Enables secondary active sulfate transmembrane transporter activity. Acts upstream of or within sulfate transport. Predicted to be integral component of plasma membrane. Predicted to be integral component of membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; respiratory system; sensory organ; and urinary system. Orthologous to human SLC13A1 (solute carrier family 13 member 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]