Multiple choice

Which of the following models is the most accepted model to explain vesicular traffic throughout the Golgi apparatus?

  1. Anterograde vesicular transport between stable compartments model

  2. Cisternal progression/maturation model

  3. Cisternal progression/maturation with heterotypic tubular transport model

  4. Rapid partitioning in a mixed Golgi model
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Explanation

This is the most accepted model by scientists. According to this model, the transport of cargo proteins through the Golgi complex occurs by the progression of cisternae from the cis face to the trans face of the Golgi stack. Each cisterna changes its position in the stack repeatedly until it reaches the trans face. Thus, the cisternae themselves act as carriers in this intra-Golgi trafficking segment.

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