cell ablation

Hello, I would like to study the activity of individual neurons and am thinking about the cell-ablation method of miniSOG. However, is it applicable to the neurons without cell-specific promoter? Thank you.

However, is it applicable to the neurons without cell-specific promoter?

as the whole point behind the design is that cell-specific promoters direct expression of the miniSOG and thence the death of the cell , how would that work then?

plus, the rig you need is not off the shelf from Walmart…and you (or your supervisor) would have to persuade Roger T or Yishi J that you have a plan to go with a construct request…

In addition to miniSOG, there is also KillerRed which should be easier with tools you already have at home (or Walmart):

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24209746