X-ray crystal structure of GarR-tartronate semialdehyde reductase from Salmonella typhimurium.
Osipiuk, J., Zhou, M., Moy, S., Collart, F., Joachimiak, A.(2009) J Struct Funct Genomics 10: 249-253
- PubMed: 19184529 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10969-009-9059-x
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1VPD, 1YB4 - PubMed Abstract: 
Tartronate semialdehyde reductases (TSRs), also known as 2-hydroxy-3-oxopropionate reductases, catalyze the reduction of tartronate semialdehyde using NAD as cofactor in the final stage of D-glycerate biosynthesis. These enzymes belong to family of structurally and mechanically related beta-hydroxyacid dehydrogenases which differ in substrate specificity and catalyze reactions in specific metabolic pathways. Here, we present the crystal structure of GarR a TSR from Salmonella typhimurium determined by the single-wavelength anomalous diffraction method and refined to 1.65 A resolution. The active site of the enzyme contains L-tartrate which most likely mimics a position of a glycerate which is a product of the enzyme reaction. The analysis of the TSR structure shows also a putative NADPH binding site in the enzyme.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Biosciences Division, Midwest Center for Structural Genomics, Argonne National Laboratory, Bldg 202, Argonne, IL 60439, USA.