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Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DGE) and image processing were used to quantify protein and carbohydrate heterogeneity in human plasma fibronectin (FN) and its enzymatically produced domains. After a 30 minute thermolysin digest of FN, the domains were identified in 2DGE by their known isoelectric points and molecular weights, which were compared to domain standards purified by hydroxyapatite, gel exclusion and heparin-Sepharose chromatography. Three individual species were observed in the cell binding domain which may correspond to the heterogeneity known to result from alternative splicings of the fibronectin gene. In addition, the carbohydrate heterogeneity in the gelatin binding domain was analyzed by 2DGE and isoelectric focusing (IEF) before and after treatment with N-glycanase and neuraminidase to remove selected carbohydrate moieties. Five individual species which differ in carbohydrate structure were observed. The results also indicate a carbohydrate dependent stabilization of the gelatin binding domain with respect to proteolytic digestion.
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