CGRP mediates its effects through a heteromeric receptor composed of a G protein-coupled receptor called calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CALCRL) and a receptor activity-modifying protein (RAMP1).
CGRP medierer sine effekter igennem en heteromer receptor, der består af en G-protein-koblet receptor benævnt CALCRL og et aktivitetsmodificerende protein (RAMP1).