Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  Tn7
Synonyms: 
Accession:  Tn7-NC_002525
Family:  Tn7
Group: 
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  Yes

Host Organism:  Escherichia coli
Date of Isolation:  1972
Country: 
Molecular Source:  plasmid R721

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
Tn7R 1-225 + 225 TGTGGGCGGA CAATAAAGTC TTAAACTGAA CAAAATAGAT CTAAACTATG ACAATAAAGT CTTAAACTAG ACAGAATAGT TGTAAACTGA AATCAGTCCA GTTATGCTGT GAAAAAGCAT ACTGGACTTT TGTTATGGCT AAAGCAAACT CTTCATTTTC TGAAGTGCAA ATTGCCCGTC GTATTAAAGA GGGGCGTGGC CAAGGGCATG GTAAAGACTA TATTC
IRR 1-30 + 30 TGTGGGCGGA CAATAAAGTC TTAAACTGAA
repeat R1 9-30 + 22 GACAATAAAG TCTTAAACTG AA
repeat R2 29-50 + 22 AACAAAATAG ATCTAAACTA TG
repeat R3 50-71 + 22 GACAATAAAG TCTTAAACTA GA
repeat R4 70-91 + 22 GACAGAATAG TTGTAAACTG AA
Tn7L 13902-14067 + 166 AACCAGATAA GTGAAATCTA GTTCCAAACT ATTTTGTCAT TTTTAATTTT CGTATTAGCT TACGACGCTA CACCCAGTTC CCATCTATTT TGTCACTCTT CCCTAAATAA TCCTTAAAAA CTCCATTTCC ACCCCTCCCA GTTCCCAACT ATTTTGTCCG CCCACA
repeat L3 13918-13940 - 23 TGACAAAATA GTTTGGAACT AGA
repeat L2 13974-13996 - 23 TGACAAAATA GATGGGAACT GGG
repeat L1 14038-14060 - 23 GGACAAAATA GTTGGGAACT GGG
IRL 14040-14067 - 28 TGTGGGCGGA CAAAATAGTT GGGAACTG

Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Length Sequence
attC ANT(3'')-IIa core In_Tn7 9823-9882 + 60 CTCTAACGCT TGAGTTAAGC CGCGCCGCGA AGCGGCGTCG GCTTGAACGA ATTGTTAGAC
attC Sat-2 In_Tn7 10676-10735 , 11260-11265 + 66 GTTTAACTCC TGAATTAAGC CGCGCCGCGA AGCGGTGTCG GCTTGAATGA ATTGTTAGGC GCCTAA
attC Sat-2 core In_Tn7 10676-10735 + 60 GTTTAACTCC TGAATTAAGC CGCGCCGCGA AGCGGTGTCG GCTTGAATGA ATTGTTAGGC
attC dfrA1 core In_Tn7 11260-11354 + 95 GCCTAACGCC TGGCACAGCG GATCGCAAAC CTGGCGCGGC TTTTGGTACA AAAGGCGTGA CAGGTTTGCG AATCCGTTGC TGCCACTTGT TAACC

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
tnsA Tn7 135-956 + Transposase
tnsB Tn7 943-3051 + Transposase
tnsC Tn7 3048-4715 + Accessory Gene Helper
tnsD Tn7 4718-6244 + Accessory Gene Target Site Selection
tnsE Tn7 6245-7861 + Accessory Gene Target Site Selection
ybgA Tn7 8092-8469 - Passenger Gene Hypothetical
ybfB Tn7 8523-8846 - Passenger Gene Hypothetical
ybfC Tn7 8879-9250 - Passenger Gene Hypothetical
orfX-R721_21 In_Tn7 9311-9808 - Passenger Gene Hypothetical
ANT(3'')-IIa (ARO:3004089) In_Tn7 9884-10672 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
SAT-2 (ARO:3002895) In_Tn7 10730-11254 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
dfrA1 (ARO:3002854) In_Tn7 11349-11822 - Passenger Gene Antibiotic Resistance
intI2 In_Tn7 12154-13131 + Integron Integrase Class 2
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnsA TnsA Tn7 273 135-956 +
Class: Transposase
Function: transposase
Comment: resembles a type II restriction enzyme||functions at the 5' end of the transposon||interacts with TnsB||forms double stranded breaks at ends of transposon
Protein Sequence: MAKANSSFSE VQIARRIKEG RGQGHGKDYI PWLTVQEVPS SGRSHRIYSH KTGRVHHLLS DLELAVFLSL EWESSVLDIR EQFPLLPSDT RQIAIDSGIK HPVIRGVDQV MSTDFLVDCK DGPFEQFAIQ VKPAAALQDE RTLEKLELER RYWQQKQIPW FIFTDKEINP VVKENIEWLY SVKTEEVSAE LLAQLSPLAH ILQEKGDENI INVCKQVDIA YDLELGKTLS EIRALTANGF IKFNIYKSFR ANKCADLCIS QVVNMEELRY VAN

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnsB TnsB Tn7 702 943-3051 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Comment: functions at the 3' end of the transposon||interacts with TnsA||also interacts with target site for joining reaction
Protein Sequence: MWQINEVVLF DNDPYRILAI EDGQVVWMQI SADKGVPQAR AELLLMQYLD EGRLVRTDDP YVHLDLEEPS VDSVSFQKRE EDYRKILPII NSKDRFDPKV RSELVEHVVQ EHKVTKATVY KLLRRYWQRG QTPNALIPDY KNSGAPGERR SATGTAKIGR AREYGKGEGT KVTPEIERLF RLTIEKHLLN QKGTKTTVAY RRFVDLFAQY FPRIPQEDYP TLRQFRYFYD REYPKAQRLK SRVKAGVYKK DVRPLSSTAT SQALGPGSRY EIDATIADIY LVDHHDRQKI IGRPTLYIVI DVFSRMITGF YIGFENPSYV VAMQAFVNAC SDKTAICAQH DIEISSSDWP CVGLPDVLLA DRGELMSHQV EALVSSFNVR VESAPPRRGD AKGIVESTFR TLQAEFKSFA PGIVEGSRIK SHGETDYRLD ASLSVFEFTQ IILRTILFRN NHLVMDKYDR DADFPTDLPS IPVQLWQWGM QHRTGSLRAV EQEQLRVALL PRRKVSISSF GVNLWGLYYS GSEILREGWL QRSTDIARPQ HLEAAYDPVL VDTIYLFPQV GSRVFWRCNL TERSRQFKGL SFWEVWDIQA QEKHNKANAK QDELTKRREL EAFIQQTIQK ANKLTPSTTE PKSTRIKQIK TNKKEAVTSE RKKRAEHLKP SSSGDEAKVI PFNAVEADDQ EDYSLPTYVP ELFQDPPEKD ES

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnsC TnsC Tn7 555 3048-4715 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Helper
Function: adaptor protein
Comment: ATP-dependent DNA-binding protein||interacts with double-stranded DNA nonspecifically and the transposase TnsAB and the target site selectors TnsD and E||ATP-hydrolysis promotes correct transposition
Protein Sequence: MSATRIQAVY RDTGVEAYRD NPFIEALPPL QESVNSAASL KSSLQLTSSD LQKSRVIRAH TICRIPDDYF QPLGTHLLLS ERISVMIRGG YVGRNPKTGD LQKHLQNGYE RVQTGELETF RFEEARSTAQ SLLLIGCSGS GKTTSLHRIL ATYPQVIYHR ELNVEQVVYL KIDCSHNGSL KEICLNFFRA LDRALGSNYE RRYGLKRHGI ETMLALMSQI ANAHALGLLV IDEIQHLSRS RSGGSQEMLN FFVTMVNIIG VPVMLIGTPK AREIFEADLR SARRGAGFGA IFWDPIQQTQ RGKPNQEWIA FTDNLWQLQL LQRKDALLSD EVRDVWYELS QGVMDIVVKL FVLAQLRALA LGNERITAGL LRQVYQDELK PVHPMLEALR SGIPERIARY SDLVVPEIDK RLIQLQLDIA AIQEQTPEEK ALQELDTEDQ RHLYLMLKED YDSSLLIPTI KKAFSQNPTM TRQKLLPLVL QWLMEGETVV SELEKPSKSK KVSAIKVVKP SDWDSLPDTD LRYIYSQRQP EKTMHERLKG KGVIVDMASL FKQAG

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnsD TnsD Tn7 508 4718-6244 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Target Site Selection
Function: target site selection
Comment: DNA-binding protein||functions with the TnsABC complex toselect specific target sites in the chromosome called attTn7 (this 63-bp site is at the 3' end of the glutamine synthase gene glmS as well as other targets in other chromosomes)
Protein Sequence: MRNFPVPYSN ELIYSTIARA GVYQGIVSPK QLLDEVYGNR KVVATLGLPS HLGVIARHLH QTGRYAVQQL IYEHTLFPLY APFVGKERRD EAIRLMEYQA QGAVHLMLGV AASRVKSDNR FRYCPDCVAL QLNRYGEAFW QRDWYLPALP YCPKHGALVF FDRAVDDHRH QFWALGHTEL LSDYPKDSLS QLTALAAYIA PLLDAPRAQE LSPSLEQWTL FYQRLAQDLG LTKSKHIRHD LVAERVRQTF SDEALEKLDL KLAENKDTCW LKSIFRKHRK AFSYLQHSIV WQALLPKLTV IEALQQASAL TEHSITTRPV SQSVQPNSED LSVKHKDWQQ LVHKYQGIKA ARQSLEGGVL YAWLYRHDRD WLVHWNQQHQ QERLAPAPRV DWNQRDRIAV RQLLRIIKRL DSSLDHPRAT SSWLLKQTPN GTSLAKNLQK LPLVALCLKR YSESVEDYQI RRISQAFIKL KQEDVELRRW RLLRSATLSK ERITEEAQRF LEMVYGEE

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnsE TnsE Tn7 538 6245-7861 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Target Site Selection
Function: target site selection
Comment: DNA-binding protein||functions with the TnsABC complex toselect target sites for transposition similar to TnsD function||TnsE specifically targets sites with orientation bias the same as DNA replication, which leads to insertion into actively conjugating plasmid molecules in recipient cells undergoing lagging strand synthesis
Protein Sequence: MVRLATFNDN VQVVHIGHLF RNSGHKEWRI FVWFNPMQER KWTRFTHLPL LSRAKVVNST TKQINKADRV IEFEASDLQR AKIIDFPNLS SFASVRNKDG AQSSFIYEAE TPYSKTRYHI PQLELARSLF LINSYFCRSC LSSTALQQEF DVQYEVERDH LEIRILPSSS FPKGALEQSA VVQLLVWLFS DQDVMDSYES IFRHYQQNRE IKNGVESWCF SFDPPPMQGW KLHVKGRSSN EDKDYLVEEI VGLEINAMLP STTAISHASF QEKEAGDGST QHIAVSTESV VDDEHLQLDD EETANIDTDT RVIEAEPTWI SFSRPSRIEK SRRARKSSQT ILEKEEATTS ENSNLVSTDE PHLGGVLAAA DVGGKQDATN YNSIFANRFA AFDELLSILK TKFACRVLFE ETLVLPKVGR SRLHLCKDGS PRVIKAVGVQ RNGSEFVLLE VDASDGVKML STKVLSGVDS ETWRNDFEKI RRGVVKSSLN WPNSLFDQLY GQDGHRGVNH PKGLGELQVS REDMEGWAER VVREQFTH

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
ybgA YbgA Tn7 125 8092-8469 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Hypothetical
Protein Sequence: MSAAKALAYA LCDKLESKKV DEVVRNLVSS GWNIREVAWE ASSFDHEMPY FDTGRDFDIG FPDTLSSKIE FLTANGSIVQ ARARLHFKQA LIFAKASKHV AALKNSLDYY YGSSVIPPQN HGGYL

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
ybfB YbfB Tn7 107 8523-8846 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Hypothetical
Protein Sequence: MGIAYKLSCH RCGYESDLLY LGQGMAMLPE QIVGTCTCCD NLTTISINES YGVCSLCGAK DRVIFTSYQH EARPRNPCYL ERSFKYQCPR CHAFSMEPPD LPEMLWD

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
ybfC YbfC Tn7 123 8879-9250 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Hypothetical
Protein Sequence: MSYEPPRDGY TNGYIVDVMY DNRPSKYPAV FRTYVRIPDY VELDNAEELA DAIIREVELK EAWLTRVLGN SADPDASVGK WDRRLAQCGG IDEMSSGVQA TYFSPNGQLV GLVAYIDAEW MDE

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
orfX-R721_21 OrfX-R721_21 In_Tn7 165 9311-9808 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Hypothetical
Protein Sequence: MRDLLKVVLS LVLAMASGQA LADLPIVLVD EARLPYDYSP SNYDISPSNY DNSISNYDNS PSNYDNSESN YDNSSSNYDN SRNGNRRLIY SANGSRTFAG YYVIANNGTT NFFSTSGKRM FYTPKGGRGV YGGKDGSFCG ALVVINGQFS LALTDNGLKI MYLSN

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
ANT(3'')-IIa (ARO:3004089) ANT(3'')-IIa In_Tn7 262 9884-10672 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic inactivation (ARO:0001004)
Sequence Family: ANT(3'')(ARO:3004275)
Transposase Chemistry: aminoglycoside nucleotidyltransferase
Target: aminoglycoside antibiotic (ARO:0000016)
Comment: strict match to reference sequence for ARO:3004089 (bitscore: 569)||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
SAT-2 (ARO:3002895) SAT-2 In_Tn7 174 10730-11254 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Antibiotic Resistance
Function: antibiotic inactivation (ARO:0001004)
Sequence Family: streptothricin acetyltransferase (SAT) (ARO:3000869)
Target: nucleoside antibiotic (ARO:3000034)
Comment: strict match to reference sequence for ARO:3002895 (bitscore: 365)
Protein Sequence: MKISVIPEQV AETLDAENHF IVREVFDVHL SDQGFELSTR SVSPYRKDYI SDDDSDEDSA CYGAFIDQEL VGKIELNSTW NDLASIEHIV VSHTHRGKGV AHSLIEFAKK WALSRQLLGI RLETQTNNVP ACNLYAKCGF TLGGIDLFTY KTRPQVSNET AMYWYWFSGA QDDA

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
dfrA1 (ARO:3002854) DfrA1 In_Tn7 157 11349-11822 -
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: Synonym: dfr1
Protein Sequence: MKLSLMVAIS KNGVIGNGPD IPWSAKGEQL LFKAITYNQW LLVGRKTFES MGALPNRKYA VVTRSSFTSD NENVLIFPSI KDALTNLKKI TDHVIVSGGG EIYKSLIDQV DTLHISTIDI EPEGDVYFPE IPSNFRPVFT QDFASNINYS YQIWQKG

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
intI2 IntI2 In_Tn7 325 12154-13131 +
Class: Integron Integrase
Subclass: Class 2
Sequence Family: Class 2 Integron Tyrosine Integrase
Transposase Chemistry: Tyrosine
Comment: truncated stop at codon 174
Protein Sequence: MSNSPFLNSI RTDMRQKGYA LKTEKTYLHW IKRFILFHKK RHPQTMGSEE VRLFLSSLAN SRHVAINTQK IALNALAFLY NRFLQQPLGD IDYIPASKPR RLPSVISANE VQRILQVMDT RNQVIFTLLY GAGLRINECL RLRVKDFDFD NGCITVHDGK GGKSRNSLLP TRLIPAIK*L IEQARLIQQD DNLQGVGPSL PFALDHKYPS AYRQAAWMFV FPSSTLCNHP YNGKLCRHHL HDSVARKALK AAVQKAGIVS KRVTCHTFRH SFATHLLQAG RDIRTVQELL GHNDVKTTQI YTHVLGQHFA GTTSPADGLM LLINQ

TnCentral Accession TE Name Type Coordinates Strand Length
In_Tn7-NC_002525 In_Tn7 integron 9311-13131 + 3821

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