYARVST QDQSLSLQLD ALAHYGVDQI FEEKESGKMK NRPQLDELLK VLRKDDTVIV YKLDRISRST KHLIELMEYF ESKEIHFVSI QDKIDTTTAM GRFFFRMLAS IAELERDIIS ERTKDGLTAA RARGRNGGRP KVDLKKIELA IKMYESKDYS LSQIKTATGI GATTLYRYLE KKKDI

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA Tn6332 983 8459-11410 +
Class: Transposase
Function: transposase activity (GO:0004803)
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MRGKELLTED QRTEFVRIPA DMSESELETY YTFSQYDLEI IKRHRRDHNR LGFAVQLCVL RYPGWSLSDV GPIPDYIIEY IASQIDVNPN SFSLYAQREP TKHEHMEEIR QVYGYQNFSL GNYRKAAQFL LNHALQNGNS MYLLRTAQEE LRNQKIILPG MTTIERLVWE TRQRAEERIF KSLTCTLSKW QKQKLDKLID PFVDNRKTPL AWLRELPGQS SPEAFLKVIK RLEYIRELKL EINTEQIHPN RLLQLSRIGA RYEPHSFRRF KEMKKYAILV AYLVTLSQDL IDQAIEIHDR QMMILQSKGR KTQEEMQKEN GKAVNEKVVH FADIGAALIQ ARNEGLDPFN AIEMIMPWDK IVSSVEEAQK LARPMDYDYL DLLENRFSYL RKYTPTFLKS LEFRSTQGTE PLLQALKTLN EINESGKRKI PNDAPVDFIP KRWKKHVYGD DGIINRHYYE MAALTELKNH IRSGDISVVG SRLHKDFEEY LVPKKDWTTT RLTETKLAVR SSADEYIEER RKSLAQRLTW VSNNLDSLEG VNIEKAKIRV DRLEKNTPEE ARAFSLSLYN MLPRIKLTDL LMEVAHWTGF DEMLIHASTN RPPKGEEKVV LMAALMAMGT NIGLTKMAEA TPGVTYHQMA NAAQWRLFDD AISRAQATLV NFQHKLKLAS YWGDGSTSSS DGMRVQVGVS SLHADANPHY GSGKGATIYR FTSDQFSSFY TKVINTNARD AVHVIDGLLH HETDLNIEEH FTDTAGYADS VFGLSHLLGF RFAPRLRDLA DSKLFTIQTP NEFPKLENIL RGRINTKIIQ ENFDDVLRVA HSIREGKVSG SLIMGKLGSY ARQNKLATTL REMGRIEKTI FILDYISNET LRRRIQRGLN KGEAMNGLAR ALFFGKRGEL RERGIQDQLQ RASALNILIN AISVWNTVYL TEATKLLKEK GNLREDLLKH VSPLGWEHIN FLGEYNFDAS KVASLHSLRP LIQ

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