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While CREBBP depletion alone produced minimal phenotypic effects, CREBBP-deficient cells displayed increased sensitivity to the CREBBP\/EP300 inhibitor A-485, with inhibitory effects appearing at lower A-485 concentrations in cells with reduced CREBBP level. Moreover, increased CREBBP expression partially rescued the EP300-depletion phenotype, including EVT-like morphology and selected differentiation marker expression. Together, these findings demonstrate that CREBBP contributes to EVT differentiation, but its role is obscured by its lower endogenous expression. 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