Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn6346
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn6346-KM659090
Family:  Tn3
Group: 
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  Yes

Host Organism:  Achromobacter sp. LM16
Date of Isolation:  2014
Country:  Poland
Molecular Source:  plasmid pLM16A1

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRR 1-38 + 38 GGGGTCGTCT CAGAAAACGG AAAATAAAGC ACGCTAAG
repeat i4 10-28 + 19 TCAGAAAACG GAAAATAAA
repeat i4 8203-8221 - 19 TCAGAAAACG GAAAATAAA

Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Length Sequence
res_site_I Tn6346 4522-4558 + 37 GCTACCGTCA GATTGAGGCA TACCCTAACT TGGCGTC
res Tn6346 4574-4650 + 77 AAATCGTCAG AATAGAGTTG CCTTCCGAAT TGATTGACAT ACGCCGTCAA GGGTCATAGA TTTCTTCCTG ACACATT
res_site_II Tn6346 4574-4616 + 43 AAATCGTCAG AATAGAGTTG CCTTCCGAAT TGATTGACAT ACG
res_site_III Tn6346 4621-4650 + 30 CAAGGGTCAT AGATTTCTTC CTGACACATT

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
merR Tn6346 34-468 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merT Tn6346 540-890 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merP Tn6346 903-1178 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merA Tn6346 1250-2935 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merD Tn6346 2953-3318 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merE Tn6346 3315-3551 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
urfM Tn6346 3548-4537 + Passenger Gene Other
tnpR Tn6346 4746-5228 + Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpA Tn6346 5231-8197 + Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merR MerR Tn6346 144 34-468 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: activator-repressor of mer operon
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MENNLENLTI GVFAKAAGVN VETIRFYQRK GLLLEPDKPY GSIRRYGEAD VTRVRFVKSA QRLGFSLDEI AELLRLEDGT HCEEASSLAE HKLKDVREKM ADLARMEAVL SELVCACHAR RGNVSCPLIA SLQGGASLAG SAMP

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merT MerT Tn6346 116 540-890 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: cytosolic mercuric ion transport protein
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MSEPKTGRGA LFTGGLAAIL ASACCLGPLV LIALGFSGAW IGNLAVLDPY RPIFIGVALV ALFFAWRRIY RQAAACKPGE VCAIPQVRAT YKLIFWIVAA LVLVALGFPY VMPFFY

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merP MerP Tn6346 91 903-1178 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: mercury transport
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKKLFASLAL AAVVAPVWAA TQTVTLSVPG MTCSACPITV KKAISKVEGV SKVDVTFETR QAVVTFDDAK TSVQKLTKAT ADAGYPSSVK Q

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merA MerA Tn6346 561 1250-2935 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: mercuric ion reductase
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MTHLKITGMT CDSCAAHVKE ALEKVPGVQS ALVSYPKGTA QLAIVPGTSP DALTAAVAGL GYKATLADAP LADNRVGLLD KVRGWMAAAE KHSGNEPPVQ VAVIGSGGAA MAAALKAVEQ GAQVTLIERG TIGGTCVNVG CVPSKIMIRA AHIAHLRRES PFDGGIAATV PTIDRSKLLA QQQARVDELR HAKYEGILGG NPAITVVHGE ARFKDDQSLT VRLNEGGERV VMFDRCLVAT GASPAVPPIP GLKESPYWTS TEALASDTIP ERLAVIGSSV VALELAQAFA RLGSKVTVLA RNTLFFREDP AIGEAVTAAF RAEGIEVLEH TQASQVAHMD GEFVLTTTHG ELRADKLLVA TGRTPNTRSL ALDAAGVTVN AQGAIVIDQG MRTSNPNIYA AGDCTDQPQF VYVAAAAGTR AAINMTGGDA ALDLTAMPAV VFTDPQVATV GYSEAEAHHD GIETDSRTLT LDNVPRALAN FDTRGFIKLV IEEGSHRLIG VQAVAPEAGE LIQTAALAIR NRMTVQELAD QLFPYLTMVE GLKLAAQTFN KDVKQLSCCA G

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merD MerD Tn6346 121 2953-3318 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: secondary regulatory protein
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MNAYTVSRLA LDAGVSVHIV RDYLLRGLLR PVACTPGGYG LFDDAALQRL CFVRAAFEAG IGLDALARLC RALDAADGDE AAAQLALLRQ FVERRREALA DLEVQLATLP TEPAQHAESL P

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merE MerE Tn6346 78 3315-3551 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Function: mercury transport
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MNNPERLPSE THKPITGYLW GGLAVLTCPC HLPILAVVLA GTTAGAFLGE HWVIAALGLT GLFLLSLSRA LRAFRERE

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
urfM UrfM Tn6346 329 3548-4537 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Other
Function: possible diguanylate phosphodiesterase
Sequence Family: EAL (Pfam:PF00563)||DUF3330 (Pfam:PF11809)
Comment: similar to urfM from E.coli
Protein Sequence: MSAFRPDGWT TPELAQAVER GQLELHYQPV VDLRSGGIVG AEALLRWRHP TLGLLPPGQF LPVVESSGLM PEIGAWVLGE ACRQMRDWRM LAWRPFRLAV NVSASQVGPD FDGWVKGVLA DAELPAEYLE IELTESVAFG DPAIFPALDA LRQIGVRFAA DDFGTGYSCL QHLKCCPIST LKIDQSFVAG LANDRRDQTI VHTVIQLAHG LGMDVVAEGV ETSASLDLLR QADCDTGQGF LFAKPMPAAA FAVFVSQWRG ATMNASDSTT TSCCVCCKEI PLDAAFTPEG AEYVEHFCGL ECYQRFEARA KTGNETDADP NACDSLPSD

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpR TnpR Tn6346 160 4746-5228 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Protein Sequence: VDKVFTDKAS GKDTRRPELE RLLAFVREGD TVVVHSMDRL ARNLDDLRRL VQGLTQRGVR IEFLKEHLTF TGEDSPMANL MLSVMGAFAE FERALIRERQ REGIALAKQR GAYRGRKKSL SSERIAELRQ RVEAGEQKTK LAREFGISRE TLYQYLRTDQ

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA Tn6346 988 5231-8197 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MPRRSILSAA ERESLLALPD TKDELIRHYT FSETDLSIIR QRRGPANRLG FAVQLCYLRF PGVILGVDEP PFPPLLKLVA DQLKVSVESW DEYGQREQTR REHLVELQTV FGFQPFTMGH YRQAVQLLTE MALQTDKGIV LASTLIEHLR QQSVILPALN AVERASAEAI TRANRRIYDA LAEPLSDAHR RRLDDLLKRR DNGKTTWLAW LRQSPVKPNS RHMLEHIERL KAWQALDLPS GIERSVHQNR LLKIAREGGQ MTPADLAKFE AQRRYATLVA LAIEGMATVT DEIIDLHDRI LGKLFNAAKN KHQQQFQASG KAINAKVRLF GRIGQALIEA KQAGRDPFAA IEAVMSWDAF AESVTEAQKL AQPEDFDFLH RIGESYATLR RYAPEFLAVL KLRAAPAAKD VLDAIEVLRG MNSDNARKVP ADAPTEFIKP RWQKLVMTDT GIDRRYYELC ALSEMKNALR SGDIWVQGSR QFKDFEDYLV PPAKFASLKQ ASELPLAVAT DCNRYLNDRL TLLETQLATV NRMATANELP DAIITESGLK ITPLDAAVPD TAQALIDQTA MILPHVKITE LLLEVDEWTG FTRHFAHLKS GDPAKDKNLL LTTILADAIN LGLTKMAESC PGTTYAKLAW LQAWHIRDET YGAALADLVN AQFRHPFAEH WGDGTTSSSD GQNFRTGSKA ESTGHINPKY GSSPGRTFYT HISDQYAPFH TKVVNVGVRD STYVLDGLLY HESDLRIEEH YTDTAGFTDH VFALMHLLGF RFAPRIRDLG DTKLYIPKGD AAYDALKPMI GGTLNIKHVR AHWDEILRLA TSIKQGTVTA SLMLRKLGSY PRQNGLAVAL RELGRIERTL FILDWLQSVE LRRRVHAGLN KGEARNALAR AVFFNRLGEI RDRSFEQQRY RASGLNLVTA AVVLWNTVYL ERAAHALRGN GHAVDDALLQ YLSPLGWEHI NLTGDYLWRS SAKIGAGKFR PLRPLQPA

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