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. 2016 Dec 19;215(6):753–756. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201611178

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Figure 1. — Functional diversification of different LINC complexes in the C. elegans germline. The SUN-1–ZYG-12 LINC complex drives chromosome movement and establishes synapsis between homologous chromosomes in meiosis, whereas the UNC-84–ZYG-12 LINC complex is involved in DNA repair. By binding to the ZYG-12 KASH protein, both SUN-1 and UNC-84 can span the nuclear membranes to establish a connection between the nucleus and cytoplasm. Through motor proteins, the LINC complex is connected to microtubules. The dynein motor protein drives meiotic chromosome movement; less is known about the motors involved in the DNA repair process. INM, inner nuclear membrane; MTs, microtubules; ONM, outer nuclear membrane; SC, synaptonemal complex.