Protein
Transposable element Tc1 transposase
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Function
Probably essential for transposable element Tc1 transposition. The insertion of Tc1 is the main cause of spontaneous mutations. It is an endonuclease which can produce a single strand nick at the 5'-end of the transposon.
Similarity
Belongs to the transposase 5 family.
Sequence
MDRNILRSAREDPHRTATDIQMIISSPNEPVPSKRTVRRRLQQAGLHGRKPVKKPFISKKNRMARVAWAKAHLRWGRQEWAKHIWSDESKFNLFGSDGNSWVRRPVGSRYSPKYQCPTVKHGGGSVMVWGCFTSTSMGPLRRIQSIMDRFQYENIFETTMRPWALQNVGRGFVFQQDNDPKHTSLHVRSWFQRRHVHLLDWPSQSPDLNPIEHLWEELERRLGGIRASNADAKFNQLENAWKAIPMSVIHKLIDSMPRRCQAVIDANGYATKY