The E4-ORF1 protein encoded by human adenovirus stimulates viral replication in human epithelial cells by binding and activating cellular phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) at the plasma membrane and cellular Myc in the nucleus. In this study, we showed that E4-ORF1 hijacks the tyrosine kinase activities of cellular epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and insulin receptor (InsR)/insulin-like growth factor receptor 1 (IGF1R), as well as the lipid kinase activity of PI3K, to mediate constitutive Myc protein expression. We additionally demonstrated that EGFR contributes to constitutive Myc expression through the capacity of E4-ORF1 to induce ligand-independent EGFR activation and stimulation of the Ras/Mek/Erk pathway, the latter activity of which was conserved by human adenoviruses. Results further suggested that EGFR normally forms a complex with the cellular PDZ protein Discs Large 1 (Dlg1), a component of the Dlg1:E4-ORF1:PI3K ternary complex that mediates E4-ORF1-induced PI3K activation, and that E4-ORF1 binds the Dlg1:EGFR complex and promotes the association of EGFR with InsR and IGF1R. In addition to its role in constitutive Myc expression, InsR/IGF1R also negatively regulates EGFR autophosphorylation and EGFR-mediated Ras/Mek/Erk signaling, and data suggested that E4-ORF1 binding to Dlg1 antagonizes these activities. Collectively, our findings suggest that in human epithelial cells, E4-ORF1 targets EGFR, InsR/IGF1R, and PI3K at the plasma membrane to activate cytosolic signaling pathways that sustain Myc protein levels in the nucleus. We postulate that E4-ORF1-induced constitutive Myc expression functions to ensure the formation of nuclear E4-ORF1:Myc complexes, which have been shown to activate Myc and to enhance adenovirus replication. O ver 60 human adenovirus (Ad) serotypes are classified into seven subgroups (subgroups A through G) based on oncogenic, hemagglutination, and virion structural protein properties as well as genome sequence similarity (1). Ad is a human pathogen primarily associated with mild, self-limited respiratory diseases but additionally causes gastroenteritis, conjunctivitis, cystitis, and skin rashes (1). Certain viral serotypes, such as Ad type 14 (Ad14), can cause life-threatening symptoms that require hospitalization for up to 40% of otherwise healthy individuals (2), and Ad infections of neonates and immunosuppressed patients are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates (3). However, current treatments for severe Ad infections are controversial and carry significant risks for adverse events (1). Ad is also exploited as a vector for vaccination and gene and cancer therapy as well as a tool of discovery to reveal fundamental mechanisms of the cell and mechanisms for cancer development (1).The Ad early region 4 open reading frame 1 gene (E4-ORF1) encodes a 14-kDa protein required for optimal viral replication (4-6). In humans, subgroup D Ad9 is associated with eye infections (1), whereas Ad9 inoculation into experimental animals elicits estrogen-dependent m...