3-phospho-ᴅ-glycerate dehydrogenases (PGDH, or SerA) are involved in the first step of the phosphorylated pathway of L-serine biosynthesis from 3-phosphoglycerate, an intermediate of glycolysis. They reversibly oxidize ᴅ-3-phosphoglycerate to hydroxypyruvic acid phosphate utilizing NAD+ as a cofactor, the respective aspartate residue defining the specificity towards NAD(H) is highly conserved within the subfamily. According to the published biochemical studies, SERA members rarely catalyze other reactions.
Accession Protein name Subfamily Organism Kingdom Kinetically characterized substrates Highest efficiency substrate Structures
C7JH84_ACEP3 D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Acetobacter pasteurianus IFO 3283-01 Bacteria - - -
Q3M6M2_ANAVT D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Anabaena variabilis Bacteria - - -
O67741_AQUAE serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Aquifex aeolicus Bacteria - - -
SERA2_ARATH D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) Eukaryotes 3-phosphoglycerate 3-phosphoglycerate PMID:24368794
SERA3_ARATH D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) Eukaryotes 3-phosphoglycerate 3-phosphoglycerate PMID:24368794
SERA1_ARATH EDA9; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) Eukaryotes - - -
SERA_ARCFU phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (serA) SERA Archaeoglobus fulgidus DSM 4304 Archaea - - -
A2QYK6_ASPNC An12g01580; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Aspergillus niger Eukaryotes - - -
ang:ANI_1_348154 An17g02330; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase 1 SERA Aspergillus niger Eukaryotes - - -
SERA_BACSU serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis 168 Bacteria - - -
Q8A8L5_BACTN D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Bacteria - - -
Q8G4R3_BIFLO serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Bifidobacterium longum NCC2705 Bacteria - - -
Q7W0H7_BORPE serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Bordetella pertussis Tohama I Bacteria - - -
SERA_BOVIN PHGHRC; phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Bos taurus (cow) Eukaryotes - - -
Q2YK82_BRUA2 Amino acid-binding ACT:D-isomer specific 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase, catalytic domain:D-isomer specific 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase SERA Brucella abortus Bacteria - - - 3K5P
Q8YIU3_BRUME D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Brucella melitensis bv. 1 16M Bacteria - - -
Q8YBS3_BRUME D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Brucella melitensis bv. 1 16M Bacteria - - -
O17626_CAEEL C31C9.2; Uncharacterized protein SERA Caenorhabditis elegans (nematode) Eukaryotes - - -
Q0PA07_CAMJE serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni NCTC 11168 = ATCC 700819 Bacteria - - -
Q3AQU0_CHLCH D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Chlorobium chlorochromatii Bacteria - - -
SLCC_CHRSD (S)-sulfolactate dehydrogenase SERA Chromohalobacter salexigens Bacteria 3-sulfopyruvate, sulfolactate sulfolactate PMID:20007648
Q97N23_CLOAB serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 Bacteria - - -
Q8NQY7_CORGL Cgl1284; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032 (Kyowa Hakko) Bacteria - - -
B1WNQ5_CYAA5 serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142 Bacteria - - -
F1QEY8_DANRE phGHRC, fb38f06, wu:fb38f06, zgc:65956; phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Danio rerio (zebrafish) Eukaryotes - - -
D3PCL0_DEFDS serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Deferribacter desulfuricans Bacteria - - -
Q3Z8V8_DEHM1 serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Dehalococcoides mccartyi 195 Bacteria - - -
Q9RUU0_DEIRA D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Deinococcus radiodurans Bacteria - - -
Q24YY4_DESHY hypothetical protein SERA Desulfitobacterium hafniense Y51 Bacteria - - -
Q24NC0_DESHY hypothetical protein SERA Desulfitobacterium hafniense Y51 Bacteria - - -
SERA_DICDI serA; 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Dictyostelium discoideum (cellular slime mold) Eukaryotes - - -
Q9VKI8_DROME CG6287 gene product from transcript CG6287-RA (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) Eukaryotes - - -
B2KCL9_ELUMP putative phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Elusimicrobium minutum Bacteria - - -
Q76KF5_ENTHI D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase, putative SERA Entamoeba histolytica Eukaryotes 3-phosphoglycerate 3-phosphoglycerate PMID:25294608 4NJO (NAD, formic acid) PMID:25294608
4NFY PMID:25294608
4NJM (3‑phosphoglyceric acid) PMID:25294608
SERA_ECOLI D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655 Bacteria 3-phosphoglycerate, 2-ketoglutarate 3-phosphoglycerate PMID:15668250 1YBA (NAD, 2‑oxoglutaric acid) PMID:15823035
1PSD (NAD) PMID:7719856
1SC6 (NAD) PMID:15035616
2P9C (NAD) PMID:17459882
2P9E (NAD) PMID:17459882
2P9G (NAD) PMID:17459882
2PA3 (NAD) PMID:17459882
A5FH27_FLAJ1 D-isomer specific 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase SERA Flavobacterium johnsoniae Bacteria - - -
E1C7Y3_CHICK PHGHRC; phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Gallus gallus (chicken) Eukaryotes - - -
Q5KXQ4_GEOKA phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Geobacillus kaustophilus Bacteria - - -
Q74DW7_GEOSL serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Geobacter sulfurreducens PCA Bacteria - - -
SERA_HAEIN serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Haemophilus influenzae Rd KW20 (serotype d) Bacteria - - -
Q5UZ36_HALMA serA1; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Haloarcula marismortui Archaea - - -
D4GY36_HALVD serA3; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Haloferax volcanii Archaea - - -
O25158_HELPY D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Helicobacter pylori 26695 Bacteria - - -
SERA_HUMAN PHGHRC, 3-PGHRC, 3PGHRC, HEL-S-113, NLS, NLS1, PDG, PGAD, PGD, PGHRC, PHGHRCD, SERA; phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Homo sapiens (human) Eukaryotes - - - 2G76 (NAD, malate ion)
5N53 ((3‑chloranyl‑4‑methoxy‑phenyl)ethanamide (8NB)) PMID:27564259
A6TDS4_KLEP7 serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae MGH 78578 Bacteria - - -
F9UT10_LACPL serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 Bacteria - - -
Q9CHW4_LACLA serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis Il1403 Bacteria - - -
Q03W66_LEUMM D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides ATCC 8293 Bacteria - - -
Q8Y3L1_LISMO D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e Bacteria - - -
Q6LWW6_METMP serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Methanococcus maripaludis S2 Archaea - - -
B0JX04_MICAN serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Microcystis aeruginosa Bacteria - - -
SERA_MOUSE PhGHRC, 3-PGHRC, 3PGHRC, 4930479N23, A10, PGAD, PGD, PGHRC, SERA; 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Mus musculus (mouse) Eukaryotes - - -
SERA_MYCTU serA1; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv Bacteria 3-phosphoglycerate 3-phosphoglycerate PMID:15668250 1YGY PMID:15668249
3DC2 PMID:18627175
3DDN PMID:18627175
Q1CYP3_MYXXD serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Myxococcus xanthus Bacteria - - -
A7SFV8_NEMVE hypothetical protein SERA Nematostella vectensis (sea anemone) Eukaryotes - - -
A9A1H5_NITMS NAD-binding D-isomer specific 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase SERA Nitrosopumilus maritimus Archaea - - -
Q8YVT4_NOSS1 phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Nostoc sp. PCC 7120 Bacteria - - -
Q7XMP6_ORYSJ Os04g0650800 SERA Oryza sativa japonica (Japanese rice) (RefSeq) Eukaryotes - - -
Q0DAG1_ORYSJ Os06g0655100 SERA Oryza sativa japonica (Japanese rice) (RefSeq) Eukaryotes - - -
C6CU86_PAESJ D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Paenibacillus sp. JDR-2 Bacteria - - -
D4GM95_PANAM serA; SerA SERA Pantoea ananatis LMG 20103 Bacteria - - -
B7FY72_PHATC 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Phaeodactylum tricornutum Eukaryotes - - -
B7FY73_PHATC hypothetical protein SERA Phaeodactylum tricornutum Eukaryotes - - -
D5ERW2_PRER2 serA; D-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Prevotella ruminicola Bacteria - - -
Q7VAM4_PROMA serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Prochlorococcus marinus SS120 Bacteria - - -
Q6A895_PROAC D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Propionibacterium acnes KPA171202 Bacteria - - -
Q9I6H5_PSEAE serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Bacteria - - -
Q8ZTC7_PYRAE D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Pyrobaculum aerophilum Archaea - - -
O50095_PYRHO 307aa long hypothetical phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Pyrococcus horikoshii Archaea - - - 1WWK (NAD)
Q2K4M6_RHIEC serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Rhizobium etli CFN 42 Bacteria - - -
SER33_YEAST SER33; phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SER33 (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Saccharomyces cerevisiae (budding yeast) Eukaryotes 3-phosphoglycerate 3-phosphoglycerate PMID:12525494
SERA_YEAST SER3; phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SER3 (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Saccharomyces cerevisiae (budding yeast) Eukaryotes 3-phosphoglycerate 3-phosphoglycerate PMID:12525494
Q8Z3W3_SALTI serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi CT18 Bacteria - - -
Q92MA3_RHIME serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021 Bacteria - - -
Q2NRE1_SODGM D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Sodalis glossinidius (Glossina spp.) Bacteria - - -
sau:SA1545 serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus N315 (MRSA/VSSA) Bacteria - - -
Q9Z564_STRCO SC8D9.27, serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Streptomyces coelicolor Bacteria - - -
Q97ZK1_SULSO serA-1; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Sulfolobus solfataricus P2 Archaea - - -
Q972A9_SULTO D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Sulfolobus tokodaii Archaea - - - 2EKL (NAD)
Q7U8S8_SYNPX serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Synechococcus sp. WH8102 Bacteria - - -
syn:sll1908 serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Bacteria - - -
Q5JGC4_THEKO D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Thermococcus kodakarensis Archaea - - -
B5YKK8_THEYD serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Thermodesulfovibrio yellowstonii Bacteria - - -
HPR_THEMA D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Thermotoga maritima MSB8 Bacteria - - -
Q9WYG2_THEMA phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Thermotoga maritima MSB8 Bacteria - - -
Q72K32_THET2 D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Thermus thermophilus HB27 Bacteria - - -
Q9KP92_VIBCH D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Vibrio cholerae O1 biovar El Tor N16961 Bacteria - - -
Q8P9M8_XANCP serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris ATCC 33913 Bacteria - - -
A1L3N1_XENLA phGHRC; phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog) Eukaryotes - - -
A0A0B6NXZ1_YERPE serA; D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC:1.1.1.95) SERA Yersinia pestis CO92 (biovar Orientalis) Bacteria - - -
Q5NLV1_ZYMMO D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase SERA Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis ZM4 Bacteria - - -