C12Y204/01132

GLYCOENGINEERING OF THERMOTHELOMYCES HETEROTHALLICA

Thermothelomyces heterothallica (formerly Myceliophthora thermophila) genetically modified to produce glycoproteins with N-glycans of mammalian proteins (particularly human, companion animal and other animal proteins) are provided, comprising deletion or disruption of the alg3 gene, expression of ER-targeted Mannosidase 1 (alpha-1.2-Mannosidase), and expression of ER-targeted Glucosidase 2 alpha-subunit. The Th. heterothallica may also further comprise heterologous GlcNAc transferase 1 (GNT1), GlcNAc transferase 2 (GNT2), STT3 subunit of a heterologous oligosaccharyltransferase and galactosyltransferase.