DNA Tools for Sublime Text

A lightweight Sublime Text 3/4 plugin for manipulating DNA sequences directly in the editor. Includes support for IUPAC ambiguity codes.

Somehow it seems this doesn't yet exist, and I frequently wish it did. So here we are. If there are more tools I need, I'll add them.

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Features

• Reverse Complement: Reverses and complements selected DNA sequences
• Complement Only: Applies IUPAC complement rules without reversing
• Reverse Only: Simply reverses the selected text

Supports both uppercase and lowercase bases, including ambiguous bases like R, Y, W, S, N, etc.

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IUPAC Complement Rules

Base	Complement
A	T
T	A
C	G
G	C
R	Y
Y	R
S	S
W	W
K	M
M	K
B	V
D	H
H	D
V	B
N	N

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Installation

Manual Install

1. Open Preferences → Browse Packages…
2. Clone this repo into the User/ directory:

   git clone https://github.com/donutbrew/sublime-dna-tools.git "DNA Tools"
   
   

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Usage

Highlight any DNA sequence in your Sublime editor, then:

Command Palette

Press Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P and type:

• DNA Tools: Reverse Complement
• DNA Tools: Complement Only
• DNA Tools: Reverse Only

Optional Keybindings

To bind to hotkeys, open Preferences > Key Bindings and add:

[
  { "keys": ["ctrl+alt+r"], "command": "reverse_complement" },
  { "keys": ["ctrl+alt+c"], "command": "complement_only" },
  { "keys": ["ctrl+alt+e"], "command": "reverse_only" }
]