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?
A) an axon
B) contractile microfilaments
C) endoplasmic reticulum
D) motor proteins

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The researchers were missing motor proteins, which are responsible for the actual movement of vesicles along microtubular tracks. Motor proteins use ATP as energy to move the vesicles. Without motor proteins, there is no transport of vesicles.

Researchers Tried to Explain How Vesicular Transport Occurs in Cells