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Currently, research on nickel ion metabolism and detoxification mechanisms primarily focuses on prokaryotes, while the molecular mechanisms of nickel detoxification in eukaryotes remain underexplored. In this study, Saccharomyces cerevisiae was used as a eukaryotic model to demonstrate that the plasma membrane-localized chloride transporter Gef1p participates in nickel ion metabolism. The GEF1 knockout strain (gef1\u0394) showed strong resistance to excess nickel ions, and the content of nickel ions in gef1\u0394 cells was significantly elevated. The results of transcriptomics analysis showed significant upregulation of MMT2 and CUP1 in gef1\u0394 cells supplemented with nickel. Both MMT2 and CUP1 overexpressed in the gef1\u0394 strain showed a growth advantage on nickel media. Nickel ion content in the mitochondria of cells overexpressing MMT2 was significantly elevated, and the levels of reactive oxygen species were significantly decreased in strains overexpressing either the MMT2 or CUP1 genes. This study reveals that the GEF1 gene plays an important role in nickel resistance, and that upregulation of MMT2 and CUP1 is critical for gef1\u0394 strains to counteract ROS formation and growth defect by nickel ions. 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