Protein evolution in vitro.
Minimization of the three-helix bundle Z domain into a two-helix bundle
that maintains equivalent function with half the size. Z, natural
three-helix domain. ΔZ, starting 38-residue truncated peptide. Z38,
selected two-helix binding domain. Z34C, further truncated 34-residue
peptide with engineered disulfide bond. Blue, hydrophilic amino acids;
red, hydrophobic amino acids; green, disulfide bond.