The pMDLg/pRRE-based viral particle production was done using pMDLg/pRRE (800 ng), pSIN.PPT.CMV.Luc.IRES.GFP (800 ng), pRSV-Rev (400 ng), and pMDG.VSV-G (200 ng). For nanoluciferase-based reporter viruses (HIV-1 N, O, P, SIVgor, and SIVcpz), 106 HEK293T cells were seeded; the following day, these cells were transfected using 200 ng VSV-G and 2,000 ng of viral plasmids using polyjet (Tebubio GmbH, Offenbach, Germany). Forty-eight hrs posttransfection, viral particles were collected. Where needed, the reverse transcriptase activity of viruses was quantified using the previously described approach (42 (link)).