Which model of Golgi complex formation suggests that the cisternae of a Golgi stack remain in place as stable compartments held together by a protein scaffold, while the cargo is shuttled through the Golgi via vesicles that bud from one compartment and fuse with a neighboring one?
A)the cisternal maturation model
B)the cargo carrying model
C)the vesicular transport model
D)the secretory transport model
E)the chemiosmotic model

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The vesicular transport model suggests that the cisternae of the Golgi apparatus are stable structures through which cargo is transported in vesicles that bud off from one cisterna and fuse with the next. This model emphasizes the role of vesicles in moving materials through the Golgi apparatus, rather than the cisternae themselves moving.

Which Model of Golgi Complex Formation Suggests That the Cisternae