Pycnoporus cinnabarinuslaccaselac1genewasoverexpressed in Aspergillus niger, a well-known fungal host producing a large amount of homologous or heterologous enzymes for industrial applications. The corresponding cDNA was placed under the control of the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase promoter as a strong and constitutive pro-moter. The laccase signal peptide or the glucoamylase preprosequence ofA.