When CD4 T cells were cultured with mature DCs co-cultivated with SFL9 and SVL9 pulsed CD8 T cells, we observed a higher frequency of Gag-p24 stained trans-infected CD4 T cells (S1D and S3D Figs), including T cells that had downregulated CD4 following infection, as has been previously described [44, 45]. This evidence concerns the gene CD4 and infection.