Secretion of the Hormoconis resinae glucoamylase P (GAMP) enzyme from Trichoderma reesei using either the natural N-terminal extension of the premature glucoamylase P or the cellobiohydrolase I (CBHI) signal peptide was examined. The expression conditions for the heterologous glucoamylase P (gamP) gene in T. reesei were standardized by targeting one copy of a plasmid fragment, containing the gamP gene, to the cbh1 locus of the host. The results showed that the transient N-terminal extension of the premature GAMP acts as an efficient secretion signal in T. reesei and leads to a higher yield of extracellular glucoamylase activity than does the signal peptide of CBHI.