Running Title : CGRP receptor in global human RAMP 1 mice

Background and purpose: CGRP is a potent vasodilator and nociceptive neuropeptide linked to migraine. CGRP receptors are heterodimers of receptor activity-modifying protein-1 (RAMP1) and either calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CLR), which forms the canonical CGRP receptor, or calcitonin receptor (CTR), which forms the amylin-1 (AMY1) receptor. The goal of this study was to test whether transgenic mice globally expressing human RAMP1 (hRAMP1) have increased CGRP receptor activity and whether the receptors are sensitive to the human selective antagonist telcagepant. Experimental approach: cAMP production was measured in primary cultures of aortic smooth muscle and trigeminal ganglia neurons from global hRAMP1 mice and nontransgenic