CD8A and HIV-1 infection: In contrast to a previous study in which HIV-1–specific immune control was compromised upon antibody-mediated CD8+ T-cell depletion at 2 and 5–7 wk post-HIV-1 infection (47), in our hands, CD8 depletion 1 wk post-HIV-1 infection did not lead to measurable differences in serum HIV-1 copy numbers at 2 wk post-depletion (Fig 3G).