Liu L F, Liu C C, Alberts B M
Nature. 1979 Oct 11;281(5731):456-61. doi: 10.1038/281456a0.
A novel ATP-dependent DNA topoisomerase which makes reversible double-strand breaks in the DNA double helix has been purified to near homogeneity from T4 bacteriophage-infected Escherichia coli cells. Genetic data suggest that this activity is essential for initiating T4 DNA replication forks in vivo.