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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

Decoding m6A: a new frontier in maternal-foetal immunology.

Ruimin Yuan, Junzhe Hao, Mingyu Huang, Yumeng Lin, Haoran Chen, Chuchu Wang, Lan Yuan, Zhongyu Han

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Ruimin Yuan *Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Junzhe Hao *School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Mingyu HuangChengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Yumeng LinNanjing Tongren Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Haoran ChenChengdu Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to North Sichuan Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Chuchu WangThe First Affiliated Hospital, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Lan YuanChengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Zhongyu HanSchool of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

m6A is the predominant internal RNA modification in eukaryotic cells and is distinguished by its abundance and evolutionary conservation. This epigenetic mechanism is dynamically controlled by a coordinated system of writer, eraser, and reader proteins. This sophisticated posttranscriptional regulatory mechanism precisely controls gene expression by influencing RNA metabolism, including its stability, translation, and splicing. Recent advances have revealed the functions of m6A in female reproductive cancers, early embryonic development, and stem cell differentiation. However, its functional roles and molecular mechanisms throughout pregnancy and in related disorders remain incompletely understood, which, to some extent, limits its clinical translation. This review systematically outlines the core regulators of m6A, advanced detection technologies, and its regulatory network across the continuum of pregnancy. Given the immunological parallels between the maternal-foetal interface and the tumour microenvironment, we discuss the possible function of m6A modifications in regulating the maternal-foetal immune microenvironment. The aims of this review were to elucidate the m6A regulatory network across gestation and evaluate its potential as a source of diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for pregnancy-related pathologies.

Indexed as

Maternal-Fetal ExchangeAnimalsEpigenesis, GeneticEpitranscriptomeFemaleHumansPregnancyRNA Methylationdiagnostic and therapeutic translationembryonic developmentm6A detection technologiesm6A modificationmaternal–foetal immune microenvironmentpregnancy

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PMCPMC13035752

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