Protein (IMAGE) Rice University Caption Minitransposons developed at Rice University have the ability to create "circularly permuted" proteins by joining the "N" terminus and "C" terminus of proteins and creating new terminals in other locations along the amino acid strands. Credit Silberg Lab/Rice University Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.