Identification and characterization of genes encoding the nuclear envelope LINC complex in the monocot species .

The linker of nucleoskeleton to cytoskeleton (LINC) complex is an essential multi-protein structure spanning the nuclear envelope. It connects the cytoplasm to the nucleoplasm, functions to maintain nuclear shape and architecture and regulates chromosome dynamics during cell division. Knowledge of LINC complex composition and function in the plant kingdom is primarily limited to , but critically missing from the evolutionarily distant monocots, which include grasses, the most important agronomic crops worldwide.