Complex sentence: Consequently, sulfatide acts as an alternate virus receptor in CD4-cells, and it acts in transmembrane signaling; however, sulfatide has little function in HIV infection of CD4 + cells.
Split into simpler sentences: Consequently, sulfatide acts as an alternate virus receptor in CD4-cells and it participates in transmembrane signaling. However, sulfatide has little function in HIV infection of CD4 + cells.