SLAMF1 and infection: This has been evidenced in Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule family member 1 (SLAMF1) KO mice (BALB/c background) infected with the Y strain, in which myeloid cells are refractory to infection and all SLAMF1 KO mice survive while all BALB/c die from infection, suggesting a great contribution of myeloid cells in disseminating infection (Calderón et al., 2012).