CD8A and infection: For instance, parasites deficient in molecules known to target the innate immune system (but also knockdown of host PRRs, especially in primary human cells) will reveal pathways that are necessary for innate sensing and hence parasite control in rodents and humans and help to answer the question of whether actual infection, phagocytosis, or mere contact (“kiss and spit”) is required for CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses.