Nova Fong

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

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Nova Fong is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Nova Fong has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 1 paper in Endocrinology and 1 paper in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Nova Fong's work include RNA Research and Splicing (23 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (18 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (16 papers). Nova Fong is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (23 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (18 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (16 papers). Nova Fong collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Canada. Nova Fong's co-authors include David L. Bentley, Susan McCracken, Krassimir Yankulov, Benjamin Erickson, Ryan M. Sheridan, Marvin Wickens, Guohua Pan, Scott D. Patterson, Jack Greenblatt and Scott Ballantyne and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Nova Fong

25 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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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.

The C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II couples mRNA processing to transcription

1997 747 citations Susan McCracken, Nova Fong et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nova Fong United States	22	2.8k	168	138	121	91	26	3.0k
Sylvain Egloff France	19	1.6k 0.6×	135 0.8×	91 0.7×	94 0.8×	120 1.3×	25	1.8k
François Bachand Canada	25	1.7k 0.6×	150 0.9×	67 0.5×	72 0.6×	76 0.8×	44	1.9k
Antoine Cléry Switzerland	26	2.4k 0.8×	222 1.3×	94 0.7×	150 1.2×	62 0.7×	36	2.5k
Björn Schwalb Germany	22	2.4k 0.9×	268 1.6×	249 1.8×	172 1.4×	88 1.0×	29	2.7k
Emanuel Rosonina Canada	19	1.4k 0.5×	82 0.5×	95 0.7×	79 0.7×	75 0.8×	27	1.5k
Daniel A. Gilchrist United States	14	2.1k 0.7×	188 1.1×	148 1.1×	164 1.4×	201 2.2×	16	2.2k
Martin Heidemann Germany	18	2.0k 0.7×	174 1.0×	80 0.6×	117 1.0×	122 1.3×	20	2.2k
Michael J. Dye United Kingdom	10	1.7k 0.6×	166 1.0×	103 0.7×	130 1.1×	57 0.6×	11	1.8k
Grant A. Hartzog United States	18	2.0k 0.7×	62 0.4×	170 1.2×	159 1.3×	110 1.2×	28	2.1k
Steven West United Kingdom	20	1.7k 0.6×	161 1.0×	97 0.7×	84 0.7×	37 0.4×	31	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nova Fong

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Erickson, Benjamin, Nova Fong, Ryan M. Sheridan, et al.. (2025). PP1/PNUTS phosphatase binds the restrictor complex and stimulates RNA Pol II transcription termination. Cell Reports. 44(5). 115564–115564. 1 indexed citations

Blears, Daniel, Jiangman Lou, Nova Fong, et al.. (2024). Redundant pathways for removal of defective RNA polymerase II complexes at a promoter-proximal pause checkpoint. Molecular Cell. 84(24). 4790–4807.e11. 5 indexed citations

Cortázar, Michael A., et al.. (2022). Xrn2 substrate mapping identifies torpedo loading sites and extensive premature termination of RNA pol II transcription. Genes & Development. 36(19-20). 1062–1078. 22 indexed citations

Fong, Nova, Ryan M. Sheridan, Srinivas Ramachandran, & David L. Bentley. (2022). The pausing zone and control of RNA polymerase II elongation by Spt5: Implications for the pause-release model. Molecular Cell. 82(19). 3632–3645.e4. 38 indexed citations

Goering, Raeann, Krysta L. Engel, Austin E. Gillen, et al.. (2021). LABRAT reveals association of alternative polyadenylation with transcript localization, RNA binding protein expression, transcription speed, and cancer survival. BMC Genomics. 22(1). 476–476. 25 indexed citations

Cortázar, Michael A., Ryan M. Sheridan, Benjamin Erickson, et al.. (2019). Control of RNA Pol II Speed by PNUTS-PP1 and Spt5 Dephosphorylation Facilitates Termination by a “Sitting Duck Torpedo” Mechanism. Molecular Cell. 76(6). 896–908.e4. 145 indexed citations

Sheridan, Ryan M., Nova Fong, Angelo D’Alessandro, & David L. Bentley. (2018). Widespread Backtracking by RNA Pol II Is a Major Effector of Gene Activation, 5′ Pause Release, Termination, and Transcription Elongation Rate. Molecular Cell. 73(1). 107–118.e4. 78 indexed citations

Saldi, Tassa, Nova Fong, & David L. Bentley. (2018). Transcription elongation rate affects nascent histone pre-mRNA folding and 3′ end processing. Genes & Development. 32(3-4). 297–308. 50 indexed citations

Fong, Nova, Tassa Saldi, Ryan M. Sheridan, Michael A. Cortázar, & David L. Bentley. (2017). RNA Pol II Dynamics Modulate Co-transcriptional Chromatin Modification, CTD Phosphorylation, and Transcriptional Direction. Molecular Cell. 66(4). 546–557.e3. 75 indexed citations

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Ebmeier, Christopher C., Benjamin Erickson, Benjamin L. Allen, et al.. (2017). Human TFIIH Kinase CDK7 Regulates Transcription-Associated Chromatin Modifications. Cell Reports. 20(5). 1173–1186. 106 indexed citations

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Fong, Nova, Kristopher W. Brannan, Benjamin Erickson, et al.. (2015). Effects of Transcription Elongation Rate and Xrn2 Exonuclease Activity on RNA Polymerase II Termination Suggest Widespread Kinetic Competition. Molecular Cell. 60(2). 256–267. 161 indexed citations

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Brannan, Kristopher W., Hyunmin Kim, Benjamin Erickson, et al.. (2012). mRNA Decapping Factors and the Exonuclease Xrn2 Function in Widespread Premature Termination of RNA Polymerase II Transcription. Molecular Cell. 46(3). 311–324. 165 indexed citations

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Fong, Nova, Marie Öhman, & David L. Bentley. (2009). Fast ribozyme cleavage releases transcripts from RNA polymerase II and aborts co-transcriptional pre-mRNA processing. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 16(9). 916–922. 31 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lian, Stephanie Schroeder, Nova Fong, & David L. Bentley. (2005). Altered nucleosome occupancy and histone H3K4 methylation in response to ‘transcriptional stress’. The EMBO Journal. 24(13). 2379–2390. 53 indexed citations

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Bird, Gregory, Nova Fong, Jesse C. Gatlin, Susan M. Farabaugh, & David L. Bentley. (2005). Ribozyme Cleavage Reveals Connections between mRNA Release from the Site of Transcription and Pre-mRNA Processing. Molecular Cell. 20(5). 747–758. 47 indexed citations

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Fong, Nova. (2003). A 10 residue motif at the C-terminus of the RNA pol II CTD is required for transcription, splicing and 3' end processing. The EMBO Journal. 22(16). 4274–4282. 52 indexed citations

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Fong, Nova & David L. Bentley. (2001). Capping, splicing, and 3′ processing are independently stimulated by RNA polymerase II: different functions for different segments of the CTD. Genes & Development. 15(14). 1783–1795. 187 indexed citations

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McCracken, Susan, Emanuel Rosonina, Nova Fong, et al.. (1998). Role of RNA Polymerase II Carboxy-terminal Domain in Coordinating Transcription with RNA Processing. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 63(0). 301–310. 37 indexed citations

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McCracken, Susan, Nova Fong, Emanuel Rosonina, et al.. (1997). 5′-Capping enzymes are targeted to pre-mRNA by binding to the phosphorylated carboxy-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II. Genes & Development. 11(24). 3306–3318. 437 indexed citations

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McCracken, Susan, Nova Fong, Krassimir Yankulov, et al.. (1997). The C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II couples mRNA processing to transcription. Nature. 385(6614). 357–361. 747 indexed citations breakdown →

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