Nickel uptake

Mulrooney SB, RP Hausinger (2003) Nickel uptake and utilization by microorganisms. FEMS Microbiol Rev 27 239-261. 

Mwangi, S.M. and M.A. Alikhan. 1993. Cadmium and nickel uptake by tissues of Cambarus bartoni (Ast-acidae, Decapoda, Crustacea) effects on copper and zinc stores. Water Res. 27 921-927. 

Zia, S. and M.A. Alikhan. 1989. A laboratory study of the copper and nickel uptake and regulation in a copper-tolerant decapod, Cambarus bartoni (Fabricus) (Decapoda, Crustaceana). Arch. Inter. Physiol. Biochimie 97 211-219. 

Terrestrial plants take up nickel from soil primarily via the roots (NRCC 1981 WHO 1991). The nickel uptake rate from soil is dependent on soil type, pH, humidity, organic content, and concentration of extractable nickel (NAS 1975 WHO 1991). For example, at soil pH less than 6.5 nickel uptake is enhanced due to breakdown of iron and manganese oxides that form stable complexes with nickel (Rencz and Shilts 1980). The exact chemical forms of nickel that are most readily accumulated from soil and water are unknown however, there is growing evidence that complexes of nickel with organic acids are the most favored (Kasprzak 1987). In addition to their uptake from the soils, plants consumed by humans may receive several milligrams of nickel per... 

Timourian, H. and G. Watchmaker. 1972. Nickel uptake by sea urchin embryos and their subsequent development. Jour. Exper. Zool. 182 379-387. 

Ye ZH, Baker AIM, Wong MH, Willis AJ. 1997a. Copper and nickel uptake, accumulation and tolerance in Typha latifolia with and without iron plaque on the root surface. New Phytologist 136 481-488. 

Sen P, Costa M. 1986b. Pathway of nickel uptake influences its interaction with heterochromatic DNA. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 84 278-285. 

Zaroogian GE, Johnson M. 1984. Nickel uptake and loss in the bivalves Crassostrea virginica and Mytilus edulis. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 13 411-418. 

At 2.5 ppt salinity, whole body nickel concentrations increased from 19 to 232 mg/kg DW in a dose-dependent manner (vs. control of 12.5 mg/kg DW) at 15 ppt salinity, nickel increased from 20 to 113 mg/kg DW in combination with copper salts, nickel uptake increased at intermediate salinities... 

Much of the work on the identification of carboxylic add complexation has been pioneered by Tiffen. He was the first to positively identify an iron-citrate complex in plant xylem.22 Iron-dtrate complexes have since been identified in a number of plants. The complex formed in these plant fluids is anionic, and Tiffen has shown that a number of other metal ions (Cr, Cu, Ni, Mn and Zn) are also present as anionic complexes.23 Although the neutrality of complexes may be considered a prerequisite for metal ion penetration of membranes, this has not been demonstrated with plant roots or with leaf-cell membranes. Involvement of negatively charged dtrate complexes of Ni11 has been confirmed both for nickel uptake and for translocation in plant species.24 Trisoxalatochro-mate(III) anion has been found in the leaf tissues of a plant species.25... 

The reader is referred to a recent review on bacterial nickel uptake for information on nickel regulation. ... 

Patel, J.S., Patel, P.C., Kalia, K. (2006). Isolation and characterization of nickel uptake by nickel resistant bacterial isolate (NiRBI). Biomed. Environ. Sci. 19 297-301. 

In the same series of investigations, we also demonstrated a profound inhibition of nickel uptake in the presence of mixed meals (70). Thus,... 

Muhooney, S. B., Hausinger, R. P. (2003). Nickel uptake and utilisation by microorganisms. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 27, 239—269. 

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