| NPs | nanoparticles |
| m6A | N6-methyladenosine |
| SiO2-NPs | silica dioxide nanoparticles |
| TiO2-NPs | titanium dioxide nanoparticles |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| QDs | quantum dots |
| FTO | fat mass and obesity-associated protein |
| METTL3 | methyltransferase-like 3 |
| METTL14 | methyltransferase-like 14 |
| WTAP | Wilms tumour 1-associated protein |
| RBM15/RBM15B | RNA-binding motif protein 15/15B |
| ALKBH5 | ALKB homologue 5 |
| YTH | YT521-B homology |
| YTHDF1 | YTH domain-containing 1 |
| YTHDF2 | YTH domain-containing 2 |
| YTHDF3 | YTH domain-containing 3 |
| YTHDC1 | YTH domain-containing 1 |
| YTHDC2 | YTH domain-containing 2 |
| eIF3 | eukaryotic initiation factor 3 |
| IGF2BPs | insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding proteins |
| HNRNPA2B1 | heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2B1 |
| HNRNPC | heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein C |
| HNRNPG | heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein G |
| pre-mRNA | precursor mRNA |
| SRSF2 | serine and arginine rich splicing factor 2 |
| mESCs | mouse embryonic stem cells |
| EBs | embryoid bodies |
| mRTECs | mouse renal tubular epithelial cells |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| mRTECs | mouse renal tubular epithelial cells |
| PGC1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α |
| Beas-2B cells | human bronchial epithelium cells |
| HCCs | hepatocellular carcinoma cells |
| NER | nucleotide excision repair |
| dsRNAs | double-stranded RNAs |
| HSCs | haematopoietic stem cells |
| NSCs | neural stem/progenitor cells |
| RGCs | radial glial cells |
| DCs | dendritic cells |
| GBM | glioblastoma |
| AML | acute myeloid leukaemia |
| GSCs | glioblastoma stem cells |
| MeRIP-seq | methylated RNA immunoprecipitation followed by high-throughput sequencing |
| m6A-seq | m6A RNA immunoprecipitation sequencing |
| PA-m6A-seq | photocrosslinking-assisted m6A sequencing |
| miCLIP-seq | m6A individual nucleotide resolution cross-linking and immunoprecipitation sequencing |
| SCARLET | site-specific cleavage and radioactive labelling followed by ligation-assisted extraction and thin-layer chromatography |
| m6A-REF-seq | m6A-sensitive RNA endoribonuclease-facilitated sequencing |
| HPLC–MS | high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry |
| hESCs | human embryonic stem cells |
| BPQDs | black phosphorus quantum dots |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| GPX4 | glutathione peroxidase 4 |
| GSH | glutathione |
| RIP | RNA immunoprecipitation |
| CBNPs | carbon black nanoparticles |
| MWCNTs | multiwalled carbon nanotubes |
| VSV | vesicular stomatitis virus |
| MPNPs | metal–protein nanoparticles |
| IFN-β | interferon-beta |
| mPHGPx | mitochondrial phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase |