Re: Example of hierarchical DNA component

[Lukas Buecherl]

Hi Simon,

Yes, you are right! We can indeed represent that in SBOL. You can designate the promoter as a component that can have dedicated features which might just be what you are looking for. More information can be found in our specification on pages 8 and 21: https://sbolstandard.org/docs/SBOL3.1.0.pdf. I will also ask around in the community to find an example for you that I will share. 

Best,

Lukas 

On Nov 21, 2025, at 07:09, simon d'Oelsnitz <simon...@gmail.com> wrote:

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Hi all,

I'm working on incorporating a new "promoter" component into our biosensor database (groovDB).

I remember hearing that Genbank doesn't natively support hierarchical elements, if I'm correct?

Could you point me to an example of a data format that represents DNA as a hierarchy of components. For example, we have a top level "full promoter sequence", a sub-sequence for the "protein binding" region, and a sub-sub sequence for an "inverted repeat" within the "protein binding" region.

Apologies if this is a bit confusing. I just want to adopt the SBOL standard that you and the community have worked so hard to create!

Thanks,
Simon d'Oelsnitz

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