Ammonia permeability of the soybean nodulin 26 channel

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Abstract

Soybean nodulin 26 (nod26), a member of the aquaporin superfamily, is the major protein component of the symbiosome membrane that encloses nitrogen-fixing bacteroids in root nodules. Previous work has demonstrated that nod26 facilitates the transport of water and glycerol, although a potential additional role as a channel for fixed ammonia efflux has been hypothesized. In the present study it is shown that recombinant nod26 reconstituted into proteoliposomes facilitates NH(3) transport in an Hg(2+)-sensitive manner with a reduced activation energy, hallmarks of protein-facilitated transport characteristic of aquaporins. Comparison of the predicted single-channel transport rates of nod26 suggests a 4.9-fold preference for ammonia compared to water.

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