Mobile element type:  Transposon
Name:  TnMex38
Synonyms:  Tn7166
Accession:  TnMex38-CP001513
Family:  Tn3
Group:  Tn163
First isolate:  Yes
Partial:  ND
Evidence of transposition:  Yes

Host Organism:  Methylobacterium extorquens AM1
Date of Isolation:  2009
Country: 
Molecular Source:  plasmid p2META1

Name Coordinates Direction Length Sequence
IRL 1-36 + 36 GAGAGCATCG TGTTGGTTGT TCGCCCATTT ACGGTT
IRR 3806-3841 - 36 GAGGGCATCG TGTTGACTGT TCGCCCAGTT ACGCTT

ORF Summary
Name Associated TE Coordinates Orientation Class Subclass
tnpR TnMex38 90-659 - Accessory Gene Resolvase
tnpA TnMex38 817-3780 + Transposase
ORF Details
Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpR TnpR TnMex38 189 90-659 -
Class: Accessory Gene
Subclass: Resolvase
Sequence Family: Serine Site-Specific Recombinase
Transposase Chemistry: Serine
Protein Sequence: MGDVLGYARV STGDQDVAGQ RLRLEHAGAI RVFTDVRSGK SMDRPGLSEL LAYARKGDTL AVVRLDRLGR SLAELLSSVT LLKERGIALL SLEEKIDTGS AAGELVFHVF GAIAHFERRL IAERTKDGIA AARAKGRRPG RQPIDPDKVG AALKLVQAGL SPTEAARQVG LGRATVYREM ALAGVARPA

Gene Name Protein Name Associated TE Gene Length Coordinates Strand
tnpA TnpA TnMex38 987 817-3780 +
Class: Transposase
Transposase Chemistry: DDE
Protein Sequence: MARRSLLSTA ERARLFGIPV DRDGLARHYT FDRQDLALIA TRRGDANRIG FAVQLALLRH PGFGLSPAIT VEPALVTRIA EQLAIDPRAF TAYAGRSPTI SDHARALERV LGLRPCARAD LPSMITAAAR AAWPTDQGEP IAVAVMAALR DSGIVLPAPD TIERAGLAGR ARARKQVAAA LLAGMTDALA AQLDALLAID PKIGRPPLSW MKDLPRAPKP NHVRELLDKL AAVRDLGLDP RAAERIHPDR LALLMREGRI TPASTLERYA PSRRRAIVVA TLLDLERRLT DAALSMADRL IGASFTRGKA ARERTFVATS RDVGRLMRLL AGTAGAVATA MKENGDALAA IDAAVGLDRL IAAKPQAAEI ADVAEEDPLV RAADRWMRLR KYGPMLIEAI DFKAARADDR TVAALTALRD LNRSGKRDLP KGTPMPFKKE WRRLVAGADG RLDRRLFETA LFAHLRNKWR SGDLWVERST HYRRFDSYLL PLDEARTIVA PLGLPCDPDA WLAARAERLD RRLKRLGRHL GRGTLEGVSL RNGKLSIAPV RADKNPEAEA LAARIGALMP RIRITELLHE VARETGFLSA FTNVRTRQPV EDGNALLAVI LADATNLGLS RMAEASQGVT RDQLFWTRDA FIRDETYKAA LGRIVDAHHA LPIAAVWGEG TTAASDGQFF RSGKRGDGAG QVNARHGIEP GYCFYTHTSD QHGPMRSVSM AAAEHEAPYV LDGLLHHGTG LTIAEHYTDT GGSSDHVHFL CDSLGIRFCP RLRDFPDRRL ACLEPPSRYP ALGGLLGKRV KADLIRAHWN DIVRLVATLK AGVVAPSTML KKLAAYERQN QLDLAIGEAG RLVRAEFMID WMEGPALRRR SQAGLNKSEQ RHTLASVVCT YGQGRIADRS QEVQEYRASG LNLVIAAIVY WNSTYMADAV AHLRRSGDPT PDRLLAHTSP VEWEHIGFSG DFLWHRAAMM PASRRRLNLT KTQPAAA

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