3H-fucose incorporation into RPE cell surface proteins of normal and dystrophic rats.

Glycoproteins were metabolically labeled with 3H-fucose in cultured RPE cells from RCS rdy-p+ and Long Evans rats. 3H-labeled glycoproteins associated with a plasma membrane-enriched subcellular fraction were separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. Relative incorporation of 3H-fucose into high molecular weight cell surface glycoproteins (Mr of 128,000-183,000) was measured by quantitative autoradiography and densitometry.