Crystalline guanine packed within vacuoles serves as nitrogen store in Chromera velia
Vijaya Geetha Gonepogu, Jana Pilátová, Dorsaf Ennaceur, Aleš Tomčala, Marie Vancová, Jitka Richtová, Robyn A. Roth, Ursula W Goodenough, Miroslav Obornı́k, Peter Mojzeš, Ansgar Gruber
The paper investigates guanine crystal formation in Chromera velia under varying nitrogen conditions, finding that crystals store nitrogen within vacuoles and are composed of anhydrous guanine.
bioRxiv · Feb 3, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology