Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  TnAs2
Synonyms:  Tn7144
Accession:  TnAs2-JN106175.1
Family:  Tn3
Group:  Tn21
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  Yes

Host Organism:  Uncultured bacterium
Date of Isolation:  2011
Country: 
Molecular Source:  plasmidpAKD34

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL 1-38 + 38 GGGGTCGTCT CAGAAAACGG AAAATAAAGC ACGCTAAG
IRR 8610-8650 - 41 GGGGTCGCCT CAGAAAACGG AAAATAAAGC ACGCTAAGCC G

Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Length Sequence
res_site_II TnAs2 4996-5030 + 35 CGTCAGAATA GAGTCGATTG TGTTATTTAT TGACA

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
merR TnAs2 34-468 - Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merT TnAs2 540-890 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merP TnAs2 903-1178 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merC TnAs2 1206-1628 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merA TnAs2 1668-3353 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
merD TnAs2 3371-3736 + Passenger Gene Heavy Metal Resistance
urf2 TnAs2 3501-4955 + Passenger Gene Other
tnpR TnAs2 5085-5645 + Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpA TnAs2 5648-8617 + Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merR MerR TnAs2 144 34-468 -
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MENNLENLTI GVFAKAAGVN VETIRFYQRK GLLPEPDKPY GSIRRYGAAD VTRVRFVKSA QRLGFSLDEI ADLLRLDDGT HCEEASSLAE HKLQNVREKM ADLARMETVL SELVCACHAR KGNVSCPLIA SLQGGTSLAG SAMP

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merT MerT TnAs2 116 540-890 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MSEPQTGRGA LFAGGLAAIL ASACCLGPLV LIALGFSGAW IGNLTVLEPY RPIFIGAALV ALFFAWRRIY RPAQACRPGE VCAIPQVRAT YKLIFWVVAV LVLVALGFPY VMPFFY

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merP MerP TnAs2 91 903-1178 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MKKLFASLAL AAVVAPVWAA TQTVTLSVPG MTCSACPITV KKAISKVDGV SKVAVTFETR EAVVTFDDAK TSVQKLTKAT GDAGYPSSVK Q

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merC MerC TnAs2 140 1206-1628 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MGLITRIADK AGALGSVVSA MGCAACFPAI ASLGAAIGLG FLQEYEGLFI FTLLPLFAVV ALLANALGWL SHRQWHRSLL GMIGPAIVFA GTVWLLGNWW TARLVYTGLA LMIGVSIWDL VSPANRRCGP DGCELPAKHG

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merA MerA TnAs2 561 1668-3353 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MTTLKITGMT CDSCAVHVKE ALEKVPGVQS ANVSYTKGSA KLAVETGTSP DALTAAVAGL GYRATLADAL VPPVGGGLLV KMREWLGSGD KAGDDGGGLH IAVIGSGGAA MAAALKAVEQ GAHVTLIERG TIGGTCVNIG CVPSKIMIRA AHIAHLRRES PFDGGMPPTP PTILRERLLA QQQARVDELR HAKYEGILDD NPAISVLHGE ARFKDGHSLT VQLNGGGERV VTFDRCLIAT GASPAVPPIP GLKDTPYWTS TEALVSDTIP ERLAVIGSSV VALELAQAFA RLGSQVTILA RSTLFFREDP AIGEAITAAF RAEGIEVLEH TQASQVAHEG GEFVLTTAHG ELRADKLLVA TGRSPNTRSL ALDAAGVALN LQGAIVIDVG MRTSTPDIYA AGDCTDQPQF VYVAAAAGTR AAINMTGGDA ALNLAAMPAV VFTDPQVATV GYSEAEAQHD GIETDSRTLT LDNVPRALAN FDTRGFIKLV IEEGSGRLIG VQAVAPEAGE LIQTAVLAIR NRMTVQELAD QLFPYLTMVE GLKLAAQTFN KDVKQLSCCA G

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
merD MerD TnAs2 121 3371-3736 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Heavy Metal Resistance
Target: Mercury
Protein Sequence: MNAYTVSRLA LNAGVSVHIV RDYLLRGLLR PVACTPGGYG LFDDAALQRL CFVRAAFEAG IGLDALARLC RALDTADGDE AAAQLAVLRQ FVERRREALA DLEVQLATMP TELVQHAESL P

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
urf2 Urf2 TnAs2 484 3501-4955 +
Class: Passenger Gene
Subclass: Other
Sequence Family: EAL (Pfam:PF00563)||DUF3330 (Pfam:PF11809)
Comment: similar to urfM from E.coli
Protein Sequence: MRPCNGCASC GLLSKRVSVS TRWRGCAGRW IPRTATKRPR SLPCCASSSN VGAKHWPIWR CSWPPCRPSW YSMRRVCHEQ PRALADRDTQ AVHRLPVGRV GRAHLSLPFA DSRCGARGDD GRRVHRGALG YCSHHADRLV CPVRDAAVAG LQGKIVSTSL PARWTATELA QAVVRGQFEL HYQPIVDLRS DQIVGAEALL RWRHPQLGLL PPGQFLPVVE SSGLMPEIGA WVLGTACRQM REWRMLAWQP FRLAVNVSAS QVGPDFDGWV KGVLADAELP AEYLEIELTE SVAFGNPAIF PALEALRQIG VRFAADDFGT GYSCLQHLKC CPITKLKIDQ SFVAGLADDH RDRTIVHTVI QLAHGLGMDV VAEGVETPTS LALLRQAECD TGQGFLFAKP VPAAAFAAFV SQWRGATMNA NDPTATSCCV CCKEIPLDAA FTPEGAEYVE RFCGLECYQR FQARASNATE TSAELNACGS PPSD

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpR TnpR TnAs2 186 5085-5645 +
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Function: resolvase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Protein Sequence: MQGQRIGYVR VSSFDQNPER QLEHVEVGKV FTDKASGKDT QRPELDSLLA FVREGDTVVV HSMDRLARNL DDLRRLVQKL TKRGVRIEFV KESLTFTGED SPMANLMLSV MGAFAEFERA LIRERQREGI ALAKQRGAYR GRKKALSPEQ VADLRQRAAA GEQKAKLARE FGVSRETLYQ YLRTDQ

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA TnAs2 989 5648-8617 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MPRRSILSAA ERESLLALPD SKDDLIRHYT FSDSDLSIIR QRRGPANRLG FAVQLCYLRF PGIILGVDQP PFLPLLKLVA DQLKVGIENW DEYGQREQTR REHLVELQAL FGFQPFTMSH YRQAVHTLTE LAMQTDKGIV LASALIEHLR RQSVILPALN AVERASAEAI TRANRRIYDA LAEPLSDAHR RRLDDLLKRR DNGKTTWLAW LRQSPVKPNS RHMLEHIERL KAWQTLDLPS GIERLVHQNR LLKIAREGGQ MTPADLAKFE PQRRYATLVA LAIEGMATVT DEIIDLHDRI LGKLFNAAKN KHQQQFQASG KAINAKVRLY GRIGQALIDA KQSGRDPFAA IEAVMSWDAF AESVTEAQKL AQPDDFDFLH RIGESYATLR RYAPEFLAVL KLRAAPAAKN VLDAIEVLRG MNTDNARKVP ADAPTDFIKP RWQKLVMTDA GIDRRYYELC ALSELKNSLR SGDIWVQGSR QFKDFEDYLV PPAKFASLKQ SSELPLAVAT DCDQYLHERL TLLETQLATV NRMAAANNLP DAIITESGLK ITPLDAAVPD TAQALIDQTA MILPHVKITE LLLEVDEWTG FTRHFTHLKS GDLAKDKNLL LTTILADAIN LGLTKMAESC PGTTYAKLAW LQAWHTRDET YSTALAELVN AQFQHPFAGH WGDGTTSSSD GQNFRTGSKA ESTGHINPKY GSSPGRTFYT HISDQYAPFH TKVVNVGVRD STYVLDGLLY HESDLRIEEH YTDTAGFTDH VFALMHLLGF RFAPRIRDLG DTKLFIPKGE TNYDALKPMI SSDKLNIKAI RAHWDEILRL ATSIKQGTVT ASLMLRKLGS YPRQNGLAVA LRELGRIERT LFILDWLQSV ELRRRVHAGL NKGEARNALA RAVFFNRLGE IRDRSFEQQR YRASGLNLVT AAVVLWNTVY LERAAHALRG NGHAVDDALL QYLSPLGWEH INLTGDYLWR SSAKIGAGKF RPLRPLQPA

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