Unwinding supplies single-stranded templates to the replication machinery. Coupling the helicase to priming and synthesis limits uncontrolled separation of strands; helicase loading and an actively progressing fork are therefore distinct states. [ref]
Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th edition by Bruce Alberts and others. Chapters 4–7, chromatin, replication and gene regulation
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