Ziad W. El‐Hajj

The paper shows that cell size affects SBF and Whi5 chromatin binding to regulate the Start transition in budding yeast by altering their copy-number ratio and chromatin affinity.

This study identifies early midzone formation events that stabilize nascent bipolar spindles by showing that γ-tubulin mutations disrupt interpolar microtubule formation, and that PRC1 homolog Ase1 can restore spindle stability in the mutant.

The paper identifies a gene regulatory function of the Rtf1-H2Bub1-H3K4me axis and Rpb1 CTD in controlling fungal drug tolerance by linking them to resistance against hydroxyurea and azole antifungals.

The paper uses single-molecule fluorescence microscopy to study replisome subunit dynamics in live yeast, showing long residence times and coordinated activity, redefining the replisome architecture.