title: Plant Immunity: A Little Help from Fungal Friends.
abstract: Yew trees are famous for production of the anti-cancer drug Taxol (paclitaxel). A new study sheds light on why endophytic fungi that live inside Yew trees also make the same drug.
authors.affiliation: School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK. Electronic address: N.J.Talbot@exeter.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Talbot
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000378:metabolism*; D060026:Endophytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000378:metabolism*; D020946:Taxus / Q000382:microbiology*; D014197:Trees / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D017239:Paclitaxel