G N Godson

3.8k citations

40 papers · 3.1k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 20

Molecular Biology top 5%
Genetics top 2%
Ecology top 2%
Plant Science top 10%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 10%

Co-authors: B. G. Barrell John C. Fiddes Rodger Staden William H. Konigsberg Pamela Svec Victor Nussenzweig Luiz S. Ozaki James R. Lupski
Topics: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (20 papers)Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (17 papers)Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (15 papers)
Cited by: Ecology Genetics Molecular Biology
Journals: Nature Cell Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Netherlands

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G N Godson

40 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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Nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage G4 DNA

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Domains of Escherichia coli primase: functional activity of a 47-kDa N-terminal proteolytic fragment. 1994 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·W. Sun,José R. Tormo,Thomas A. Steitz,G N Godson	19
2	Binding and phasing of Escherichia coli single-stranded DNA-binding protein by the secondary structure of phage G4 origin of complementary DNA strand synthesis (G4oric). 1993 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·W. Sun,G N Godson	17
3	An Escherichia coli cis-acting antiterminator sequence: The dnaG nut site 1989 ·Molecular and General Genetics MGG ·Neil Almond,(unknown),Pamela Svec,G N Godson	8
4	Structure and organization of genes for sporozoite surface antigens 1984 ·Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·G N Godson,(unknown),James R. Lupski,Luiz S. Ozaki,Pamela Svec	14
5	Identification and chemical synthesis of a tandemly repeated immunogenic region of Plasmodium knowlesi circumsporozoite protein 1983 ·Nature ·G N Godson,J M Ellis,Pamela Svec,David H. Schlesinger,Victor Nussenzweig	118
6	Sequences of the Escherichia coli dnaG primase gene and regulation of its expression. 1982 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Bob L. Smiley,James R. Lupski,Pamela Svec,Roger McMacken,G N Godson	70
7	Radiation-induced base substitution mutagenesis in single-stranded DNA phage M13 1981 ·Nature ·Annick Brandenburger,G N Godson,Miroslav Radman,Barry W. Glickman,C.A. van Sluis,(unknown)	46
8	Comparison of the G4 and φX174 phage genomes by electron microscopy 1979 ·Virology ·Wilko Keegstra,G N Godson,Peter Weisbeek,H.S. Jansz	5
9	G4 DNA Replication In Vivo and the Origins of Its Strand Synthesis 1979 ·Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·G N Godson	1
10	Gene K, a new overlapping gene in bacteriophage G4 1978 ·Nature ·Denis C. Shaw,John E. Walker,(unknown),B. G. Barrell,G N Godson,John C. Fiddes	62
11	Nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage G4 DNAbreakdown → 1978 ·Nature ·G N Godson,B. G. Barrell,Rodger Staden,John C. Fiddes	1602
12	Evolution of bacteriophage phi X174. IV. Restriction enzyme cleavage map of St-1 1978 ·Journal of Virology ·(unknown),G N Godson	3
13	Nucleotide sequences of the separate origins of synthesis of bacteriophage G4 viral and complementary DNA strands. 1978 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·John C. Fiddes,B. G. Barrell,G N Godson	70
14	Evolution of bacteriophage phi C174. V. Alignment of the phi X174, G4, and St-1 restriction enzyme cleavage maps 1978 ·Journal of Virology ·(unknown),G N Godson	10
15	G4 DNA replication 1977 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·G N Godson	8
16	Specificity of the S1 nuclease from Aspergillus oryzae. 1975 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown),G N Godson,(unknown)	177
17	BIOSYNTHESIS OF NUCLEIC ACIDS IN BACILLUS MEGATERIUM. 3. BIOSYNTHESIS OF RIBONUCLEIC ACID IN VIVO 1963 ·Biochemical Journal ·G N Godson,J. A. V. Butler	7
18	Biosynthesis of nucleic acids in Bacillus megaterium. 1. The isolation of a nuclear material 1963 ·Biochemical Journal ·J. A. V. Butler,G N Godson	20
19	The Final Stages of Protein Synthesis and the Role of Lipids in the Process 1962 ·Journal of General Microbiology ·G. D. Hunter,G N Godson	4
20	Preparation of a Nuclear Fraction from Bacillus Megatherium and its Role in Biosynthesis of Ribonucleic Acid 1962 ·Nature ·G N Godson,J. A. V. Butler	12

About G N Godson

G N Godson is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology and Molecular Biology, having authored 40 papers that have together received 3.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (20 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (17 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (926 citations), Genetics (991 citations) and Molecular Biology (2.4k citations). G N Godson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include B. G. Barrell, John C. Fiddes, Rodger Staden, William H. Konigsberg, Pamela Svec, Victor Nussenzweig, Luiz S. Ozaki, James R. Lupski, J. A. V. Butler and Ruth S. Nussenzweig. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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