Researchers tried to explain how vesicular transport occurs in cells by attempting to assemble the transport components.They set up microtubular tracks along which vesicles could be transported,and they added vesicles and ATP (because they knew the transport process requires energy).Yet,when they put everything together,there was no movement or transport of vesicles.What were they missing?

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The researchers were missing motor proteins that bind to the vesicles and carry them along the microtubular tracks. These motor proteins require ATP to move and without them, vesicular transport cannot occur.

Researchers Tried to Explain How Vesicular Transport Occurs in Cells