Jerry L. Slightom

8.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
92 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Jerry L. Slightom is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jerry L. Slightom has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Plant Science and 16 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Jerry L. Slightom's work include Plant tissue culture and regeneration (21 papers), Transgenic Plants and Applications (15 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (14 papers). Jerry L. Slightom is often cited by papers focused on Plant tissue culture and regeneration (21 papers), Transgenic Plants and Applications (15 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (14 papers). Jerry L. Slightom collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. Jerry L. Slightom's co-authors include Morris Goodman, Oliver Smithies, Ben F. Koop, Dennis Gonsalves, Shi‐Hsiang Shen, Paula P. Chee, Timothy C. Hall, Michael M. Miyamoto, Danilo A. Tagle and Roger F. Drong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Jerry L. Slightom

92 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Human fetal gγ- and Aγ-globin genes: Complete nucleotide ... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1980 1978 1981 1980 250 500 750
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Human fetal gγ- and Aγ-globin genes: Complete nucleotide sequences suggest that DNA can be exchanged between these duplicated genes
    1980 857 citations Jerry L. Slightom profile →
  2. Cloning Human Fetal γ Globin and Mouse α-Type Globin DNA: Preparation and Screening of Shotgun Collections
    1978 326 citations Jerry L. Slightom et al. profile →
  3. A history of the human fetal globin gene duplication
    1981 307 citations Jerry L. Slightom et al. profile →
  4. The Structure and Evolution of the Human /?-Globin Gene Family
    1980 253 citations Jerry L. Slightom et al. profile →

Peers

Jerry L. Slightom
J L Slightom United States
Heike Fiegler United Kingdom
Michael R. Rebagliati United States
Andrew J.H. Smith United Kingdom
Jonathan Hodgkin United Kingdom
Shawn M. Burgess United States
Jeffry D. Sander United States
Dana Carroll United States
Aharon Razin Israel
J L Slightom United States
Jerry L. Slightom
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tennant, Paula, Manoel Teixeira Souza, Dennis Gonsalves, et al.. (2005). Line 63-1: A New Virus-resistant Transgenic Papaya. HortScience. 40(5). 1196–1199. 6 indexed citations
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Alberts, Glen L, Christopher L. Chio, Wha Bin Im, & Jerry L. Slightom. (2003). A unique phenotype of 5‐HT2C, agonist‐induced GTPγ35S binding, transferable to 5‐HT2A and 5‐HT2B, upon swapping intracellular regions. British Journal of Pharmacology. 138(3). 427–434. 4 indexed citations
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Chee, Paula P. & Jerry L. Slightom. (2003). Transformation of Soybean (Glycine max) via Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Analysis of Transformed Plants. Humana Press eBooks. 44. 101–120. 8 indexed citations
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Burnet, Michael, Arlette Goldmann, Roger F. Drong, et al.. (2000). The stachydrine catabolism region in Sinorhizobium meliloti encodes a multi-enzyme complex similar to the xenobiotic degrading systems in other bacteria. Gene. 244(1-2). 151–161. 27 indexed citations
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Fairbanks, Michael B., Ana M. Mildner, Joseph W. Leone, et al.. (1999). Processing of the Human Heparanase Precursor and Evidence That the Active Enzyme Is a Heterodimer. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(42). 29587–29590. 167 indexed citations
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Funkhouser, W. D., Ben F. Koop, Patrick Charmley, et al.. (1997). Evolution and Selection of Primate T Cell Antigen Receptor BV8 Gene Subfamily. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 8(1). 51–64. 6 indexed citations
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Bock, Jeffrey H., et al.. (1997). Nucleotide sequence analysis of the human KCNJ1 potassium channel locus. Gene. 188(1). 9–16. 13 indexed citations
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Gumucio, Deborah L., David Shelton, Wei Zhu, et al.. (1996). Evolutionary Strategies for the Elucidation ofcisandtransFactors That Regulate the Developmental Switching Programs of the β-like Globin Genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 5(1). 18–32. 57 indexed citations
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Manning, Anthony, John A. Auchampach, Roger F. Drong, & Jerry L. Slightom. (1995). Cloning of a canine cDNA homologous to the human transforming growth factor-β1-encoding gene. Gene. 155(2). 307–308. 13 indexed citations
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Drong, Roger F. & Jerry L. Slightom. (1993). Analyses of genes that encode the 15-kDa zein protein of maize: identification of potential gene regulatory elements. Gene. 123(2). 245–248. 1 indexed citations
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Thompson, Gary A., David Siemieniak, Leang C. Sieu, Jerry L. Slightom, & Brian A. Larkins. (1992). Sequence analysis of linked maize 22 kDa ?-zein genes. Plant Molecular Biology. 18(4). 827–833. 16 indexed citations
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Hayasaka, Kenji, et al.. (1992). Fetal recruitment of anthropoid γ-globin genes. Journal of Molecular Biology. 224(3). 875–881. 19 indexed citations
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Chee, Paula P. & Jerry L. Slightom. (1991). Molecular Biology of Legume Vicilin-Type Seed Storage Protein Genes. Sub-cellular biochemistry. 17. 31–52. 6 indexed citations
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Goodman, Morris, Danilo A. Tagle, David Fitch, et al.. (1990). Primate evolution at the DNA level and a classification of hominoids. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 30(3). 260–266. 97 indexed citations
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Siemieniak, David, et al.. (1990). Nucleotide sequence of Streptomyces fradiae transposable element Tn4556: a class-II transposon related to Tn3. Gene. 86(1). 1–9. 30 indexed citations
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Jouanin, Lise, David Bouchez, Roger F. Drong, David Tepfer, & Jerry L. Slightom. (1989). Analysis of TR-DNA/plant junctions in the genome of a Convolvulus arvensis clone transformed by Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain A4. Plant Molecular Biology. 12(1). 75–85. 23 indexed citations
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Tagle, Danilo A., Ben F. Koop, Morris Goodman, et al.. (1988). Embryonic ε and γ globin genes of a prosimian primate (Galago crassicaudatus). Journal of Molecular Biology. 203(2). 439–455. 307 indexed citations

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