Figure 3 - full size

Figure 3.
Protein interface evolution of DARPin binding to the ubiquitin-binding/oligomerization domain of NEMO. The N2C scaffold AR as well as the three DARPins 1D5, 2A1, and 2F6 with an affinity in the nanomolar range are shown in surface representation. (Gray) The conserved surface of N2C; (red) the variable protein interface. Residues in each ankyrin that contribute to an improved affinity of the CC2-LZ domain are highlighted in different colors: (black) hydrophobic; (red) acidic; (blue) basic; (green) polar. All figures were prepared using the program PyMOL (DeLano 2002).