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Biophysical Journal 90:2270-2284 (2006)
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Single-Channel Water Permeabilities of Escherichia coli Aquaporins AqpZ and GlpF

Morten Ø. Jensen and Ole G. Mouritsen

MEMPHYS-Center for Biomembrane Physics, Department of Physics, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark

Correspondence: Address reprint requests to Ole G. Mouritsen, E-mail: ogm{at}memphys.sdu.dk.

From equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations we have determined single-channel water permeabilities for Escherichia coli aquaporin Z (AqpZ) and aquaglyceroporin GlpF with the channels embedded in lipid bilayers. GlpF's osmotic water permeability constant pf exceeds by 2–3 times that of AqpZ and the diffusive permeability constant (pd) of GlpF is found to exceed that of AqpZ 2–9-fold. Achieving complete water selectivity in AqpZ consequently implies lower transport rates overall relative to the less selective, wider channel of GlpF. For AqpZ, the ratio pf/pd {cong} 12 is close to the average number of water molecules in the channel lumen, whereas for GlpF, pf/pd {cong} 4. This implies that single-file structure of the luminal water is more pronounced for AqpZ, the narrower channel of the two. Electrostatics profiles across the pore lumens reveal that AqpZ significantly reinforces water-channel interactions, and weaker water-water interactions in turn suppress water-water correlations relative to GlpF. Consequently, suppressed water-water correlations across the narrow selectivity filter become a key structural determinant for water permeation causing luminal water to permeate slower across AqpZ.




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