What is the role of Helicase in transcription? My textbook says RNA polymerase unzips the DNA during this process, so what does Helicase do?

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Since this is not my area of expertise, I searched Google under the key words "role of Helicase in transcription" to get these possible sources:

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=role+of+Helicase+in+transcription&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&gws_rd=ssl

In the future, you can find the information you desire more quickly, if you use appropriate key words to do your own search. Also see http://hanlib.sou.edu/searchtools/.