oriTDB
The information of the oriT region
oriTDB accession number 200001
Name oriT_Tn916  experimental
Sequence Completeness intact
oriT length 216 nt
oriT sequence AAGCGGAAGTCGCAGGTGTGGACTGATCTTGCTGGCTGGTGTGGCAATAGCCACGCCAGC ACTTAACCCCCCGTATCTAACAGGGGGGTACAAATCGACAGGAAACAGTCAAAAAAACAT TAGAAAATCCTTTGGTTACAAGGGATTTACAAAATTTCAGCGTATGTCAAATGGGCTTTA AAAGTTGACATACGGCCTTTTTGATTGGAGGGATTT
IR (inverted repeat)[61-76] [80-95] nt  (ACTTAACCCCCCGTAT..ACAGGGGGGTACAAAT)
[123-134] [139-150] nt  (GAAAATCCTTTG..CAAGGGATTTAC)
Location of nic site [135-136] nt
Conserved sequence flanking the
  nic site
TGG|T
Note _
L:61-76;R:80-95;L:123-134;R:139-150;D:135-136
Visualization of oriT structure (The oriT was characterized experimentally)
Reference
[1] Rocco JM et al (2006) The integrase of the conjugative transposon Tn916 directs strand- and sequence-specific cleavage of the origin of conjugal transfer, oriT, by the endonuclease Orf20. J Bacteriol. 188(6):2207-13. [PMID:16513750]
[2] Jaworski DD et al (1995) A functional origin of transfer (oriT) on the conjugative transposon Tn916. J Bacteriol. 177(22):6644-51. [PMID:7592445]
[3] Roberts AP et al (2001) Comparison of Tn5397 from Clostridium difficile, Tn916 from Enterococcus faecalis and the CW459tet(M) element from Clostridium perfringens shows that they have similar conjugation regions but different insertion and excision modules. Microbiology. 147(Pt 5):1243-51. [PMID:11320127]
[4] Roberts AP et al (2009) A modular master on the move: the Tn916 family of mobile genetic elements. Trends Microbiol. 17(6):251-8. [PMID:19464182]
I. Information of Relaxase
ID 215
Name Orf20_Tn916 experimental
GenBank accession number AAB60013
Family MOBT
Length 329 aa
UniProt ID Q47728
PDB ID _
Pfam Rep_trans [PF02486.18], Evalue: 1.80E-69, Aligned region: 96..301
Note Endonuclease
Protein sequence [Download] MLFDYVRIRFPTTDVQQVVENILQLKLSYFLHEDYGFYSYSEHYALGDIFVLCSHELDKG
VLVELKGRGCRQFESYLLAQQRSWYEFFMDVLVAGGVMKRLDLAINDKTGILNIPVLTEK
CQQEECISVFRSFKSYRSGELVRKEEKECMGNTLYIGSLQSEVYFCIYEKDYEQYKKNDI
PIEDAEVKNRFEIRLKNERAYYAVRDLLVYDNPEHTAFKIINRYIRFVDKDDSKPRSDWK
LNEEWAWFIGNNRERLKLTTKPEPYSFQRTLNWLSHQVAPTLKVAIKLDEINQTQVVKDI
LDHAKLTDRHKQILKQQSVKEQDVITTKK
Reference
[1] Rocco JM et al (2006) The integrase of the conjugative transposon Tn916 directs strand- and sequence-specific cleavage of the origin of conjugal transfer, oriT, by the endonuclease Orf20. J Bacteriol. 188(6):2207-13. [PMID:16513750]


II. Auxiliary DNA-binding protein(s) of the relaxosome
# ID Name GenBank Length Note
1 303 Int_Tn916 experimental AAB60030 405 aa Int apparently plays a dual role in the movement of the transposon from the donor to the recipient. Integrase;Accessory protein
Information of T4CP
ID 215
Name Orf21_Tn916 insolico
SecReT4 accesion number _
GenBank accession number AAB60012
Family TrwB/TraD
Length 461
UniProt ID Q47727
PDB ID _
Pfam FtsK_SpoIIIE [PF01580.17], Evalue: 2.50E-07, Aligned region: 206..313
DUF87 [PF01935.16], Evalue: 4.40E-05, Aligned region: 216..352
Note The AAA+ (ATPases Associated with a wide variety of cellular Activities) superfamily represents an ancient group of ATPases belonging to the ASCE (for additional strand, catalytic E) division of the P-loop NTPase fold.
Protein sequence [Download] MKQRGKRIRPSGKDLVFHFTIASLLPVFLLVVGLFHVKTIQQINWQDFNLSQADKIDIPY
LIISFSVAILICLLVAFVFKRVRYDTVKQLYHRQKLAKMILENKWYESEQVKTEGFFKDS
AGRTKEKITYFPKMYYRLKNGLIQIRVEITLGKYQDQLLHLEKKLESGLYCELTDKELKD
SYVEYTLLYDTIASRISIDEVEAKDGKLRLMKNVWWEYDKLPHMLIAGGTGGGKTYFILT
LIEALLHTDSKLYILDPKNADLADLGSVMANVYYRKEDLLSCIETFYEEMMKRSEEMKQM
KNYKTGKNYAYLGLPAHFLIFDEYVAFMEMLGTKENTAVMNKLKQIVMLGRQAGFFLILA
CQRPDAKYLGDGIRDQFNFRVALGRMSEMGYGMMFGSDVQKDFFLKRIKGRGYVDVGTSV
ISEFYTPLVPKGYDFLEEIKKLSNSRQSTQATCEAEVAGVD

Reference
[1] Rocco JM et al (2006) A modular master on the move: the Tn916 family of mobile genetic elements. J Bacteriol. 188(6):2207-13. [PMID:16513750]
Information of mobile element
ID 6
Element type ICE (Conjugative transposon)
ICE description Tn916
ICEberg accesion number 45
GenBank accession number U09422.1
Family Tn916
Genome size 18032 bp
Coordinate of oriT  [+/-] 2441..2656 [+]
Drug resistance experimental resistance to tetracycline
Heavy-metal resistance _
Virulence factor _
Xenobiotic degradation _
Host bacterium [NCBI Taxonomy ID] Enterococcus faecalis DS16 [1158677]
Reference
[1] Flannagan SE et al (1994) Nucleotide sequence of the 18-kb conjugative transposon Tn916 from Enterococcus faecalis. Plasmid. 32(3):350-4. [PMID:7899523]