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  "id": 12404334,
  "title": "A recombinant heterotrimeric mini-procollagen I reveals new functional and structural roles for the α2(I) chain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/a-recombinant-heterotrimeric-mini-procollagen-i-reveals-new",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.03.756409v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Collagen I provides mechanical stability to organs and plays a critical role in several physiological processes such as wound healing and bone remodeling. Its ability to form fibrils depends on the proteolytic conversion of soluble procollagen I into mature protomers. However, the mechanistic aspects of this critical step have been difficult to analyze due to the lack of recombinant procollagen I…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}