SWI/SNF is required for normal epidermal patterning and vulval development.
Weak reduction in SWI/SNF activity induces ectopic vulval tissue.
Strong reduction in SWI/SNF activity prevents vulval induction.
SWI/SNF promotes LET-23/EGFR expression in developing vulval cells.
A missense mutation in the PTH domain of catalytic SWSN-4 is a gain-of-function.