Reorganization of cellular retinol-binding protein type 1 and lecithin:retinol acyltransferase during retinyl ester biosynthesis

► LRAT and Crbp1 co-localize during retinyl ester biosynthesis. ► LRAT and Crbp1 surround lipid droplets during retinyl ester formation. ► Crbp1 localizes in intact cells with mitochondrial associated membranes. ► The LRAT N-terminal thirty-eight residues direct it to lipid droplets.